The Commission on Social Determinants of Health, a global network of policy-makers, researchers, and civil society organisations brought together by the World Health Organisation, has made vital recommendations ( www.who.int) that can help countries at various levels of development reduce the gap in health care.

HALF-HEARTEDLY, after months of discussions and negotiations, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala has launched a modified version of the Central government

Hyderabad, Oct. 20: People of the state are still unable to get iodised cooking salt of proper standards that helps fight goitre, retardation in children and reproductive failure in females. Health experts are sad that even on Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Day, which falls on October 21, no thought is being given to this health need of the populace.

UDHAMPUR, Sep 18: The District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Ajay Khajuria has called upon the Doctors, Para-medical staff and NGOs related with National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to put in th

Meena Menon

Community-based monitoring has laid bare the inadequacies of the primary health care system in Maharashtra.

Sayvan primary health centre (PHC), a little over 100 km from Mumbai, is a study in neglect. Far removed from the city

BHUBANESWAR: There will be one

By R Dutta Choudhury

BARAMULLA, July 27: To review the implementation of Rural Health Mission in Baramulla district, a meeting of concerned officers was held here yesterday with Secretary Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dullu in chair.
It was given out that out of Rs. 6.22 crore received under the programme during last three years, Rs. 5.35 crore stand expended upto June 2008.
Reviewing the works taken up under RHM, the meeting was told that 51 works have been undertaken under District Plan, NABARD, State sector and BADP registering a cumulative expenditure of over Rs. 64 crore.

"NO SMOKING': Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss (right) with representatives of Delhi University Students' Union after a