It was a year of respite for the City plagued with H1N1 influenza outbreak in 2009.

Software will also help Health department track and manage dengue hotspots better
Come New Year, and Delhi will get a first-of-its-kind, coloured, 3D-mapping system representing the Delhi government

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday termed international medical journal Lancet's report on malaria deaths in the state as ridiculous.
I need to describe the Lancet report as ridiculous in order to dispel misunderstanding among the people, health and family welfare minister Prasanna Acharya said while replying an adjournment motion in the State Assembly.

He was referring to a statem

Malaria is in retreat in many countries of sub-Saharan Africa after a huge effort in the last two years to get bed nets and indoor spraying into areas where the disease is endemic, but the gains are fragile, according to the World Health Organisation.

Malaria cases or hospital admissions and deaths have been cut by half in 11 African countries over the past decade, the WHO's world malaria repor

Thiruvananthapuram: The Health Department has urged the public to take necessary precautions against the possible spread of water and vector-borne diseases, including leptospirosis and viral fever, in view of the recent floods caused by the strengthening of the monsoon in the district.

Stagnant pools of water could result in an increase in mosquito infestation and trigger the spread of vector-b

New Delhi: Come Monday, an indigenous vaccine will help rid Africa of meningitis, one of the continent