Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, said an unprecedented anti-malaria campaign was underway in Sri Lanka. He said affected countries, NGOs, donor governments, researchers and international agencies were joining hands to control and eventually eradicate this scourge from the globe.

The government has decided to do something important about vehicular emissions that have reached highly dangerous levels. Federal Ministry of Environment told the National Assembly on Monday that all petrol-run vehicles would be required to comply with Euro-II emission standards with effect from July.

Following up: A WHO team inspected facilities at Government Medical College Hospital in Salem on Friday.

SALEM: A six-member team from World Health Organisation (WHO) reviewed the implementation of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme at Salem Government Medical College Hospital and various other parts in the district on Friday.

Chronic

: In a bid to reach maximum number of children with the vital oral polio vaccine, the health authorities in association with a cellular service provider, launched an SMS broadcast to reach out to millions of parents in selected high-risk zones across country, said Health Minister Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.

Jakhrani said this while addressing a ceremony held here on Tuesday.

Mop-up round against polio on April 19

Greater Noida, April 13

The detection of a polio case near Surajpur on Friday has caused ripples in UP

NEW DELHI: In an effort to make health facilities safer and thereby save lives, the World Health Organisation has prescribed

Ramya Kannan

Authorities to restrict entry to hospital, except during visiting hours

A patient will be allowed one attender who will be issued a pass

Some entries and exits will be closed and only a limited number of gates be open from today

Bangladesh celebrates the World Health Day today with the slogan 'Save lives: Make hospitals safe in emergencies' along with the other United Nations member countries.

President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in separate statements wished successes of the week-long programmes taken by the government.