A round-up of what's new in health
Dehradun records fourth swine flu death
A 36-year-old man from Miyanwala in Dehradun succumbed to swine flu on Wednesday in a private hospital in the city.
South Africa TB warriors in Dharavi
A team from the healthcare ministry of the province of Western Cape in South Africa will visit Dharavi for clues on Friday to understand how Maharashtra plans to eradicate TB by 2020
Maharashtra government to declare malaria notifiable disease
To intensify its fight against malaria, the state government will soon make it mandatory for health sector stakeholders like doctors, hospitals and diagnostic facilities to report cases of this vector-borne disease to state authorities.
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