ASHA workers’ strike in Delhi continues
Workers demanding permanent salary and transport allowance
Parliament panel turns down proposal of BSc course in rural health
Government may face contempt of court
Five Delhi hospitals to pay Rs 202 crore for defaulting on EWS services
More hospitals are expected to be penalised for failing to provide free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections
The imperative of controlling blood pressure
High blood pressure or hypertension is both preventable and treatable. One in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure. In an interview …
Cabinet approves National Urban Health Mission
Misgivings persist about implementation
Mental Health Day-2013: call to care for the aged
Projections indicate people aged 60 and above will increase to over 2 billion by 2050 and so will the number of people suffering from mental …
Road accidents top reason for adolescent deaths: WHO
HIV/AIDS, suicide among other top causes. The good news is that rates of cigarette smoking are decreasing in 10-19 years age group in some countries
National Health Assurance Mission likely to favour insurance model of healthcare
Experience shows free medicines help more, say some experts
State of malnourished children
CAG’s latest report blames poor management of anganwadis in Gujarat for the problem
PPP will strengthen health sector: Harsh Vardhan
Disease caused by reduced blood supply to heart now biggest health scare in India
Ischemic heart disease is biggest reason for deteriorating health of men as well as women, says a study
India launches action plan to reduce deaths among newborns
Plan aims to deal with preventable deaths in babies under a month old
Poison in disguise
Fake cinnamon floods Indian market as authorities drag feet over regulating its import and sale
World Health Day to focus on food safety this year
About 306 outbreaks of food poisoning and 344 outbreaks of diarrhoea were reported between 2011 and 2014
India has highest rate of antibiotic resistance, says study
Low- and middle-income countries report the highest increase in antibiotic resistance
Delhi cabinet approves creation of Delhi Healthcare Corporation
The corporation would be a government body that would provide centralised support services to the Delhi government's hospitals and dispensaries
Animal testing need not be repeated for registration of drugs in India
Animal rights activists had been demanding that the duplication of animal tests must be stopped
‘Treat severe malnutrition at home’
WHO proposes ready-to-use food. Health experts don’t agree
Punjab to offer free emergency hospital services
The scheme aims at addressing out-of-pocket expenditure in the state
Indian private hospitals biggest beneficiaries of international aid programmes
Such strategy perpetuates inequality and does not redress issues related to poverty, say experts
WHO expresses concern over MERS, urges countries to act
A considerable number of pilgrims travel from India to Mecca-Madina for Haj every year and get exposed to the deadly virus
Too few women docs to blame for poor reproductive healthcare in India: WHO
India is among the world’s 83 countries which do not meet the minimum requirement of having 22.8 healthcare workers for every10,000 persons
Deadly target
Health experts blame Centre's over-emphasis on women's sterilisation for the Chhattisgarh tragedy
Urban heat islands dot Delhi
Temperature hot spots found in seven of 11 weather stations in the national capital
Delhi hospitals freed of poor
Delhi High Court exempts four private hospitals from treating the poor for free. Experts fear other hospitals will follow