World Mental Health Day: WHO-FIFA installs friendship benches to promote mental-health awareness

Project focuses on sports’ role in promoting mental well-being

Treat a fever, get a wheeze

Infographic: India lacks rural health centres, human resources to run them

As on March 31,2021, health centres at all three levels are catering to more population than recommended

Depression, an invisible burden for TB patients; and we must urgently address this

The risk of people with mental disorders being prone to developing TB has often been overlooked

Depression single largest contributor to global disability, says WHO

The alarming thing is that the number of people with common mental disorders is increasing, particularly in low-income countries

Pill on net

No integration in India’s disease data collection systems: Niti Aayog

White paper highlights several lacunae including shortage of human resources, occupational health, surveillance; suggests series of measures …

Rajasthan’s Right To Health Bill lacks teeth, say experts

Implementation timeframe, process missing from document

Nothing is good enough

Even pesticides based on herbal extracts can affect brain functioning

Red alert

Blood storage bags are unhealthy

A pill a day

Keeps death away

The ideal gap

A two-and-a-half-year gap is ideal between births for the health of the babies

Chemical sours mother's milk

Burglar in the brain

Study reveals how lead hampers learning in children

World Health Day: Indian tale of unfulfilled goals

India short of five lakh doctors and the situation is worse than Vietnam

A year later, the government’s promises on mental health still unfulfilled

No update on Mental Health Care Bill, other promises

A healthy future

Walking improves mental faculties of the elderly

Insight on suicides

Scientists track down the eight-most critical factors which lead to suicides

An urban nightmare

Putting off sleep could spell trouble

Terror stricken

Even the womb fails to protect

Inequalities in accessing sexual, reproductive healthcare persist: WHO study 

Rates of unintended pregnancies, abortions vary widely within the same region and geographies, it says

New WHO / ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers 

The joint publication encourages countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health and …

Arun Jaitley launches 'world's largest health scheme'; is there a catch?

The National Health Protection Scheme, a flagship public health insurance programme, was announced by the Finance Minister in his 2015-16 budget …

Rajya Sabha passes Mental Health Bill

Under the legislation, every individual will have the right to get affordable and good quality treatment with easy access to services

India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children

A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance