HEALTH

BMC to set up desalination plant to solve Mumbai's water woes

Water quality row: DJB says over 98% samples collected during special drive found fit to drink

9:34 pm December 4, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi Jal Board on Wednesday said it collected over 4,200 water samples for testing in the last 10 days from across the national capital and more than 98 percent of them were found fit for drinking. According to the World Health Organisation, one sample is collected per 10,000 people. “We collected 4,204 […]

Environment degradation leading to increase in cancer incidence: RGCIRC

RGCIRC organizes Free Cancer Screening Camp for Women

9:00 pm November 28, 2019

New Delhi: Continuing their ‘Fight Against Cancer’ campaign, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center (RGCIRC), Niti Bagh, New Delhi has organized a special screening camp for women. The camp will continue till 30th November. With a tagline ‘Early Detection is the only Key to beat Cancer’, the camp is emphasizing on regular screening to […]

Save the Children launches Pneumonia report for 5 high-burden states

9:22 pm November 26, 2019

New Delhi: To effectively mount efforts against childhood pneumonia in India, Save the Children, brought out a report – “Situation Analysis of Pneumonia in India”. The report, launched on Tuesday by Dr. Ajay Khera, Commissioner, Maternal & Child Health, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, encapsulates results from an in-depth assessment of five high-burden states […]

Functional & Bio-Regulatory Medicine Center for chronic disease reversal launched

9:12 pm November 26, 2019

Gurugram / New Delhi: Daivam Wellness, a company focused in the areas of pro-active well-being, longevity, mindfulness, and health consciousness, has kick started operations in Gurugram, with the launch of its Functional Bio-regulatory Medicine Center for Chronic Disease Reversal. The key methodology deployed by the center revolves around “The Daivam Way”, which not only treats […]

Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of states for roll out of IMI 2.0 from Dec 2

8:35 pm November 21, 2019

New Delhi: Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed preparedness of various states for the rollout of the second phase of an intensified vaccination campaign on December 2, with special focus on improving coverage in areas with “low” immunization. The minister reviewed the preparedness of states for rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0. […]