Agartala, June 14 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday said that blood donation is one of the greatest gifts to humanity and stressed the need to create greater awareness about voluntary blood donation to encourage more people to participate in the noble cause.Inaugurating a blood donation camp organised by the Health Department at Pragya Bhavan here to mark World Blood Donor Day, the Chief Minister said that increased public awareness and participation in voluntary blood donation …
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New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The importance of staying fit holistically was upheld in the greatest of ways during the 68th edition of Fit India Sundays on Cycle here at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Swimming Pool Complex. Besides the regular 5km cycling ride, over 800 participants took part in myriad fitness zones, specially laid out across the complex, two days prior to World Health Day. Multiple activity zones featured badminton, table tennis, cricket, tug of war, yoga, skipping challenges, and …
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday inaugurated a cancer screening ‘Asha Van’ in Gandhinagar, which has been designed for early detection and diagnosis of cancer.The van is equipped with EVA-Pro diagnostics, a mammography unit, and expert teleconsultation facilities.It will also enable the diagnosis of various other life-threatening ailments particularly lung cancer, oral cancer, blood cancer, cervical cancer, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, and breast a…