Dehradun, Feb 14 (IANS) Showcasing the increase in number of AIIMS from 6 to 23 in 11 years, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda on Saturday urged fresh medical graduates to uphold the highest ideals of the profession and dedicate their skills to the service of humanity.Speaking at the 8th Convocation Ceremony of Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, Nadda highlighted the transformative strides made in India’s health sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the numbe…
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Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) West Bengal on Thursday reported its first case of a Nipah virus-related death, after a nurse, who was affected by it and was admitted at the critical care unit of a hospital at Barasat in North 24 Parganas district, passed away.State Health Department sources said that the deceased had developed a “secondary infection” in her lungs. Another nurse, also affected by the virus, was under treatment at the same hospital.These nurses have been the only two cases of persons bein…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), over 15.79 crore or 81.57 per cent rural households have been provided functional tap water connections, up from 3.24 crore or 16.71 per cent in August 2019, the Parliament was informed on Monday.In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, said that as per data updated by States/UTs on the IMIS portal till December 31, 2024, a total of 189 districts and 2,50,021 villages were reported t…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday here that Ayurveda in India has not been confined to any one period or region, adding that throughout the ages, this ancient system of medicine has shown us the way to understand life, to achieve balance and to live in harmony with nature. He was addressing the centenary celebrations of the “Arya Vaidya Sala Charitable Hospital” in Kerala through a video message.”We have consistently focused on preventive health, th…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu, addressing a joint session of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session on Wednesday, lauded India’s strides in agriculture, industry, healthcare, and social welfare, calling the nation’s rapid progress “a topic for global discussion”.Highlighting record foodgrain production of over 350 million tonnes in the past year, the President announced that India has now become the world’s largest rice producer.She further noted that the cou…
Islamabad, Jan 25 (IANS) As many as 3,995 registered HIV-positive children in Pakistan’s Sindh, and more than 100 new cases reported in Karachi in 2025, expose systemic failure of infection control and regulation, a report has stated. Nearly 4,000 children in Sindh living with HIV, many of them not infected at birth or through personal behaviour but in healthcare facilities where patients undergo treatment, making negligence a crime, according to a report in Pakistan’s leading daily, The Express…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Graca Machel, former Education and Culture Minister of Mozambique and a noted humanitarian has been chosen as the recipient of Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, this year.The special honour for Graca Machel recognises her work as a distinguished African stateswoman and humanitarian, while also acknowledging her consistent struggle for the protection of human rights in the Southern African nation.The International Jury, chaired by Shivshankar Men…
Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) Congress on Wednesday asserted that the crisis involving contaminated water in the Bhagirathpura area of Indore persists, following yet another reported death. The party has inquired whether the Madhya Pradesh government has notified the World Health Organisation in accordance with international protocols, given that “cholera bacteria have allegedly been confirmed”.Congress media cell chief and former Minister Mukesh Nayak highlighted the latest fatality, stating that 20 inn…
Dhaka, Dec 23 (IANS) Bangladesh has witnessed a sharp rise in suicide cases, with an average of 40 people dying by suicide every day across the country, local media reported on Tuesday.The information was revealed on Monday by Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (Crime), Md Ashraful Islam, at an event held at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research (ICDDRB) in Dhaka.According to the senior police official, Jashore records the highest number of suicide cases among t…