NGOs to help in evaluation of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan: Ramesh
September 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The government has decided to involve NGOs for concurrent evaluation of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan following wide disparity in sanitation coverage figures given by states and ... Read more...
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Indians to get free medicines, better health services (Lead)
August 15th, 2012 - 10:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The government proposes to give away free medicines through government hospitals and health centres and also plans to expand health services to small cities ... Read more...
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Operation Smile: Assam cleft-lip centre reaches out to neighbours (Health Feature)
June 24th, 2012 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) After performing corrective surgeries on over 6,000 children in the past two years, NGO Operation Smile India's Comprehensive Cleft Care Centre here is now reaching out ... Read more...
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Now, family planning counsellors at district hospitals
June 8th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The government will soon have family planning counsellors at district hospitals across the country for better utilisation of its population control services, officials said ... Read more...
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Candid maternity talk with men - from behind veil (Feature, With Images)
May 4th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Beh Charan (Rajasthan), May 4 (IANS) "Did your prasav (delivery) go off well this time?" "Was the jaapa (birth) without any problems?" These are questions that a male health worker ... Read more...
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Health ministry wary of merging AIDS department with NRHM
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Planning Commission's proposal to merge the two-decade-old AIDS control department with the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has caused a stir in the ... Read more...
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Nearly 90 percent babies immunised in Haryana district
April 26th, 2012 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Rohtak, April 26 (IANS) Nearly 90 percent babies below one year of age in Haryana's Rohtak district have been immunised, much more than the national average, despite illiteracy and people's ... Read more...
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‘Fast-track mode work for 264 backward districts’
April 11th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 11 (IANS) Work on districts lagging on various health parameters across the country will be fast tracked in the year ahead, Minister of State Health and Family Welfare ... Read more...
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Ajit Pawar presents marginally surplus Maharashtra budget
March 26th, 2012 - 10:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar presented a marginally revenue-suplus state budget for 2012-13, extensively focusing on infrastructure, social, health and tourism sectors.However, ... Read more...
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UAE to host international road workshop
March 25th, 2012 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 24 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host an international symposium in April to highlight social, health and economic impact of road accidents.The symposium will be ... Read more...
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Cheaper drugs, better health services for poor (Second Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India's health allocation has been hiked by 14 percent in the budget for 2012-13 to Rs.30,702 crore (Rs.307 billion/$6.1 billion) for the sector with special ... Read more...
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Better health services for poor envisaged (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The budget for 2012-13 Friday focused on better health services to the poor in rural as well as urban slums, increasing the outlay of ... Read more...
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India, US to share healthcare models with Ethiopia
February 23rd, 2012 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) India's successful health practices are set to go global as a delegation from Ethiopia will be visiting the country to witness the reach of healthcare ... Read more...
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Eight lakh volunteers to create sanitation awareness: Jairam
February 21st, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Nearly 800,000 health volunteers will be roped in to create awareness about sanitation issues in rural areas, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said here Tuesday.The ... Read more...
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Now, free condoms, contraceptives at your doorstep!
June 18th, 2011 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) The government will shortly launch a scheme to make male and female contraceptives available at people's doorsteps in a major bid to boost population control efforts, ... Read more...
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One-rupee sanitary napkin scheme launched
May 16th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The ministry of health and family welfare Monday announced the approval of its "one-rupee sanitary napkin" scheme as part of its promotion of menstrual hygiene ... Read more...
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No new taxes in Haryana budget
March 9th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, March 9 (IANS) No new taxes have been proposed in the annual budget for 2011-12 presented in the Haryana assembly here Wednesday.Finance Minister Ajay Singh Yadav said he was ... Read more...
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Commendable progress made in rural health: official
February 27th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has shown a commendable progress in its sixth year in creation of infrastructure and human resource for health, officials said Saturday.Releasing ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh to launch health project for rural girls
December 22nd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Dec 22 (IANS) Aiming to promote health and hygiene among adolescent rural girls, the Madhya Pradesh health department will soon provide sanitary napkins to them, a health ministry official said Wednesday.However, ... Read more...
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Exposure to death and dying can have positive effects
December 7th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 7 (ANI): Professionals who are constantly surrounded by death or dying people have a better understanding of the meaning of life, says a new study."Participants reported that their work provided ... Read more...
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Condoms at every doorstep to curb population boom (Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
By T.G. Biju
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India's health ministry is preparing an ambitous plan to ensure that condoms reach every home in the country's 600,000 villages in a bid to ... Read more...
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Plan to take condoms to every home in India’s villages
September 7th, 2010 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) India's health ministry is preparing a plan to ensure the availability of condoms in each house of the country's six lakh villages in a bid to curb ... Read more...
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African-American men ‘most disadvantaged, least helped in U.S.’
August 29th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 29 (ANI): A new book has suggested that among the disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African-American men.The new book from the ... Read more...
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Pregnant women benefit from close-knit community: Study
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 3 (ANI): A new study showed that a strong sense of community is very beneficial to pregnant women.The study compared African American and European American women and women of ... Read more...
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Porn turning Malaysian teens into sex addicts
July 25th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, July 25 (ANI): As many as 202 complaints have been received by The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for obscene content on Malaysian websites and personal blogs as of ... Read more...
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Brit sex education teacher not ashamed of hardcore porn star job
July 12th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 12 (ANI): A British sex education teacher has confessed that he is not ashamed to be working as a hardcore porn star.Benedict Garrett, 30, who rakes in cash filming raunchy ... Read more...
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Sanitary napkins for rural girls at Re.1 per pack now
June 16th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) Sanitary napkins will now be provided to young girls in rural areas at Re.1 per pack to promote menstrual hygiene in the country, the union health ministry ... Read more...
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EU critics say WHO of exaggerating H1N1 threat
June 5th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): European criticism of the World Health Organization's handling of the H1N1 pandemic has intensified with the release of two reports that accused the agency of exaggerating the threat ... Read more...
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Over 20,000 staff added to public health system: UPA
June 1st, 2010 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Over 20,000 doctors and paramedic staff were added to the public health system during last one year, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday, releasing the report ... Read more...
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Clubfoot to be treated non-surgically in Delhi
May 5th, 2010 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Clubfoot patients will now be able to get non-surgical treatment at nominal charges in Delhi, state Health Minister Kiran Walia said Wednesday.
International organisation Cure Clubfoot Worldwide will ... Read more...
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65m pregnancy test strips distributed among rural women
March 24th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Aiming to reduce unwanted pregnancy and better antenatal care (ANC) among rural women, India has distributed 65 million pregnancy test strips across the country.
"The scheme of distributing ... Read more...
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Exercise can reduce risk of postnatal depression
March 23rd, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 23 (IANS) Physical therapy and a health education programme are effective in improving postnatal well-being and can reduce the risk for postnatal depression (PND), according to a new study.
PND is ... Read more...
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Government adopts multi-pronged approach to correct uneven progress in health indicators
February 25th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): The Economic Survey for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday has revealed that an assessment of the performance of the country's ... Read more...
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UAE observes National Environment Day
February 8th, 2010 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 7 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has observed its 13th National Environment Day, WAM new agency reported Sunday.
Emirates General Petroleum Corporation (Emarat) took part in the celebration with its ... Read more...
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Kids as young as seven in UK ’should be taught about sex’
January 26th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 26 (ANI): Children as young as seven in Britian should be taught about puberty and sexual intercourse in compulsory sex education lessons, says new official guidance.The new guidelines said pupils ... Read more...
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