Health

Joined at the head since birth and recently separated in a landmark surgery at AIIMS, Odisha twins Jaga and Kalia are likely to be discharged next month. Sources said the twins had recuperated well after surgery. “Jaga is taking normal feed. He is healthier. Kalia is little weak. He is on mechanical

A free period has a very different meaning for students of Delhi University’s Lakshmibai College. For, long before Akshay Kumar brought menstruation into living room discussions, it was these girls who had usurped the title of “Padgirls”. In 2015, three years before “Padman” told the story of a

The Maharashtra government has launched a scheme to make a pack of sanitary pads available to 7 lakh girls studying in government schools for a subsidised price of Rs 5. The state cabinet, on Tuesday, approved a proposal to launch, Asmita (meaning dignity) — a scheme to make sanitary pads available

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda, informed that the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA), has crossed one crore mark in antenatal check-ups. In this programme on 9th of every month, symbolizing the 9 months of pregnancy, comprehensive and quality antenatal checkups

AT 3,300 METRES above sea level, in Ladakh, a team of specialists from Delhi’s AIIMS has achieved a rare feat — 112 knee and hip replacement surgeries. That number also tells the story of how these doctors have been conducting temporary camps in a region that so far had little recourse when it came

In the just released SRS bulletin (2016) India has registered a significant decline in under-five child mortality. According to the bulletin, under-five child mortality (U5MR) of India showed an impressive decline by 9%, a 4 points decline from 43 per 1000 in 2015 to 39 in 2016. The rate of decline

At least 39% of the total number of people, who called the government’s National quit-line services, quit smoking or chewing tobacco after they received telephonic counselling four times, reveals data released by Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute (VPCI). The data on the tobacco cessation programme

In Rajasthan, under the government's CSR wing, sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators are being installed in girls schools. Three such systems have been installed in the Jaipur district. After receiving positive feed back from these 3 schools, the government has decided to install this in

The Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) has approved an incentive of Rs 500 a month for all tuberculosis patients for the duration of the treatment, irrespective of their income level. The money is for nutrition support, as TB is known to be a disease of undernutrition. The incentive amount, though

Various steps have been taken by the government to strengthen the telemedicine network to provide healthcare services in the country. Health being a State subject, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is continuously providing support & assistance to States/UTs to facilitate the expansion of

Recently after the incidence of very high prices of syringes charged by a Delhi hospital came to light, there was a demand from many quarters to regulate this. It was reported that in this particular incidence the overcharging was many times the cost. The government also took note of this. Now the

Hazaribagh has become the first district in Jharkhand to install sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators. 10 such vending machines and incinerators have been installed at Kasturba Gandhi Awasiya Balika Vidyalayas. This will benefit benefit 3400 girl students allowing them easy access to