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Benefits of hydroxychloroquine in COVID19 far outweigh the risks: ICMR

WHO on Monday suspended the hydroxychloroquine arm of a global trial on COVID19, India  reiterated its faith in the drug on Tuesday A day after...

Health minister launches ‘Eat Right India” to tackle lifestyle diseases

Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has launched the "Eat Right India" campaign to deal with rising incidence of non communicable diseases   “Eat Right, Stay Fit,...

WHO South-East Asia Region sets 2023 target to eliminate measles, rubella

Member Countries of WHO South-East Asia Region resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by 2023, to prevent deaths and disabilities caused by these highly...

Four European countries no longer ‘measles-free’: WHO

Measles is no longer considered eliminated in UK, Greece, the Czech Republic and Albania as WHO warns of spike in cases Europe has seen a...

India continues to be polio free, all vaccines in Govt prog...

In view of high immunisation coverage, risk of polio infection from contaminated vaccine is minimal, say WHO-UNICEF in statement In a statement issued this morning,...

Cervical Cancer Could Be Eliminated From Australia Within Next 20 years...

Australia could be the first country to eradicate cervical cancer Australia’s cervical cancer prevention program is highly effective and will eradicate the disease from the...

Diphtheria death toll in Delhi rises to 26, medical panel looks...

Diphtheria death toll in Delhi rises to 26 after two more children died of the infectious disease on Sunday Two more children died on Sunday...

Alcohol kills more than 3 mn each year, most of them...

Harmful use of alcohol kills more than 3 million people each year, most of them men. More than 3 million people died as a result...

The “rat fever” that is terrorising Kerala: an explainer

As several hundred cases - both confirmed and suspected -  of leptospirosis are reported from Kerala following the floods, the bacterial infection has caused...

11 S Asian nations to discuss dengue, malaria, drug access

Crucial meeting of WHO South East Asia Region will happen in Delhi next week Intensifying action to eliminate malaria, addressing the increasing threat of dengue,...