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Anxiety levels rising in rural India: Report
The prevalence of mental health disorders in India has risen...
Mention Of heatwaves at all-time high in India’s earnings calls
While heat wave was a recurring theme in many earnings transcripts,...
Sri Lanka’s doctors association urgently seeks medicines to tackle drug shortage amid economic crisis
“Due to poor financial and economic management, the Sri Lankan healthcare sector is on the verge of a severe crisis in saving the lives of patients caused by severe drug and equipment shortages. We need your generous support at this crucial time to continue the...
IRDAI to hold `Open House’ with various industry players on 15th of every month
Debasish Panda, chairman,IRDAI ``All the regulated entities are requested to make use of this initiative to interact with the chairperson, whole-time members and senior officials of IRDAI and offer pragmatic solutions to reduce significant insurance penetration gap in...
VP Naidu calls for greater participation of private sector in strengthening health infrastructure
, M Venkaiah,Vice President Highlighting the worrying trend of increasing non-communicable diseases in India, Naidu urged the medical fraternity in the private sector to create awareness among people, particularly the youth, on the dangers posed by a sedentary...
One lakh excess premature deaths linked to air pollution in 8 Indian cities: Study
The study, published last week in the journal Science Advances, shows rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants which are hazardous to health. Dhaka, Bangladesh, saw a total of 24,000 excess premature deaths, while the Indian...
Covid and climate change push many older women into prostitution in Sundarbans
Agriculture has become unviable due to the increase in salinity of the water because of sea level rise. As a result, there is abject poverty and people, particularly women, are desperate to look for livelihood as they are often the breadwinners. New Delhi: In the...
First case of Omicron sub-variant XE detected in Gujarat as elderly man from Mumbai found infected
The patient had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 12 during his visit to Vadodara, but had returned to Mumbai the next day without informing the local authorities, the officials said Ahmedabad: A 67-year-old man from Mumbai, who had travelled to Vadodara in...
New COVID wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres
António Guterres,UN Secretary-General UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the summit was “a critical reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. We’re seeing 1.5 million new cases each day. Large outbreaks are spreading in Asia”, he continued...
All adults can avail Covid-19 booster shots at pvt centres from Apr 10
"It has been decided that the precaution dose of Covid vaccines will be made available to the 18-plus population group at private vaccination centres. This facility would be available at all private vaccination centres," the ministry said New Delhi: Booster dose of...
WHO’s supply suspension of Covaxin not to impact travel of people: MEA
'I certainly do not think there should be any impact at all on people who have taken Covaxin. It is a safe vaccine. In terms of their travel, it continues to be recognised under the EUL (emergency use authorisation) of WHO,'' he said New Delhi: Days after the WHO...
XE variant of Covid-19 not more severe than Omicron’: Dr Gagandeep Kang
Variants will come because people are travelling. Of what we know of the variant (XE) is that it is not a point of concern, XE variant of Covid-19 not more severe than Omicron': Dr Gagandeep Kang. Professor at Christian Medical College in Vellore, said on Thursday The...