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ICMR releases dietary guidelines, says 56% diseases in India liked to diet
''A significant proportion of premature deaths can be averted by...
Rajasthan to digitalize healthcare with new online health management system
Under the health management system, electronic health records, DIGI...
Mobile health teams save lives in Afghanistan’s most remote areas
It just one year old, Shahpirai’s son was suffering from severe malnutrition. Yet without the means or available facilities for him to receive proper health care, his mother could only hope he would improve at home.Shahpirai, 30, is the sole provider for her husband...
New Covid variant: Centre’s fresh advisory to states for international travellers
In a letter to additional chief secretaries or principal secretaries or secretaries (Health) of the states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan asked them to ensure that samples of travellers turning positive are sent to the designated IGSLS or...
WHO discusses new Covid variant with ‘unusual’ mutations in Southern Africa
“It is not surprising that a new variant has been detected in South Africa,” NICD Acting Executive Director Adrian Puren said in the statement. “Although the data are limited, our experts are working overtime with all the established surveillance systems to understand...
Generali enters exclusive talks to buy Credit Agricole’s La Medical
Italian major Assicurazioni Generali SpA entered into exclusive talks with French banking major Credit Agricole CAGR.PA to buy the bank's health insurance unit La Medicale, both companies said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Generali would also buy the...
Balancing work and fertility demands is not easy – but reproductive leave can help
In Australia, as well as countries such as the United Kingdom, India and New Zealand, “reproductive leave” has emerged as an innovative response to the tensions between work and human reproduction. These policies aim to assist workers in balancing their paid work...
India, ADB sign $300 million loan to improve primary health care in India
After signing the loan agreement, Mishra said that the programme supports the Government of India’s key health initiatives - Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) and Pradhan Mantri Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PM-ASBY) - which has been renamed as...
Star Health IPO to open on Nov 30; sets price band at Rs 870-900/share
Those offering shares through the offer-for-sale are promoter and promoter group -- Safecrop Investments India LLP, Konark Trust, MMPL Trust -- and existing investors -- Apis Growth 6 Ltd, Mio IV Star, University of Notre Dame Du Lac, Mio Star, ROC Capital Pty Ltd,...
Covaxin shows 50% effectiveness against symptomatic COVID-19 in real-world assessment: Lancet study
Two doses of Covaxin are 50 per cent effective against symptomatic COVID-19, according to the first real-world assessment of India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The results of an interim study recently published...
Flu vaccine demand takes off in India as pandemic raises awareness
Apollo Hospitals and Fortis Healthcare are also witnessing higher demand for flu shots, including Abbott India's imported vaccine, Influvac, the private hospital operators told Reuters. Sales in its vaccine unit rose 42.3% in the financial year ended March, largely...
Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh Top Niti Aayog’s 1st SDG Urban India Index
Top 10 Urban areas in SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 are Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Panaji, Pune, Tiruchirapalli, Ahmedabad and Nagpur. While, bottom 10 Urban Areas in SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22 are Dhanbad, Meerut,...