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September 15, 2026 2:30 PM
It takes a village to raise a child, goes the old adage. But the arrival of a newborn also brings a new set of responsibilities and expenses for families, from diapers and wipes to doctor visits, medicines and other essential healthcare needs. While medicines constitute a significant part of health...
September 14, 2026 8:45 PM
Ayurveda is increasingly gaining prominence in global health and wellness conversations, with India stepping up efforts to connect the traditional knowledge system with modern research, quality standards and international healthcare frameworks. As India prepares to observe the 11th Ayurveda Day on ...
September 13, 2026 3:19 PM
The New Delhi Declaration adopted at the 18th BRICS Summit has given a major push to international cooperation in Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM), with BRICS leaders welcoming the proposed establishment of an Expert Working Group on the subject under the BRICS Health Track...
September 11, 2026 1:47 PM
India has crossed the milestone of 80 lakh Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Friday, describing it as an important step towards strengthening preventive healthcare and protecting against HPV infections and associated cancers. In a post ...
September 10, 2026 3:39 PM
Three people in the Netherlands have died from an infection caused by the West Nile virus in recent weeks, the country's public health institution RIVM said on Thursday, following an increased number of cases in Europe. The RIVM last month reported a first death caused by the West Nile virus, a wee...
September 10, 2026 10:17 AM
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has praised India’s significant healthcare gains, particularly in maternal and child health and the fight against noncommunicable diseases, while highlighting how around 160,000 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs are bringing scr...
September 9, 2026 3:50 PM
Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March as hospitals struggle with overcrowding, shortages and a continuing influx of sick children. The prolonged outbreak, despite...
September 9, 2026 12:03 PM
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is becoming “increasingly heterogeneous”, with transmission trends diverging across affected provinces and health zones, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. In its latest external situation report, the WHO said transmiss...
September 9, 2026 11:54 AM
The number of medical colleges in the country has more than doubled from 387 to 858 since 2014, while MBBS seats have increased from 51,348 to 1,42,464 and postgraduate seats from 31,185 to 86,287, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said while addressing the Ministerial Roundtable on “Human Resource...
September 9, 2026 11:19 AM
The ninth edition of Rashtriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month) will be launched on Wednesday at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, with a focus on strengthening nutrition, health and caregiving practices among pregnant women, lactating mot...
