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Union Health Ministry urges BCCI, SAI to take steps to prevent surrogate a
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The ministry sent letters to top sports bodies addressing the risk of disease due to these harmful substances and urged them to take various steps to control its surrogate advertising of such products. The ministry also expressed disappointment with some sportspersons indulging in advertisin
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Israel facilitating vaccinations after polio found in Gaza sewage
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces added that in cooperation with international aid organizations, approximately 300,000 polio vaccines -- enough for more than one million Gaza residents -- have been brought to the Strip.
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Nipah Virus: "330 people on contact list, 101 in high-risk category," says
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The 14-year-old boy who tested positive for Nipah virus at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital succumbed to the disease on Sunday afternoon, Health Minister Veena George stated.
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"Ironic that prevalence of illnesses widespread in state like Kerala": Con
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The 14-year-old boy who tested positive for Nipah virus at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital succumbed to the disease on Sunday afternoon, Health Minister Veena George stated.
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Union Health Ministry reviews Chandipura virus cases and Acute Encephaliti
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
A multidisciplinary central team from NCDC, ICMR, and DAHD is being deployed to assist the State of Gujarat with these investigations.
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"Erroneous": Health Ministry on media reports highlighting excess mortalit
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Ministry said that the study is erroneous and the methodology followed by the authors has critical flaws; the claims are inconsistent and unexplainable, adding that the study fails to acknowledge India's robust Civil Registration System (CRS), which recorded a substantial increase in dea
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Media reports of India having high number of 'zero dose children' depict i
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
There have been some media reports stating that, in comparison to other countries, India has a high number of 'zero dose children' - children who did not receive any vaccine, according to a recent UNICEF report. These reports depict an incomplete picture of the country's immunization data, a
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Amarnath Yatra: Health Ministry supporting state Health Services in supple
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
This was as per the specific directives of the Supreme Court regarding the medical facilities for the Yatra which included setting up Medical facilities at every two kilometers of the route, deployment of doctors from other States, establishment of Mortuary facilities, and others.
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SC asks Centre to file status report on preventing suicides in country
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Central Government to file a status report mentioning the efforts taken by health ministry to prevent suicides in the country.
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Soumya Swaminathan appointed as Principle Advisor at health ministry for N
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Prof. Swaminathan was the former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization and has also served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) previously.
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Pune: Three more patients test positive for Zika, total cases rise to 12
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Union Health Ministry has urged the states to maintain a constant state of vigilance through screening of pregnant women for Zika virus infection and monitoring the growth of the foetus of expecting mothers who have tested positive.
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Delhi Health Minister meets chiefs of government hospitals to combat Dengu
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
On Friday, Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday chaired a meeting, which was attended by the concerned departments of the Secretariat over preparedness to deal with Dengue.
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