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Union Minister Anupriya Patel holds meeting with public health experts on
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In continuation of the World Population Day observance, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel, held a meeting with public health experts on Friday and highlighted the importance of healthy timing and spacing of pregnancies.
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New Israeli MRI Technique Offers Hope for Early Pancreatic Cancer Detectio
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Pancreatic cancer is notorious for its late detection and high mortality rate, but a new Israeli approach to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that illuminates pancreatic tumors offers hope for earlier diagnoses and treatment.
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"Centre's various initiatives helped reduce childhood mortality due to dia
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda said that various initiatives taken by the Union Government have cumulatively helped in reducing childhood mortality due to diarrhoea.
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Janitri and IPE Global-led TechPAD Join Forces to Combat Maternal and Neon
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20: Janitri, a leading medtech company specialising in advanced pregnancy monitoring devices, has partnered with TechPAD, an IPE Global-led initiative that provides financial and technical support to scale up health technologies and innovations in India. Together, Jan
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Upcoming WHO Resolution must galvanize action to tackle preventable Matern
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 22: : The Global progress on improving maternal, newborn, and child survival has stalled. In an article published in The Lancet, Ali Hajji Adam, Ministry of Health, Somalia (AHA) and Mekdes Dab, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia stated that many regions of the world cont
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Society of Fetal Medicine observes World Preeclampsia Day
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 22: World Preeclampsia Day, observed on May 22, aims to raise awareness about preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy complication characterized by high blood pressure that can damage various organs such as the liver and kidneys. Preeclampsia significantly contributes to mat
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South-East Asia region made "notable progress" in advancing right to healt
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
"Our South-East Asia Region has made notable progress in advancing this right to health. From enhancements in healthcare coverage to declines in maternal and child mortality rates, there are achievements to be celebrated," Wazed said on the eve of World Health Organisation's founding anniver
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Promising Duo for Revolutionary Cancer Treatment: Resveratrol and Copper -
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], April 4: In 2022, India faced a challenge, with over 14.1 lakh new cancer cases and more than 9.1 lakh deaths due to the disease. The risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 in India is calculated at 10.6%, with a mortality risk of 7.2%. These numbers
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TB mortality rate in South-East Asia rose 8.6 per cent in 2021: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Southeast Asia region saw a rise of 8.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2015, according to an official release from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022, according to the latest estimates released today by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).
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BD India's Concerted Commitment Towards Creating Awareness on Cervical Can
Updated : 2 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11: To create awareness and enable knowledge-sharing around cervical cancer screening, especially the benefits of early screening with liquid-based cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing, BD (Becton, Dickinson, and Company) conducted roadshows across sev
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India is world leader in vaccines, has done great job in vaccinating child
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Bill Gates also talked about India's digital thrust, saying the idea of digital connections is flourishing with benefits in agriculture and other sectors
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