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Centre releases Rs 894 crore for Uttarakhand's health sector
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 5 (ANI): The Government of India has released an amount of Rs 894 crore for strengthening of health services of Uttarakhand and operation of important public health services in the state for the current financial year.
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Canada orders health agency to turn over documents on collaboration with C
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], June 3 (ANI): Amid global pressure for a fresh probe on COVID-19 origins, Canada's parliament on Thursday ordered the Public Health Agency (PHAC) to turn over unredacted documents related to collaboration with China on other deadly pathogens and the firing of two scientists
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Hongkongers determined to hold Tiananmen crackdown vigil despite police ba
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, June 1 (ANI): For the second straight year, Hong Kong police have cited public health risks from the COVID-19 pandemic to ban the annual Tiananmen vigil held on June 4. Despite this, many people are determined to hold it one way or the other.
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Public health groups urge GST Council to increase compensation cess on tob
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], May 31 (ANI): On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the public health groups along with doctors have urged the GST Council to increase compensation cess on all tobacco products to generate additional revenue for the government to aid the COVID-19 vaccination drive.
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OECD pegs India's GDP growth forecast at 9.9 pc
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 31 (ANI): The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday cut its growth projection for India to 9.9 per cent this year from 12.6 per cent estimated earlier in March.
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Chinese millennial couples reluctant to have children due to lack of affor
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 31 (ANI): As the 2020 census shows a falling fertility rate in China, Chinese millennial couples are reluctant to have children as the lack of affordable public healthcare, rising living costs and grueling hours are worrying the world's most populous country.
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Ban on flavored vaping might lead teens to cigarettes
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], May 29 (ANI): When San Francisco voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure banning the sale of flavoured tobacco products in 2018, public health advocates celebrated. After all, tobacco use poses a significant threat to public health and health equity and flavours are
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State govt responsible for issues related to public health, hospitals: Bom
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], May 29 (ANI): Underlining that public health and hospitals are "state subject", the Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday said the state government is answerable for issues related to public health and hospitals.
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Warning labels, limits on sugar, salt in junk food can curb alarming rise
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): Recently during a multistakeholder session on childhood obesity in India, public health experts and doctors highlighted the need for urgent policy action to establish strong limits for salt, sugar, saturated fats and other harmful ingredients in packaged and
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COVID-19: Sikh organisation sets up oxygen bank in Hyderabad
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 29 (ANI): In the midst of a ravaging COVID-19 wave and overburdened public health infrastructure, a Sikh Seva organisation in Telangana's Hyderabad opened up an oxygen bank to help people who are in need of the life-saving gas.
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Ecuador reports 1,098 new daily COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Ecuador reported on Thursday 1,098 new COVID-19 infections and 43 more deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing the caseload to 422,329 and death toll to 14,909, the Ministry of Public Health said.
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Telangana Govt received positive response from AstraZeneca and Sputnik V f
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 27 (ANI): The Telangana Government has been trying to call for global tenders to meet the demand for vaccines and has contacted two vaccine manufacturing companies for the same including AstraZeneca and Sputnik V. Both companies have given a positive respon
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