Over 200 individuals, who came in contact with the affected families of the 17 people who died due to the mysterious illness in Rajouri, have been quarantined as a precautionary measure, an......
A man suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune rose to 110,......
More rural women are having babies in government hospitals.Facilities have improved, but Bihar, discovers Archana Masih/Rediff.com, has a long way to go in public health. IMAGE: A nurse examines a......
The Kerala government has imposed restrictions at containment zones in Malappuram where a 24-year-old recently died due to Nipah infection. Image used for representational purpose only.......
'Healthcare is not an industry.''The government is only encouraging insurance as they are not able to provide healthcare to people.''Opening new medical colleges is not what is needed.''You have to......
The Union health ministry has been pulled up for spending only about one per cent of the GDP on health by a parliamentary panel, which said government should make concerted efforts to increase the......
More money, better governance needed in public health care India's poor health outcomes are well known. Not only have China and Sri Lanka forged far ahead, in recent years Bangladesh and Nepal have......
With finalisation of 12th Plan outlay, Health Ministry is aiming to roll out its ambitious project for provision of free medicines to all at public health facilities across the country from......
India may boast of an economy zooming beyond 8 per cent, but when it comes to primary facilities like health, it lags behind smaller neighbours like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. A report, 'Serve the......
The share of total health expenditure as part of the gross domestic product (GDP) went down to 3.3 per cent in 2017-18 from 3.8 per cent in the previous two years, according to the national health......