New Delhi, March 31 Exposure to high temperatures during pregnancy may be linked to a decline in male births, according to an analysis of five million births across India and 33 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.Researchers, led by those at the University of Oxford in the UK, linked data from...
demographics
environmental health
fetal survival
gender balance
india
male births
populationhealth
pregnancy
prenatal mortality
reproduction
sex ratio at birth
sex-selective abortion
sub-saharan africa
temperature
university of oxford
Bhopal, March 25 – Over two lakh adolescent girls aged between 9 and 14 years have so far received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Madhya Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Wednesday.The ongoing HPV vaccination drive is part of a nationwide initiative launched by...
adolescent girls
cervical cancer prevention
government health departments
health campaign
health services
herd immunity
human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccine
madhya pradesh
populationhealth
public health initiatives
routine immunization
school health programs
vaccination campaigns
vaccination coverage
vaccine effectiveness
New Delhi, March 9 The government is expanding the digital health infrastructure under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, strengthening primary health services through health and wellness centres, Union Minister of State for Health and Ayush, Prataprao Jadhav, said on Monday.He further...
academic environment
awards
ayushman bharat digital mission
cultural performances
digital health infrastructure
disease surveillance
health and wellness centres
health policy
health workforce
healthcare delivery
immunization
national health programmes
national institute of health and family welfare
populationhealth
primary health services
public health institutions
public health research
vaccines
February 17, Kohima: The Department of Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland, and the George Institute for Global Health, India, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima, yesterday.The partnership will focus on the Promoting Community Action...
capacity building
community health
george institute for global healthhealth & family welfare
health reforms
health system strengthening
india
kohima
memorandum of understanding
nagaland
partnership
populationhealth
project
public health
research organization
New Delhi, February 12 According to a study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, nearly one in two people with cataract blindness worldwide still cannot access a simple surgery that restores sight.Cataract surgery – a simple 15-minute procedure – is one of the most cost-effective...
blindness
cataract surgery
eye care
populationhealth
rapid assessment of avoidable blindness
surgical coverage
visual impairment
world health organization