public health

Jajpur, April 10 One person died, and ten others fell ill due to diarrhea in Jajpur district, Odisha, officials said.The diarrhea outbreak was reported from Baunsadola village under the Anjira panchayat of the Dharmasala block. The deceased has been identified as Badal Mohanty (36), a resident...

Pune, April 10 Four employees of the Pune Municipal Corporation were suspended on Friday after hundreds of dead fish were found in Pashan Lake, in Maharashtra's second-largest city.PMC chief Naval Kishore Ram said he inspected Pashan Lake on Friday and found that a sewage treatment plant (STP)...

New Delhi/Pune, April 10 Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday urged doctors to commit to a "medical social responsibility (MSR)" and offer free medical services once a month, asserting that the medical profession is not merely a business but a responsibility towards society.Launching the...

Indore, April 10 – Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla stated on Friday that Madhya Pradesh is moving forward with plans to establish a special regional medical hub along the Indore-Ujjain corridor, aimed at strengthening healthcare services and promoting medical tourism.Speaking at a...

Jaipur, April 10 – In a historic development, the village of Sundra, located along the India-Pakistan international border in the Barmer district of Rajasthan, has, for the first time since independence, received clean drinking water through household tap connections.This milestone marks not...

New Delhi, April 10 The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is set to launch a city-wide campaign for microchipping and mass vaccination of stray dogs, with tenders likely to be floated within the next 15 days, officials said on Friday.In a first, the civic body is also set to conduct a...

Ranchi, April 10 – The Jharkhand government has adopted a strict stance on the disposal of biomedical waste, making it clear that untreated waste must not be stored for more than 48 hours under any circumstances.At a high-level meeting held on Friday, chaired by Ajay Kumar Singh, Additional...

World Homoeopathy Day 2026 was observed in Mizoram.Organized by the Directorate of AYUSH, Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Mizoram, World Homoeopathy Day 2026 was observed today at the Chanmari YMA Hall, Aizawl.Mrs. K. Lalrinzuali, Commissioner & Secretary of the Health &...

Thane, April 10 All government agencies in Maharashtra's Konkan division have been directed to ensure strict implementation of security arrangements and infrastructure for the 135th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar on April 14.An aerial floral tribute by helicopter and a...

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Mangalagiri, in Andhra Pradesh today to review the ongoing activities during the Swachhata Pakhwada (Cleanliness Campaign). Addressing the gathering, the Union Health Secretary stated that...

New Delhi, April 9 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding a food poisoning incident at a girls' hostel in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat, where several students fell ill after consuming food.The apex human rights body has issued...

The State's Public Health and Environment Minister, Marquis N. Marak, announced that the department had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Jal Shakti to further implement the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) 2.0, a scheme aimed at providing water supply to every household...

Islamabad, April 9 – Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the deadliest diseases in Pakistan, claiming tens of thousands of lives each year. With over 1,800 new cases reported daily and approximately 140 deaths each day, a report states that Pakistan's current response to the disease is inadequate...

April 09, New Delhi – India is promoting homeopathy as a comprehensive, accessible, and policy-driven healthcare system, combining traditional knowledge with scientific advancements.World Homoeopathy Day, observed annually on April 10, commemorates the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel...

Jaipur, April 9 Three more children have died in Salumber, Rajasthan, with authorities saying their deaths are not related to the "mysterious" deaths of five children earlier this month.The fresh deaths occurred in the Jhallara and Lasadiya areas of the district over the past two days, and...

Berhampur (Odisha), April 8 The Odisha Vigilance Department arrested five employees of a community health center (CHC) on Wednesday for allegedly misappropriating over Rs 2 crore in government funds between 2023 and 2025, officials said.The accused, who were working at the Kodala CHC in the...

Patna, April 8 – In a strong political attack, JJD National President Tej Pratap Yadav has criticized the liquor prohibition policy in Bihar, claiming that the ban has completely failed despite being in effect for nearly a decade.His remarks come in the wake of the recent spurious liquor...

Dhaka, April 8 – With Bangladesh's measles outbreak claiming over 128 lives since March 15, mostly among children, Awami League leader Mohammad Ali Arafat accused the former Muhammad Yunus-led interim government of cancelling several public welfare initiatives introduced by the Sheikh Hasina-led...

New Delhi, April 8 India lost an estimated 160 billion labor hours due to heat exposure in 2021, which is equivalent to 5.4 per cent of its GDP, according to a new report.The report also revealed that heatwaves were linked to an 11.7 per cent increase in the risk of death related to...

Ulaanbaatar, April 8 – At least 20,000 women in their 30s and 40s will undergo screening for human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical cancer, in Mongolia this year, according to local media, citing the country's health ministry.The ministry emphasized that cervical cancer is...