rural health

Raipur, April 10 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday said the state has made significant progress in the health sector over the past two years, with a focus on expanding infrastructure and improving the quality of services.Speaking at the All India Health Sciences Vice...

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...

Patna, April 8 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar handed appointment letters to nearly 5,000 women on Wednesday, who have been recruited by the Health Department for the positions of auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM).A total of 4,954 ANMs received their appointment letters at the event in Patna...

Jaipur, April 7: Surveillance has been intensified and precautionary measures have been scaled up to prevent further casualties after panic gripped two villages, namely Ghata and Lalpura, in Rajasthan's Salumbar district, as five children died within a span of six days due to a suspected...

Thane, April 6 Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers are the "real hands of the government" and play a crucial role in delivering healthcare at the grassroots level, chairman of Maharashtra's Tribal Development Review Committee Vivek Pandit said on Monday.Their role was critical...

Bengaluru, March 29 Nearly 60 people fell ill after consuming Ram Navami 'prasad' (consecrated offering) in Bengaluru Rural district, officials said on Sunday.According to officials, about 400 people had consumed the Prasad on Saturday, and many of them started complaining of stomach pain...

Meghalaya has reaffirmed its commitment to achieving a TB-free status, with the Health Department intensifying efforts through a focused 100-day campaign and community-driven interventions.Speaking at the World TB Day programme held here on Tuesday, Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla...

Hamirpur, March 24 Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur, Gandharva Rathore, launched a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) screening drive in the district on World TB Day on Tuesday.Speaking on the occasion, Rathore said that under the 'TB-Free Hamirpur' campaign, health department teams will screen...

Bhopal, March 20 – Veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh expressed concern on Friday over the increasing cases of skin ailments among children, allegedly due to contaminated water in the Betul district, and called for immediate intervention from the...

Barwani (MP), March 12 Four people were injured in a bee attack while a government team was inspecting an old stepwell in Barwani district, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred in Dhababavdi village, about 15 kilometers from the district headquarters, he added...

Palamu (Jharkhand), March 12 – More than 100 villagers fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated food at a wedding feast in Bohita village, located under the Satbarwa block of Palamu district in Jharkhand, officials said on Thursday.The incident caused panic in the village. In response...

London, February 18 Researchers from India and the UK are collaborating on a new £5.3 million project to adapt and scale up an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital mental health programme for adolescent girls living in Indian villages.The international project, unveiled to coincide...

Lucknow, February 10 The Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences (UPUMS), Saifai, will establish a 250-bed level-1 trauma center near the Agra-Lucknow Expressway to ensure rapid treatment for accident victims, an official statement said on Tuesday.The decision was taken after Chief...