New Delhi, March 28 India's maternal mortality ratio in 2023 has decreased by nearly 80 percent since 1990 – from 508 per 100,000 livebirths to 116 per 100,000 livebirths, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Women's Health journal.India saw a...
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New Delhi, March 28 India was among the countries in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of maternal deaths in 2023, at 24,700, translating to a maternal mortality ratio of 116 per 100,000 live births, according to a new global analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics...
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The formal inauguration of Shillong Medical College is pending the availability of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda. State Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla stated that the government desires a significant event for the long-awaited project. Previous...
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New Delhi, March 17 During the 2025-26 fiscal, funds amounting to ₹572.66 crore have been released to Punjab, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Nadda said that public health is a state subject, therefore, the primary responsibility of providing basic healthcare...
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New Delhi, March 12 The Centre informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that experts have advised against diluting the guidelines that prohibit transgender individuals, gay men, and sex workers from donating blood.The Centre, before a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices...
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New Delhi, March 10 Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that 43 new medical colleges have been established across the country for the academic year 2025–26.As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC), the government has approved 11,682 MBBS...
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New Delhi, February 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign for girls aged 14 on February 28 from Ajmer, Rajasthan, marking the formal start of India's effort to eliminate preventable cancers among women.The campaign will...
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The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS), an autonomous body under the Union Health Ministry, has today achieved a historic milestone by being officially recognized by Guinness World Records for having the most viewers of a live stream on YouTube featuring an Artificial...
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New Delhi, February 14 More than 450 Day Care Cancer Centres are operational across the country, reflecting a steady expansion and strengthening of district-level chemotherapy services, according to sources in the Union Health Ministry.The government, in the Union Budget for 2025-26, had...
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