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Free medicines in Gujarat hospitals double after drug list expansion
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Free medicines in Gujarat hospitals double after drug list expansion

Gandhinagar, March 7: The number of medicines and surgical items provided free of cost in government hospitals across Gujarat has doubled in the last two years, increasing from 717 to 1,479 following the addition of 150 new drugs to the state’s Essential Drugs List (EDL).Reacting to the...
Pakistan faces alarming surge in food adulteration: Report
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Pakistan faces alarming surge in food adulteration: Report

New Delhi, March 6: Food adulteration has become so widespread in Pakistan that it now threatens everyday survival rather than merely compromising consumer choice, a new report has said.The report from Daily Mirror said adulteration ranges across products from synthetic milk and fake cheese to...
NITI Aayog, UNICEF India partner to boost nutrition in Aspirational areas
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NITI Aayog, UNICEF India partner to boost nutrition in Aspirational areas

New Delhi, March 6: NITI Aayog on Thursday said it has signed a statement of intent (SOI) with UNICEF India to support strategic healthcare interventions in Aspirational Districts and Aspirational Blocks.The objective of this agreement is to leverage the strengths of both institutions to...
NCW asks Maha DGP to probe illegal egg extraction racket
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NCW asks Maha DGP to probe illegal egg extraction racket

New Delhi, March 5: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report which highlighted an alleged illegal racket involving the extraction and sale of eggs from financially vulnerable women in Maharashtra’s Badlapur area.Describing the report as...
Gujarat launches HPV vaccination drive targeting 5.5 lakh girls
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Gujarat launches HPV vaccination drive targeting 5.5 lakh girls

Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad, March 5: Gujarat has set a target of vaccinating 5.50 lakh adolescent girls against cervical cancer under a statewide Human Papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation campaign launched from Ahmedabad, following the national roll-out announced last week.Prime Minister Narendra...
India health insurers behind China on support
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India health insurers behind China on support

New Delhi, March 2: Around 50 per cent of insurers in India provide customisation support for clients with more than 1,000 employees, which is lower than the 92 per cent reported in China, according to a report released on Monday.Compared to regional peers, India’s health insurance landscape...
Bio-driven economy key to India’s growth: Dr. Jitendra Singh
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Bio-driven economy key to India’s growth: Dr. Jitendra Singh

New Delhi, March 2: India is preparing for a bio-driven economy where biotechnology will shape the future of manufacturing, healthcare and sustainable growth, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh said on Sunday.The Minister was speaking after inaugurating a new state-of-the-art “Central Facility for...
Ayush drives preventive health, rural growth: Jadhav
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Ayush drives preventive health, rural growth: Jadhav

New Delhi, Feb 27: Ayush is not only a system of medicine but also a movement for social transformation, rural empowerment and global leadership in holistic healthcare, Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav said on Friday.Speaking at the ‘National Arogya Fair 2026’ at Shegaon in Buldhana district,...
6,000 chickens culled in Patna amid bird flu scare
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6,000 chickens culled in Patna amid bird flu scare

Patna, Feb 27: Around 6,000 chickens were culled in Patna after the Animal Resource Department found the poultry birds infected with avian influenza.Officials said the infected birds were found at the Poultry Research and Training Centre operated by Bihar Animal Sciences University in Kaushal...
President Murmu praises Ayush systems for health benefits
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President Murmu praises Ayush systems for health benefits

Buldhana, Feb 25: The President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said Ayush systems of medicine have made an invaluable contribution to citizens' health. ​“Systems like Yoga, Ayurveda, and Siddha have been serving people since the dawn of modern medicine,” she said. ​In her speech after inaugurating the...
Mission AIDS Suraksha aims to curb HIV by 2027
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Mission AIDS Suraksha aims to curb HIV by 2027

Guwahati, Feb 26: Under Mission AIDS Suraksha, India aims to achieve HIV control by December 1, 2027, the Director General of the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Rakesh Gupta, said here on Wednesday. ​Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day review meeting of the...
Diarrhoea outbreak: Naidu reviews health measures
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Diarrhoea outbreak: Naidu reviews health measures

Amaravati, Feb 25: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday directed the officials to give top priority to public health.At a meeting with officials of Medical and Health Department, he reviewed the situation relating to outbreak of diarrhoea in Srikakulam and milk...
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