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AIDS Deaths Can be Lower
(November 29, 2006)
A recent paper by World Health Organization scientists
say that 28 million lives can be saved by 2030 if newer
HIV infections are curbed and access to life-prolonging
anti-retroviral cocktails increased but warn that 117
million will die if these are not done.<More>
AIDS Patients to Get
Protection
(November 28, 2006)
The Federal Government is
planning to introduce
legislation that will make
“stigmatization and
discrimination” of/against
HIV/AIDS infected patients at
work place, education
institutions, and hospitals a
crime.<More>
Govt Promises Economic
Reforms
(November 28, 2006)
India is planning to allow
foreign direct investment (FDI)
in the healthcare and
education sectors, continue
with reforms in the financial
sector, and dilute government
equity in public sector
enterprises through the
Initial Public Sector Offering
(IPO) route.<More>
Tobacco Companies Targeting
Children
(November 24, 2006)
Surrogate advertising is a
euphemism for alcohol and
tobacco companies advertising
using innocuous products
sharing the brand name of
alcohol and tobacco products,
but it looks like they are now
using unconventional
advertising methods to target
children.<More>
New Polio Program Needed
(November 20, 2006)
A new study found underlying
assumptions of India’s Polio
program faulty and has
recommended that the nation
revamp its immunization
program especially in Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar where
suspicion, illiteracy, and
weak-implementation persist.<More>
New Bird Flu Strain
(November 10, 2006)
A new strain of bird flu
virus, like the one originally
found in China’s Fujian
Province by researchers from
the University of Hong Kong
and American St. Jude's
Children's Research Hospital
at Tennessee, has spread to 6
other provinces and 3 other
countries.<More>
Solar Vaccine Cooler
(November 07, 2006)
An Indian scientist under a
grant from the United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP) has
developed a solar-powered
vaccine cooler which replaces
traditional lead batteries and
ozone depleting
chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) thus
making it practical and
eco-friendly.<More>
Ayurveda ‘Standardization’ Plans
(November 06, 2006)
Instead of dealing with burning issues such as rampant
cases of Dengue, Chickengunya, recurrent polio, and
newer strains of tuberculosis (TB), and unacceptable
child and maternity mortality rates, Federal Health
Minister wants standardization of Ayurveda.<More>
Mortality Numbers Lower
(November 02, 2006)
The Federal Government claimed
Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)
declined to 301 per one
hundred thousand and said that
six states continued to be
worrisome but announced
various incentives to
encourage women to go for
institutional delivery.<More>
High Infant Mortality in Bihar: UNICEF Survey
(October 27, 2006)
A survey conducted by UNICEF estimates that about 400
infants below the age of 1 with 2/3rds of those children
within a month die every day in Bihar due to causes that
could be easily prevented through simple intervention
programs.<More>
WHO Wants TB Program
Sustainability
(October 19, 2006)
Wanting a more effective
management of the tuberculosis
(TB) programs, the World
Health Organization (WHO) said
that “financial sustainability
and manageability” was
required in addition to mere
funding.<More>
NHAI Plan to Tackle Highway HIV
(October 16, 2006)
Migrant population living along highways suffer higher
rates of HIV infection because of poor family support,
lack of healthcare, unsafe sex, easy access to brothels,
and lack of awareness but a new plan is being created to
specifically target this population.<More>
Mosquito-based Epidemic Outbreak
(October 06, 2006)
Reportedly 76 people died in {Kerala} with Chikungunya
and nearly 128,500 cases of Dengue have been reported
nation-wide causing severe strain on an ill-equipped and
ill-motivated system to deal with the crisis on a war
footing.<More>
SC Halts Genetic Foods
(September 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court (SC) asked the Genetic Engineering
Approval Committee (GEAC) to halt approvals to
genetically modified products till it can determine that
these foods have been sufficiently tested and safe for
human consumption. <More>
New Polio Campaign in UP
(September 23, 2006)
Facing sharp criticisms
from all quarters on
failure to curb spread
of polio in
Uttar Pradesh (UP), the Health
Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss now says that it “will
launch a massive campaign” to “win the battle with the
virus.” .<More>
India Claims to be Yaws-Free
(September 22, 2006)
India ’s Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss claimed that
Yaws, a common chronic infectious disease occurring
mostly in the warm humid topical regions, has now been
eliminated from India but eradication will take another
two years.<More>
Polio Back Again
(September 15, 2006)
The number of polio cases reported in the first 8 months
of this year was 283 compared to 66 for 2005 with most
from Uttar Pradesh and 69% of the victims being
Muslims even as UN Secretary General warned that India
is inadvertently exporting the virus.<More>
New Dangerous TB Strain
(September 12, 2006)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a
new drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) spreading in
several countries and continents including the
United States , Eastern Europe , and Africa that
could greatly compromise AIDS treatment programs.<More>
Ramdoss Absolves Cola Companies
(August 23, 2006)
Expectedly, Federal Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss
absolved the cola companies in the Lok Sabha that
pesticide levels in their products were “within the
permissible levels” and called an independent report
“inconclusive."<More>
Kerala Ban Cola Production, Industry Cries Foul
(August 14, 2006)
Following reports from a prominent Non-Government
Organizations on
high pesticide residue in commercially available colas,
the State Governments of Kerala banned the
production of aerated colas by Pepsico and Coca Cola.<More>
Food Bill Passed as Pesticides Makeup Colas
(August 03, 2006)
As a prominent Non-Government Organization (NGO)
reported high levels of pesticide and toxins in soft
drinks, the Rajya Sabha passed a Bill to consolidate
laws relating to food and establish a regulatory
body for the food-processing sector.<More>
SC Rebukes Government
(July 07, 2006)
Listening to a complaint
from resident doctors, the
Supreme Court (SC) rebuked
the Federal Government for
breaking its promise during
the anti-reservation strike
of not initiating
“punitive” action against
doctors if they
stopped their strike.<More>
India’s Malnourished Children
(May 3, 2006)
Dampening the euphoria on economic growth, stock
market performance, and increased foreign direct
investment, a United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF)
report on nutrition said India has the most number of
malnourished under-five children in the world.<More>
Heart Disease Biggest Killer in Rural India Too
(April 13, 2006)
Exploding popular myth that cardiovascular disease is
strictly an urban rich phenomenon, a Government, Non
Government Organization (NGO), University 3 year study
said that 32% of deaths in rural India was due to
heart disease.<More>
India has 20% World TB Patients
(March 24, 2006)
Health Minister Anbumani Ramdoss announced that India
would achieve its United Nations set targets for the
control of Tuberculosis (TB) by April 2006.<More>
India is “Rabies Capital” of the World
(March 23, 2006)
According to the World Health Organization, India is
the "Rabies Capital of the world." <More >
ISRO to Assist in Health
(January 25, 2006)
The Federal Health Ministry and National Institute of
Communicable Diseases in a tie-up with the Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) will link 400 sites
countrywide.<More>
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