Tag: Deaths
World Health Day: Thyrocare unveils ‘JAANCH’ specialized tailor-made health packages
The launch of Jaanch comes at a time when lifestyle diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent in India, contributing to around 60% of deaths
Air Pollution is the major cause of lung cancer in India,...
Among the number of things that came to light at the ASSOCHAM conference was the fact that lung-cancer is also one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in India
India’s Covid19 new cases drop to 18,732 after 6 months
The difference in the New Recoveries outnumbering New Cases has also improved the Recovery Rate to 95.82% on 27th December...................
Kota child death cases: Central multidisciplinary experts team to assist state...
Dr Harsh Vardhan speaks to Rajasthan Chief Minister on Kota child deaths while assuring him full support to tackle the situation.............
AES outbreak in Bihar: Health ministry rushes 5 teams to Muzaffarpur
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has deployed central teams of pediatricians and paramedics to further strengthen the management of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.............
WHO congratulates India for significantly reducing child deaths
India’s remarkable achievement was made possible via a series of initiatives that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has taken in recent years, including to vaccinate each and every child with life-saving vaccines under Mission Indradhanush……………...
Strict measures but no ban on alcoholism & smoking: health ministry
While the health ministry has listed the strict measures that would act as deterrents for public smoking and alcoholism, it has said that there are no action plan for any ban currently….................
One million children saved, says a new study published in the...
As per the ‘India’s Million Death Study’, there have been significant reductions in mortality from pneumonia, diarrhoea, neonatal infections and birth asphyxia..............
India registers significant decline in infant mortality rate
The total number of estimated infant deaths have come down from 930000 (9.3 Lakhs) in 2015 to 840000 (8.4 lakhs) in 2016...........
World Heart Day: India faces an ‘epidemic’ of heart disease!
A joint study prepared by ASSOCHAM and Deloitte on ‘Cardiovascular diseases in India’ reveals that CVDs accounted for around one-fourth of all deaths in India in 2008 and there are rising incidence in young patients...........