Efforts on to contain Nipah outbreak: Kerala Minister
Efforts on to contain Nipah outbreak: Kerala Minister SOCIAL – HEALTH 12 JUNE 2026 Symptoms of the Disease: Treatment:
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What is lost and gained in NFHS-6
What is lost and gained in NFHS-6 SOCIAL – HEALTH 9 JUNE 2026 Major Improvements in NFHS-6 Maternal & Child
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How WhatsApp and a clot-buster eased rural access to heart care
How WhatsApp and a clot-buster eased rural access to heart care SOCIAL – HEALTH 31 MAY 2026
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From PCOS to PMOS: understanding the reasons for name change
From PCOS to PMOS: understanding the reasons for name change SOCIAL – HEALTH 15 MAY 2026
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Evacuation of hantavirus-hit vessel begins in Canary Islands
Evacuation of hantavirus-hit vessel begins in Canary Islands SOCIAL – HEALTH 11 MAY 2026
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Hantavirus is drawing global attention
Hantavirus is drawing global attention SOCIAL – HEALTH 10 MAY 2026 Hantavirus
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Bangladesh battles its worst measles outbreak in decades
Bangladesh battles its worst measles outbreak in decades SOCIAL – HEALTH 9 MAY 2026
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Govt. issues guidelines on childhood diabetes care
Govt. issues guidelines on childhood diabetes care SOCIAL – HEALTH 4 MAY 2026 Diabetes
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Indian HPV vaccine under test for single-dose roll-out
Indian HPV vaccine under test for single-dose roll-out SOCIAL – HEALTH 6 MARCH 2026 GARDASIL-4: HPV vaccine CERVAVAC: Indian-made quadrivalent
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India ranks second globally in childhood obesity: study
India ranks second globally in childhood obesity: study SOCIAL – HEALTH 5 MARCH 2026
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SC to look into feasibility of NAT for blood transfusion
SC to look into feasibility of NAT for blood transfusion SOCIAL – HEALTH 3 MARCH 2026
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Centre suspends rice fortification scheme; activists back move
Centre suspends rice fortification scheme; activists back move SOCIAL – HEALTH 1 MARCH 2026 Activists argument IIT Kharagpur study Anaemia
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Health Ministry set to roll out free HPV vaccination plan targeting girls aged 14
Health Ministry set to roll out free HPV vaccination plan targeting girls aged 14 SOCIAL – HEALTH 25 FEBRUARY 2026
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Controversy over Rajasthan Health Minister’s remark on right to health
Controversy over Rajasthan Health Minister’s remark on right to health SOCIAL – HEALTH 13 FEBRUARY 2026 Ayushman Bharat 1. Pradhan
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Gavi, UNICEF ink deal to provide easy access to malaria vaccine
Gavi, UNICEF ink deal to provide easy access to malaria vaccine SOCIAL – HEALTH 25 NOVEMBER 2025 ALL SOCIAL –
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Mosquito borne diseases
Mosquito borne diseases SOCIAL – HEALTH 22 NOVEMBER 2025 Aedes mosquito: Anopheles mosquito: Culex mosquito: ALL SOCIAL – HEALTH
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India’s battle against tuberculosis
India’s battle against tuberculosis SOCIAL – HEALTH 17 NOVEMBER 2025 National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) Nikshay Portal Nikshay Poshan Yojana
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Drug makers must comply with revised ‘Schedule M’ norms: govt.
Drug makers must comply with revised ‘Schedule M’ norms: govt. SOCIAL – HEALTH 6 OCTOBER 2025 ALL SOCIAL – HEALTH
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2 more die of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ infection in Kerala
2 more die of ‘brain-eating amoeba’ infection in Kerala SOCIAL – HEALTH 2 September 2025 ALL SOCIAL – HEALTH
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Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI)
About GPEI: It is a public-private partnership established in 1988 aimed at eradicating poliomyelitis worldwide. Partners: GPEI includes the World
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Meghalaya vaccine derived polio case
•Polio Case Discovery: A two-year-old boy in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district showed symptoms of polio in early August 2023.
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$25-mn pandemic fund goes to curb ‘zoonotic’ diseases
•Launch: Initiated by Indian Union Animal Husbandry Ministry •Partnerships: Collaborating with the Asian Development Bank, World Bank, and Food and
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Is Scurvy Making A Comeback in the 21st century?
•Scurvy is a disease caused due to severe vitamin C (ascorbic acid) deficiency, crucial for collagen production and tissue health.
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India must not let its guard down on kala-azar, trachoma
•Kala-Azar: India is on the verge of eliminating kala-azar as a public health issue, aiming for WHO certification. Cases have
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•Switzerland police arrested four persons recently for their involvement in the death of a 64-year-old American woman by a ‘suicide