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Poor-Quality diet greater public health threat than malaria, tuberculosis or measles: FAO

According to recently released report “Preventing nutrient loss and waste across the food system: Policy actions for high-quality...

📅 November 10, 2018

World Polio Day: October 24

The World Polio Day is observed annually across world on 24 October to create awareness about hazards of...

📅 October 26, 2018

India remains polio free, all vaccines used in Government immunisation programme safe: UNICEF, WHO

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) have reiterated India’s status as polio-free country. This...

📅 October 12, 2018

Health ministry confirms 22 Zika cases in Rajasthan

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has confirmed 22 positive laboratory-confirmed cases of Zika virus in Rajasthan’s...

📅 October 11, 2018

Gujarat Government starts vaccination of Gir lions against deadly canine distemper virus

Gujarat Forest Department has started vaccination of lions in Gir sanctuary to protect them from a deadly canine...

📅 October 8, 2018

WHO launches first Global Guidelines on Sanitation and Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched first global guidelines on sanitation and health. These guidelines summarize evidence...

📅 October 3, 2018

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo awarded 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to two immunologists James P. Allison (US)...

📅 October 2, 2018

World Rabies Day: September 28

The World Rabies Day is observed every year on 28 September across the world to raise awareness about...

📅 September 29, 2018

USAID-India End TB Alliance to eliminate TB announced

United States and India have formed ‘USAID-India End TB Alliance comprising leading experts in public and private sectors...

📅 September 28, 2018

Scientists for first time grow miniature human oesophagus in lab

Scientists for first time have successfully grown oesophageal organoids, a miniature, functional versions of human food pipe using...

📅 September 24, 2018

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