The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) releases the annual Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Surveillance Network report. The report highlights the following points on Superbugs.( antimicrobial resistance) LEARNING FROM HOME/…

A two-year-old child from Meghalaya had tested  positive for Polio(PV). Health Ministry officials clarified that the case is vaccine-derived, not wild poliovirus infection. ( infection caused by the naturally occurring…

A British doctor Sir Ronald Ross, on August 20, 1897, made a groundbreaking discovery. found that female Anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. The parasite was located in the mosquito’s…

Dengue cases are sharply rising across states in India. Union Health Ministry also  held a high-level inter-ministerial review meeting and asked the states to be vigilant to contain the dengue…

World Breastfeeding Week is an annual celebration held every year from August 1 to 7 in over 120 countries. World Health Organisation states breastfeeding(BF) as one of the most effective…

Science and Environment (CSE) conducts a study of the utilization of National Clean Air Programme(NCAP) funds to curb air pollution The study undertakes the exercise by assessing fund utilization, city-level…

The centre ,on Wednesday , issued an advisory to all the states indicating the need for maintaining a state of constant vigil over the Zika virus in the country. Zika…

June 19th was officially designated as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day;  observed annually with the goal to increase public knowledge and an understanding of sickle cell disease, and the challenges…

National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad-based, which is part of the Indian Council of Medical Research, released a revised Dietary Guidelines for Indians (DGIs).