The World Health Organization endorsed the first Malaria  vaccine, the first step in a process that should lead to wide distribution in poor countries. The vaccine, called Mosquirix, is not…

The Union Cabinet, , gave its nod to the ‘Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman’ scheme in order to address malnutrition among school-going children in the country.The existing Mid-Day Meal scheme,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched its nationwide roll-out, the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission to provide a digital health ID to people which will contain their health records. The key components…

President Kovind gives National Florence Nightingale award 2020 to Brigadier SV Saraswati, Deputy Director-General of Military Nursing Service for her immense contribution to the MNS as a nurse administrator. National…

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced a new logo to “help consumers easily identify and differentiate from non-vegan foods.” The new green-colored logo has a ‘V’…

Food regulator FSSAI said only 3.14 per cent or 196 of 6,245 samples of packaged food items contained trans-fat exceeding 2 per cent. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India…

In an effort to galvanize States to work towards ensuring safe food for citizens, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Shri Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority…

There is a rise in breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated- the rise in the number of COVID cases amongst fully vaccinated individuals has increased -are becoming more frequent as…