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…

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…

The Sample Registration System (SRS) Report 2021, on Maternal Deaths, released recently. The Registrar General of India (RGI) released the report on 07th May, 2025. The report shows India made…

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…

World TB Day is observed annually on March 24. The day amplifies the urgency of ending tuberculosis—the world’s deadliest infectious disease. This year’s theme, Yes! We Can End TB: Commit,…

The Lancet Haematology published the clinical trial results of India’s first Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy. The trial results showed a 73% response rate in leukemia and lymphoma patients. India’s CAR…

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…

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…