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Representative Image GENEVA: With assistance from the Wellcome Trust, the Joint Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and World…

1 year ago

Maharashtra to establish a separate urban health directorate

Representative Image MUMBAI: The Government of Maharashtra will create a separate directorate of urban health services for efficient coordination during…

2 years ago

Karnataka releases document for improving public health system

Representative Image BENGALURU: Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai launched a vision document on Wednesday that attempts to lay out…

2 years ago

Meghalaya launches MHSSP to strengthen public health system

Representative Image MEGHALAYA: The health minister of Meghalaya, James Sangma, has inaugurated the newly built Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Project…

2 years ago

Telangana announces scheduled desludging in ULBs

Representative Image HYDERABAD: In a bid to work towards safeguarding environmental quality, public health, compliance with Swachh Survekshan protocols and…

2 years ago

Omicron: Indian states get ready for another wave

Representative image NEW DELHI: As the Omicron variant rises across the country, several states are reintroducing limitations as a preventive…

2 years ago

Omicron: Third wave to peak in February: COVID expert panel

Representative image NEW DELHI: According to the National COVID-19 Supermodel Committee, the third wave of COVID-19 is projected to peak…

2 years ago

Variants of COVID are smarter and faster at air transmission: Study

Representational image NEW DELHI: The virus is alive and constantly evolving. The coronavirus and its variants can now travel better…

3 years ago

SMC to engage in doorstep e-waste collection for proper disposal

Representational image SAMBALPUR: To ensure proper waste disposal, the Sambalpur Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided to collect e-waste from the…

3 years ago

Tedros urges countries to invest in public health

Representative Image GENEVA: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chief, World Health Organization (WHO), on Monday, September 8, while urging countries to invest…

4 years ago