The analysis, based on data from 204 countries and territories, found that women bear a disproportionately higher burden of several chronic and non-fatal conditions that affect quality of life, while…

According to the NFHS-6, 67.4 per cent of currently married women aged 15-49 years were using 'any family' planning method -- both modern and traditional methods -- in 2023-24, down…

The share of “wasted” children or those dangerously thin for their height dropped more sharply, from 25.1% to 20.2%. Even the rate of severe wasting was nearly halved, sliding from…

Full vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months increased from 83.8 per cent in 2019-21 to 87.1 per cent in 2023-24, while key child nutrition indicators such as stunting and…

For citizens, ABHA facilitates digital linking of health records generated across different healthcare facilities and applications, reducing the need to carry physical medical documents and enabling secure sharing of health…

Alarmed over a declining fertility rate, which has fallen below the replacement level of 2.1, the Andhra government is poised to introduce the population management policy soon.

There have ​been 125 confirmed cases of Ebola in the DRC, including 17 confirmed deaths in Ituri, ​North Kivu and South Kivu. ⁠There have ‌also been seven confirmed cases ​of…

Addressing a stakeholders' consultation on gig and platform workers at FICCI, Ashutosh Pednekar, Joint Secretary and Director General (Labour Welfare), Ministry of Labour and Employment, said the government is operationalising…

Senior U.S. officials said the 50-bed unit at an air force base in central Kenya would serve Americans who have been exposed to the virus but are still asymptomatic ‌and…

Among other projects, free dialysis facilities were launched at Maharishi Chyavan Medical College, Koriawas (Narnaul), and Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Medical College, Chhainsa (Faridabad), at an annual cost of…