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December 2015

Mr. Nadda releases India Health Report: Nutrition 2015″ and Global Nutrition Report

Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) report titled “India Health Report: Nutrition 2015” says “Child under-nutrition is a primary driver of reduced school attendance, compromised cognitive development.”J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare along with Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Women and Child Development released this report at a function jointly organised by …

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Lancet Report: On healthcare, India worst among BRICS countries

India is the poorest performer on health among the five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), as said in a new report card on the health scene in the country by Indian researchers. According to the review of leading academicians and researchers -Dr Vikram Patel and Dr K Srinath Reddy – “it …

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Coca-Cola India will shut factories if new ‘sin tax’ passed

The Indian subsidiary of Coca-Cola has warned of shutting down factories as the Indian government proposed a 40% ‘ sin tax ‘ on fizzy drinks and tobacco products considered harmful to the society. As per the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) proposed, fizzy drinks are being grouped with tobacco and tobacco products and therefore …

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Cholera: under-estimated and under-reported in India

According to this ICMR analysis paper on cholera, the incidence of the disease occurs over a wider geographic area in India than was previously recognized. The annual number of cholera cases reported to WHO by the government was several times lower than the numbers they obtained through strains received at the phage typing unit.Caused by …

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Report: 10 ways to protect against a global health catastrophe

The Independent Panel on the Global Response to Ebola has made 10 recommendations for changes, based on lessons learned from the West African Ebola outbreak and aimed at protecting against future devastating health emergencies.The panel, convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said the changes it …

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Henk Bekedam is the new World Health Organisation representative to India

UPDATE Senior public health specialist Henk Bekedam has taken charge as the World Health Organization representative to India.. He is  a Dutch national and a medical doctor by training. He has served as a WHO representative in China and Egypt and Director of Health Sector Development in the WHO Western Pacific Region Office in Manila …

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16 people suffered partial vision loss after undergoing cataract surgery

UPDATE A charitable society ‘Sarv Kalyan Sewarth Samithi’ conducted a medical camp on eye cataract surgeries for patients on November 24. At least 16 people suffered partial vision loss after undergoing surgery .Haryana Health Minister, Anil Vij has ordered a departmental probe into the incident. According to the Senior Medical Officer in the area, the …

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