Deaths from infectious mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue and chikungunya are on the rise in India, with an uptick in infections since the beginning of September. Seventy fatalities from dengue are reported across the country, including eighteen deaths in Delhi where there are 1,158 infections according to a Times of India report, citing data from …
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Recent controversies such as the tragedy of an Odisha man forced to walk 10km whilst carrying his wife’s body over his shoulder (pictured) after the state were unable to provide an ambulance have intensified calls for the healthcare sector in India to be rejuvenated to accommodate the demands of the population. Credit:picture from Indian express …
Health Issues India has been committed to tracking stories about the healthcare situation in India stories that outline progress made by India in order to ensure better health outcomes to all. A global study of health indicators released a few days ago has outlined how much India still needs to achieve in order to ensure that …
Towards the end of August 2016, the Health Ministry of India had issued an alert warning the population about increased cases of chikungunya and dengue, and has urged city officials to take preventative measures to avoid major outbreaks. India is not a stranger to such tropical infections especially dengue. Every year, the country is subject …
Last month, a team of researchers from the Centre for Molecular Medicine at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi working on the BCG (Bacillus Calmette–Guérin), a vaccine commonly used to treat cases of tuberculosis have been able to improve the efficacy the treatment by a factor of 50 in mice. This was achieved by …
We have written before on HII about the shortage of doctors in India, especially amongst the rural population, and how the ratio of doctors to patients in India fall far below WHO norms. However, we have also written about how more doctors is not necessarily the solution for better health outcomes, especially in the context …
With the goal of putting an end to the exploitation of poor women who agree to become surrogate mothers for money, the Union Cabinet last month, cleared the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016. Here are a few quick facts about the bill that have made it controversial and one of the most debated stories recently : …
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