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Coronavirus pandemic a ‘very real’ threat

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the threat of a full-blown novel coronavirus pandemic is ‘very real’ – lending further credence to fears that a coronavirus pandemic could manifest as the foretold ‘Disease X.’ In light of the continued coronavirus outbreak in India, the Union Government is urging a number of ministries to …

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Coronavirus outbreak continues as Indian cases rise

The novel coronavirus outbreak continues to affect India, as cases in the country rise.  At the time of writing, there are forty active cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in India. The other three cases are of individuals who have since recovered. All three were students who had returned to India from the Chinese city …

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New COVID-19 cases reported

Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have hit thirty in India, with more new cases reported.  A man hailing from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh became the latest person to test positive for the virus which has spread across the globe since it first broke out in the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. At the time of …

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Road traffic accidents take a toll

Research published at the end of last year spotlighted the leading cause of premature mortality among young men in India: road traffic accidents.  In 2017, 2.2 lakh Indians lost their lives due to injuries sustained on the country’s roads. Males accounted for the overwhelming majority of such fatalities, with 77 percent of road traffic accident …

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Breast cancer cases on the rise

Multiple Indian states are witnessing an increase in their number of breast cancer cases according to recent data, suggesting an uptick in rates of one of the major public health threats to Indian women.  As previously reported by Health Issues India, “breast cancer… is the most common type of cancer among Indian women and, together …

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Ayushman Bharat admissions need to go up in Uttar Pradesh

Ayushman Bharat admissions must go up in Uttar Pradesh, with Dr Indu Bhushan urging a threefold increase in the state. The relatively low pace of implementation in the state could be linked to inadequate infrastructure, with the state empanelling just 2,312 hospitals under the scheme and being home to approximately 2,628 health and wellness centres. …

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Action on dengue urged in Uttar Pradesh

The Uttar Pradesh government has urged officials to take action to curb dengue fever in the state.  Dengue fever is considered the fastest-growing mosquito-borne disease in the world by the World Health Organization. Across India, more than 67,000 cases of the vector-borne disease — transmitted by the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species of mosquito …

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Road accident deaths: Who leads the nation?

Delhi is still leading Indian cities in the number of road accident deaths, recording 106 more such fatalities in 2018 compared to 2017. Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, leads the states. Fortunately, the same was not true of some other populous cities. Chennai, Kolkata, and Maharashtra all witnessed declines in their road accident deaths in 2018 compared …

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Lymphatic filariasis: Can India eliminate it?

At the beginning of October, the island nation of Kiribati announced that it had eliminated lymphatic filariasis. By 2021, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has pledged that India will do the same.  What is lymphatic filariasis? Lymphatic filariasis, or elephantiasis, is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that attacks the lymphatic system. It is caused …

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Uttar Pradesh’s quack doctors in the firing line

In the Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, quack doctors are in the firing line as a drive to root them out of practice has been announced.  “A campaign against quacks and non-permitted clinics, nursing homes and hospitals will be initiated soon,” explained Agra’s chief medical officer Mukesh Kumar Vats. “A joint team of the health …

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