
Localising strategies to adapt to diverse needs and making precision policy is crucial to boost family planning in India, said senior government officials here. ...

India has made significant progress in reducing poverty, and the country’s flagship programmes have supported investments in children, according to the UNICEF on Thursday. ...

Rajasthan Medical and Health Department, intensifying its focus on strengthening healthcare quality and ensuring better services for the public, is adopting a zero-tolerance policy toward negligence or irregularities. ...

India has advanced cooperation with Germany in the field of traditional and integrative healthcare, the Ministry of Ayush said. ...

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday declared 211 drug samples tested by the Central and state drugs regulatory authorities as ‘Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)' in its monthly drug alert for October. ...

With the US withdrawing funding imposed by the Donald Trump government, the World Health Organization (WHO) is likely to cut down 2,000 jobs or 22 per cent of its global workforce by June 2026, according to a new report on Wednesday. ...

Technical knowledge on three unique traditional therapies has been standardised to boost treatment in livestock, said the Ministry of Science and Technology on Wednesday. ...

Setting a new milestone in Atmanirbhar Bharat, the government on Wednesday launched an indigenous CRISPR-based gene therapy for Sickle Cell Disease, which particularly affects India's tribal population. ...

A whopping 316 million women and 12.5 million adolescent girls worldwide faced sexual violence in the last 12 months, according to a report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. ...

Delhi-NCR's air quality deteriorated sharply on Thursday, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched 400, right on the threshold of the 'severe' category, and a thick blanket of toxic smog continued to hang over the region. Several pollution hotspots saw the AQI go over the 400 mark. ...