India, which has taken proactive steps to reduce neonatal mortality, is likely to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets in this key area by 2030, a top WHO official has said, citing data on the annual rate of reduction for newborn deaths in the country between 2016 and 2021. “India has taken important steps … Read more
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan at G20 Sherpa meeting> Photo: Twitter/@MOS_MEA The second Sherpa meeting under India’s G20 presidency kickstarted here on March 31 with Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan expressing hope the Kumarakom deliberations will help in achieving ambitious and agreed outcomes. Addressing the delegates, Mr. Muraleedharan said … Read more
The government is well on its way to reach the target of 10 crore Self Help Group members by 2024, Union Minister for Rural Development Giriraj Singh said on Thursday. Mr. Singh said the number of members, which was just 2.35 crore when the BJP government came to power in May 2014, has now touched … Read more
REUTERS/ Ronen Zvulun By Dr. Sreenivasan Narayana The response to the pandemic has required real-time and continuous innovation that ensures quality care. In the last 15 months, while treating the rising tide of patients with COVID-19, many doctors found themselves working in an unfamiliar setting, treating an unknown disease. With little known about the coronavirus … Read more
By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic image copyrightPA Media Here we go again. Lockdown is the measure nobody “wanted”, but now multiple European countries have decided they “need”. Some people predicted this moment was inevitable even before the summer. Others hoped the second wave was not a significant threat, the rise … Read more