Comprehensive coverage of healthcare issues including Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), health disparities, community health, public health, hygine, health inequlities & human rights , medicines and determinants of health and diseases.
03-07-2009A new WHO study has revealed that HIV-positive babies who received the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis were three times more likely to contract the infectious disease. Medical experts have raised concerns over the complications among the vaccinated kids.
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03-07-2009Lack of food, water and proper sanitation are posing serious health hazards for displaced people in Sri Lanka. An international NGO is trying to provide emergency shelters and other facilities but much more is needed to protect those who have been made vulnerable in this crisis.
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15-06-2009Increasing awareness and better health services have resulted in a higher rate of detection of tuberculosis, which has helped in lowering number of infections in India, says Nadia McGill public relations assistant, ADRA International. With 3.3 million existing TB cases, communities need to be more vigilant in combating the disease.
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Image: TB week ADRA India/ Photo credit: World TB Day
Tackling chronic malnutrition in Nepal 04-06-2009A UNDP project in Nepal’s Jumla district is being implemented to provide better health services and reduce malnutrition. As part of efforts to localise MDGs, mothers are taught about proper nutritious diet for their babies and other essential steps to ensure children’s growth.
Campaign for safe motherhood in India 02-07-2009Almost a quarter of the world’s maternal deaths occur in India and some states have alarmingly high rates, reveals a new report released this week in the national capital. A people-led campaign found that quality healthcare was essential for bringing down the number of deaths.
Women demand political commitment to fight HIV/AIDS 30-06-2009At a conclave held before the Lok Sabha elections in India, HIV positive women and activists urged for more political will and commitment from leaders of the country. Raising the demand for land, subsidised rations and pension funds, the victims sought more laws to ameliorate their conditions.
Vietnam: Where the schools have no loos 26-06-2009A recent survey revealed schools in the Vietnamese capital had shockingly failed in meeting basic sanitation facilities. The absence of toilets or the fear of unhygenic ones are negatively affecting students' health and their studying ability, it noted.
18-06-2009Need to connect regional cancer centres to remote areas has led a prominent health institution in India to provide expert cancer care on-air. With user-friendly equipment and instantaneous service, the telemedicine network is delivering faster and quality treatment to patients.
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02-07-2009The Magic Bus, an illustrative flipbook by the International HIV/AIDS alliance, helps children to learn the basics of HIV/AIDS and its treatment. It beautifully weaves stories in simple language using cartoons that a facilitator can use to build awareness on the dreaded disease.
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Image: Cover page of the flipbook/ Photo credit: International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Swine flu virus spreads its tentacles With estimated one million cases of swine flu in the US alone, the virus is showing no signs of letting up. In Middle East, the number of cases is also growing with many new suspected and confirmed cases reported in the past few days.
