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The Greater Chennai Corporation conducted Pink Pulse 2026, an online programme to spread awareness about breast cancer among the public. It was organised jointly with the Department of Radiation Oncology of the Tamil Nad...
Tamil Nadu met the 95-95-95 goal set under Phase V of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-V) in September 2026. The goal requires that 95% of people living with HIV are aware of their status, 95% of those diagnosed...
Tamil Nadu has relaxed the eligibility rules of the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Scheme, under which babies born in government hospitals receive a 1-gram gold ring. Earlier, only mothers who were permanent residents of Tam...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister launched the Thaimaaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH), Madurai, on 28 September 2026. Under the scheme, babies delivered in Tamil Nadu government hospitals rece...
India has been placed on the Strategic Partner Stream of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), announced at the India-FIPIC (Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New York. Founded in 1971...
The Ministry of Coal and Coal India Limited (CIL) unveiled India's first sector-wide Comprehensive Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Framework for coal companies in New Delhi. It is the first sector-specific CSR guid...
India has put in place its first uniform national standards for mortuaries and post-mortem facilities. They were issued under the Clinical Establishments Act through the National Council for Clinical Establishments, whic...
The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister inaugurated the world's first Pinhole Pupilloplasty Centre at Dr Agarwal's Eye Hospital, Alwarpet, Chennai. Pinhole Pupilloplasty (PPP) is a microsurgical technique developed by Dr. Amar Aga...
Maharashtra has declared snakebite a notifiable disease, making it mandatory to report every suspected, probable and confirmed case and death. Government and private hospitals, medical colleges and practitioners must rep...
Tamil Nadu will launch the Chief Minister's Road Safety Mission with an annual outlay of ₹500 crore to bring down road accident deaths; the State has been reported to have the highest number of road accidents in India. A...
Tamil Nadu has increased the coverage under the Chief Minister's Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme from ₹5 lakh to ₹25 lakh. Medical services and surgeries for transgender women will be offered at Stanley Medical Col...
West Bengal has become the 36th and final State or Union Territory to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), completing its nationwide coverage. The National Health Authority (NHA) and...
