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Clear filtersA Global Fight: World Malaria Day 2026Observed on April 25, World Malaria Day highlights the global effort to control and eliminate malaria, a life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium parasites and transmitted throu...
Arogya Van: Transforming Highways into Healing Corridors The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, has officially launched the ‘Arogya Van’ initiative. This proje...
UK’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Creating a Smoke-Free Future In a landmark public health move, the United Kingdom has passed one of the world's strictest anti-tobacco laws. The legislation effectively bans the sale of tobac...
BRICS Health Working Group 2026: Strengthening Global Health Resilience India successfully hosted the First BRICS Health Working Group meeting in New Delhi in May 2026. Organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welf...
ICU Standards 2026: Ensuring Uniform Critical Care Infrastructure In a landmark intervention to safeguard patient rights, the Supreme Court of India has mandated minimum standards for Intensive Care Units (ICUs) across a...
Under the Weather: Analyzing India’s Climate-Health NexusA groundbreaking report titled “Under the Weather: India’s Climate-Health Intersections and Pathways to Resilience,” released by Dasra and the ClimateRISE Alliance...
Public Health Mandate: Mandatory Reporting for Cancer CasesThe Telangana government issued a landmark Government Order (GO) on April 7, 2026, officially declaring Cancer as a Notifiable Disease. This strategic move aims...
PHC Summit 2026: Accelerating Urban Health Action The Partnership for Healthy Cities (PHC) Summit 2026 was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from March 30 to April 2, 2026. The summit brought together health officials and...
India has approved Qdenga, also called TAK-003, a tetravalent vaccine against dengue. Being tetravalent, the vaccine is designed to protect against all four types of the dengue virus rather than only one of them.The appr...
The Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai has carried out South India's first Sacral Neuromodulation (SNM) surgery. The procedure is used to treat urinary problems by placing an implanted device tha...
EU Water Policy Update: Tackling the Challenge of Forever ChemicalsIn a major regulatory move to protect public health and the environment, the European Union (EU) has officially added PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Subs...
A team of Uttar Pradesh officials visited Tamil Nadu to learn from its public health model that has sharply reduced maternal deaths. Tamil Nadu's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is about 35-40, against roughly 140 in Utta...
