UNICEF urges swift action, ‘robust financing’ to close water and sanitation gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

Dec 16, 2015, at 04:53 pm

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Some 180,000 children under the age of five die every year – roughly 500 a day – in sub–Saharan Africa due to diarrhoeal diseases linked to inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday ahead of a conference in the region on boosting financing for the sector.

Indian, US companies join hands to fight diabetes in West Bengal

Dec 15, 2015, at 07:46 pm

Kolkata, Dec 15 (IBNS) Hysun Inc., a US based biotechnology company specializing in the production of health supplements that improves microcirculation of the body and Phyto Biotech India based Biotech Company with a strong focus on fermentation technology have joined hands to launch the revolutionary diabetic supplement, “Suga Balanz” in Kolkata, which tackles root cause of diabetes.

Some 1.8 million newborn deaths a year in South-East Asia are preventable - UN health agency

Dec 15, 2015, at 03:11 pm

New York, Dec 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): Nearly 7,400 newborns die every day in South-East Asia, causing untold misery to mothers and families, yet two thirds can be saved with proven cost-effective measures, the United Nations health agency said today, calling on Governments to act urgently against a scourge that kills 2.7 million newborns annually.

Kolkata: CMRI conducts two- day long discourse on respiratory diseases

Dec 14, 2015, at 11:50 pm

Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS) Kolkata witnessed an update on Pulmonary Medicine on Dec 12 and 13 December at Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), the flagship hospital of the CK Birla Hospitals here.

Fortis Healthcare organizes Free OP screening for Chennai flood victims

Dec 10, 2015, at 05:08 am

Chennai, Dec 9 (IBNS): Fortis Healthcare has extended itsaid to the victims of the recent torrential rains and flooding that has altered the landscape of Chennai in the past few weeks.

WB: Mega hand-washing event held in North 24 Parganas with record participation

Dec 06, 2015, at 04:22 am

Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district's administration, with the support of the UNICEF, state government and the Mission Nirmal Bangla Programme, hosted an initiative: 'Hand-washing at mass scale in multiple locations' throughout the district on Friday.

175,000 die every year from unsafe food in South-East Asia Region: WHO

Dec 04, 2015, at 08:13 pm

New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS) More than 150 million people fall sick and 175 000 die every year after consuming contaminated and unsafe food in the WHO South-East Asia Region, according to the first World Health Organization (WHO) report on foodborne diseases.

Kolkata: Medical student died due to dengue

Dec 04, 2015, at 01:39 am

Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): A medical student died due to dengue in Kolkata's private hospital on Wednesday, reports said on Thursday.

Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals organizes 6th Annual Nursing Conclave and leadership meet to discuss the significant role of nurses in healthcare

Dec 02, 2015, at 09:24 pm

Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Apollo Group of Hospitals, the Asia’s foremost integrated healthcare organizations, organized their group’s annual nursing conclave and leadership meet on Wednesday.

US Consulate General, Kolkata observes World AIDS Day

Dec 02, 2015, at 03:48 am

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS) The U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata in association with Apollo Gleneagles Hospital has observed World AIDS Day.

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor inaugurates Sugar Free Dessert Challenge

Nov 30, 2015, at 10:22 pm

Mumbai, Nov 30 (IBNS) Celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor recently kicked off the national “Sugar Free Dessert Challenge”, to find the best home cook dessert chef in India.

Prokar Dasgupta joins Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals as Honorary Director in the Department of Robotic Surgery

Nov 29, 2015, at 12:43 am

Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS) : While still considered an innovative and highly skilled technique, robotic prostate removal surgery seems to have paved its place as a widespread prostate cancer treatment.

Quest for new treatment options for AIDS must continue, says ISCR

Nov 28, 2015, at 09:16 pm

Kolkata / Mumbai, Nov 28 (IBNS): “Getting to Zero” was the theme selected in 2011 through to the end of 2015 by the World AIDS Campaign (WAC) to commemorate World AIDS Day on Dec 1.

WB needs to increase health spending over Rs.6500 Cr by 2018: IIHMR

Nov 28, 2015, at 04:49 am

Kolkata, Nov 27 (IBNS): Responding to rise in the Public Health Expenditure as according to the proposal made by the National Health Policy, International Institute of Health Management Research (IIHMR Delhi) held a press conference in Kolkata on Friday to highlight various needs, challenges and aspects influencing the government to spend on the health sector in West Bengal.

Heinrich Popow to conduct first ever running clinic for people-with disabilities in India

Nov 26, 2015, at 10:21 pm

Mumbai, Nov 26 (IBNS): Ottobock Healthcare, the world-leading suppliers of innovative solutions for people with limited mobility, will be organizing the first edition of their Running Clinics in Mumbai, this December.

Pakistan girl undergoes heart surgery in Kolkata

Nov 26, 2015, at 09:06 pm

Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS) Spreading a message of peace, a four-year-old Pakistani girl has underwent a heart surgery in Kolkata on Tuesday.

GVK EMRI gets Gold Recognition Award for the year 2015 by American Heart Association

Nov 25, 2015, at 07:52 pm

Hyderabad, Nov 25 (IBNS): American Heart Association has given Gold Recognition Award to GVK EMRI for the year 2015 for the exemplary First Aid, CPR and Advanced Cardiovascular Care Life Saving Training Programs.

Health Minister urges family medicine practitioners to contribute to preventive and promotive health care

Nov 23, 2015, at 01:45 am

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS) With the aim to expand the expanse of promotive and preventive health care, and reduce the burden of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in the country, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare J P Nadda has urged the family medicine practitioners to come up with solutions for further improving preventive and promotive health care in the country.

CMRI chosen for mock disaster management exercise by West Bengal government

Nov 19, 2015, at 11:37 pm

Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS) The Department of Disaster Management, Government of West Bengal and National Disaster Management Authority, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India conducted a mock exercise at The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) among other places on Thursday.

Improved access to antibiotics could avert deaths of children under five in India: Study

Nov 19, 2015, at 04:01 am

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): A new Lancet study out from researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP) on Wednesday estimates that improved access to antibiotics could avert the deaths of several thousand children under five in India alone.

Early detection key to curing lung cancer

Nov 16, 2015, at 11:35 pm

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS) As doctors and healthcare staff in hospitals build awareness about lung cancer this month (November), their biggest concern is that the dreaded disease often goes undetected due to lack of awareness among patients.

Apollo Hospitals performs Asia's first CHLT

Nov 16, 2015, at 06:47 pm

Chennai, Nov 16 (IBNS) Apollo Hospitals became Asia's first healthcare unit to perform a complex combined heart and liver transplant (CHLT), when it did so on a 30 year old man recently.

66.11% of Indian children exhibit abnormal level of sugar in their body: SRL Study

Nov 13, 2015, at 11:00 pm

New Delhi, Nov 13 (IBNS): SRL Diagnostics recently released a three year long pan India data mining survey (2012 – 2014) on Hba1C tests that revealed that around 66.11 % Indian children possess abnormal levels of sugar in their body.

Woman's risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes nearly halved over 25 years – UN report

Nov 13, 2015, at 03:23 pm

New York, Nov 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Maternal mortality has fallen by 44 per cent since 1990, United Nations agencies and the World Bank reported today, giving fresh impetus to efforts to reach by 2030 the virtual elimination of women’s chances of dying from pregnancy-related causes as part of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Maggi returns to market after five months

Nov 09, 2015, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IBNS) Five months after it went out of shelf following a ban,Maggi noodles came back to market on Monday.

Sierra Leone: Pregnant schoolgirls excluded from school and banned from exams

Nov 06, 2015, at 09:37 pm

Freetown, Nov 6 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Thousands of pregnant girls, excluded from mainstream schools and barred from sitting upcoming exams, risk being left behind as Sierra Leone moves forward from the Ebola crisis, Amnesty International said in a report published on Friday.

Union Health Minister inspects hospitals to review preparedness on H1N1

Nov 03, 2015, at 10:40 pm

New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS) To review the preparedness of various hospitals to deal with the cases of H1N1 influenza, J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare visited Safdarjung Hospital and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, here on Tuesday.

WB Minister Chandrima Bhattacharjee inaugurates INS's fourth national conference in Kolkata

Nov 02, 2015, at 06:00 pm

Kolkata, Nov 2 (IBNS) West Bengal Minister of State for Health Chandrima Bhattacharjee has recently inaugurated the fourth national conference of the Infusion Nurses Society(INS) as part of a drive to prevent malpractice in the hospitals and to minimize human errors while administering medicines.

Care24 raises seed fund of USD 350,000 from India Quotient

Oct 30, 2015, at 04:43 am

Mumbai, Oct 29 (IBNS): Care24, Mumbai's rapidly growing home healthcare platform, has raised its first round of funding worth USD 350,000 (INR 2.27 Crores approx) from India Quotient.

RSSDI endorses FIT recommendations for effective insulin management in diabetics

Oct 27, 2015, at 09:43 pm

New Delhi, Oct 27 (IBNS): Research Society for the Study of Diabetes in India (RSSDI), the largest national organization of diabetes health care professionals and researchers in Asia, has endorsed FIT (Forum for Injection Technique) India recommendations for best practice in insulin injection technique for people living with diabetes through its 6444 life members from 29 Indian States and Union Territories.