Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals commemorates World Stroke Day
Nov 01, 2014, at 06:43 am
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS) Kolkata's Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals observed the World Stroke Day in the city recently.
SRL's study on Vitamin D declares younger women and men at higher deficiency risk
Nov 01, 2014, at 05:13 am
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IBNS): SRL Diagnostics, a healthcare diagnostics player in India, in its recent study on Vitamin D deficiency, conducted an extensive analysis of Vitamin D reports from 37,010 people from four zones across tropical India, only to discover that Vitamin D deficiency was prevalent in around 69 per cent of the population.
UN Ebola response in West Africa to be bolstered by increase in World Bank funding
Oct 31, 2014, at 03:34 pm
New York, Oct 31 (IBNS) The World Bank has announced it is boosting its efforts in assisting health workers fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in the three most-affected countries in West Africa as part of the wider United Nations Ebola crisis response.
Signs of Ebola decline in Liberia offer 'glimmer of hope' UN
Oct 30, 2014, at 06:10 pm
New York, Oct 30 (IBNS) The spread of Ebola in Liberia may be slowing, as demonstrated in the decline in burials and sickbed occupancy rates, as well as a plateau in lab-reported new cases in the West African country hardest hit by the virus, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday, while cautioning against drawing premature conclusions.
India favours ban on e-cigarettes
Oct 30, 2014, at 01:46 am
Barcelona, Oct 29 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is in favour of a complete ban on e-cigarettes and all products described as "Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)."
'The only way to stop Ebola is at its source' – UN chief
Oct 29, 2014, at 03:04 pm
New York, Oct 29 (IBNS) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged countries that have imposed travel bans or closed their borders in response to the Ebola outbreak of the need to convey a sense of urgency without inciting panic, saying "the only way to stop Ebola is to stop it at its source."
Harsh Vardhan aspires to eliminate tuberculosis menace
Oct 29, 2014, at 01:13 am
Barcelona, Oct 28 (IBNS): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, on Tuesday outlined the broad contours of India's new thrust against tuberculosis (TB), and stressed that he is determined to take the country substantially down the road to elimination of the disease by 2020.
Ebola: UN envoy concludes visits to affected countries, presents ‘robust’ recovery plan
Oct 28, 2014, at 09:46 pm
New York, Oct 28 (IBNS): The head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has wrapped up his visits to the three West African countries battling the Ebola outbreak as part of the Organization’s ongoing efforts to drum up international support in tackling the deadly crisis, it was announced Monday.
DM WIMS Nursing College launched
Oct 28, 2014, at 07:25 pm
Bangalore, Oct 27 (IBNS): Dr. Moopen's Education and Research Foundation (DMERF) has announced the launch of DM WIMS Nursing College starting with a four-year bachelor's degree course in nursing at DM WIMS Medical College Campus in Wayanad.
Union Health Minister leaves for Spain
Oct 28, 2014, at 06:41 pm
New Delhi Oct 27 (IBNS):Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday left for Barcelona city in Spain where he will deliver the keynote address at the World Health Organisation (WHO)'s symposium on Tuberculosis (TB) entitled "Moving out of the Box to end Global TB epidemic: with post-2015 strategy."
PM Modi dedicates Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital to citizens of Mumbai
Oct 26, 2014, at 02:17 am
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dedicated to the city of Mumbai the health care facility in the form of Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Center.
HP govt 'considering' to open a new Cancer Hospital in Shimla
Oct 26, 2014, at 01:24 am
Shimla, Oct 25 (IBNS): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Saturday said the state government is considering to open a new Cancer Hospital in the suburbs of Shimla city.
PM Modi inaugurates Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre
Oct 25, 2014, at 11:44 pm
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurate the Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre in Mumbai.
Ebola: industry leaders meet to discuss vaccine trials, as UN agencies continue aid push
Oct 25, 2014, at 04:17 pm
New York, Oct 25 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has convened a meeting with top Government officials from Ebola-affected countries, regulatory agencies, vaccine manufacturers and funding agencies to discuss and agree how best to best fast-track testing and the deployment of vaccines in sufficient numbers to halt the spread of the deadly virus.
Harsh Vardhan offers cooperation to Pakistan to end polio
Oct 25, 2014, at 06:04 am
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IBNS) Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has offered the government of Pakistan full cooperation in helping eradicate polio from that country.
Ahead of World Day, UN hails landmark global polio eradication campaign
Oct 24, 2014, at 04:25 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS) Every day, a thousand or so children are being protected from disability as part of a 26-year global effort to eradicate polio through a worldwide campaign that has immunized millions of previously-unreached children across the globe, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on the eve of World Polio Day.
Primary focus of response must be to halt spread of Ebola in West Africa – UN
Oct 24, 2014, at 04:22 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): As the international community mobilizes on all fronts to combat the unfolding Ebola outbreak, the primary emphasis must continue to be on stopping the transmission of the virus within Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three hardest-hit countries, United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Thursday .
N.Y. doctor tests positive for Ebola
Oct 24, 2014, at 03:55 pm
New York, Oct 24 (IBNS): A doctor in the US's New York city, who recently returned from Guinea after treating Ebola patients in the country, tested positive for the Ebola virus on Thursday, officials said.
11 infants die at Malda hospital in 3 days
Oct 23, 2014, at 08:54 pm
Malda, Oct 23 (IBNS): The curse of crib-deaths revisited West Bengal with 11 infants losing their lives at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in the past three days, media reported.
Amid ongoing Ebola outbreak, UN ramps up Organization-wide response
Oct 23, 2014, at 04:36 pm
New York, Oct 23 (IBNS): A United Nations health committee has met for the third time in three months to evaluate the Organization’s ongoing response to the global Ebola crisis amid broader agency-wide efforts in confronting the deadly disease, UN officials confirmed on Wednesday.
Despite gains against tuberculosis, better research funding required – UN report
Oct 23, 2014, at 04:33 pm
New York, Oct 23(IBNS): The world is fighting a difficult battle against the spread of tuberculosis (TB), the United Nations health agency announced on Wednesday, as it released its latest report on the disease, revealing a greater number of cases than previously estimated and a shortfall in research funding.
As Ebola response accelerates, UN health agency prepares for arrival of trial vaccines
Oct 22, 2014, at 03:57 pm
New York, Oct 22 (IBNS) Amid positive developments in the global fight against Ebola, including a growing response to the Secretary-General’s appeals for the more funding to tackle the outbreak, the United Nations health agency on Tuesdayannounced the expected delivery of Ebola candidate vaccines, as the UN system continues to ramps up efforts to quell the spread of the deadly virus.
First trials of Ebola vaccines to be held in West Africa: WHO
Oct 22, 2014, at 01:54 am
Geneva, Oct 21 (IBNS): The World health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said the first trials of vaccines designed to fight against the Ebola virus will be held in West Africa early 2015.
Ebola no longer 'localized emergency,' UN health officials tell regional summit in Cuba
Oct 21, 2014, at 02:38 pm
New York, Oct 21 (IBNS): Ebola is no longer a localized public health emergency, top UN officials said in Havana on Monday as they commended Cuba for sending doctors and nurses to the affected countries in West Africa, and addressed regional leaders gathering to discuss ways to resolve the emergency and halt spread of the virus to regional States.
Ebola: back from outbreak epicentre, UN official says survivors now helping with care
Oct 18, 2014, at 05:20 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS) Survivors of Ebola who have developed immunity to the virus are being trained to care for children in Liberia and Sierra Leone, a United Nations official on Fridayannounced.
More asylum-seekers died trying to reach Yemen in 2014, than 3 past years combined – UN
Oct 18, 2014, at 04:56 pm
New York, Oct 18 (IBNS) More migrants and asylum-seekers are dying in attempts to get to Yemen, mainly from the Horn of Africa, this year than in the last three years combined, the UN refugee agency reported on Friday.
WHO congratulates Senegal on ending Ebola transmission
Oct 18, 2014, at 02:23 am
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday officially declared the Ebola outbreak in Senegal over and commended the country on its diligence to end the transmission of the virus.
UN chief stresses need for urgent global action as Ebola continues deadly rampage
Oct 17, 2014, at 09:50 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called on the international community to step up its efforts to respond to the Ebola crisis and turn pledges into action, while the United Nations health agency warned of continuously deteriorating situation in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Funding gap looms amid efforts to tackle 'twin plagues' Ebola, ISIL, warns UN rights chief
Oct 17, 2014, at 09:44 pm
New York, Oct 17 (IBNS): Combating the "twin plagues" of Ebola and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), while addressing the largest number of forcibly displaced people since World War II amid budget cuts is like "being asked to use a boat and bucket to cope with a flood", the United Nations’ new human rights chief told journalists in Geneva Thursday.
"Indian women consistently suffer skin damage due to lack of moisture"
Oct 17, 2014, at 07:17 am
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IBNS) : Vaseline conducted a survey to understand the skin moisturization rituals of women across India. The survey shows that although Indian women are aware that regular moisturization reduces skin damage and early aging they still do not do it consistently.