Treat mentally ill patients with empathy: Modi to NIMHANS graduates
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:58 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday delivered the Convocation Address at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, where he exhorted the graduating students to treat patients with empathy, and to work towards eradication of superstition regarding mental illness in society.
PM visits Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:46 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday dedicated to the nation the Centre for Nano Science Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru.
PM visits Institute for Stem Cell Research, interacts with scientists
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:41 pm
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited the Institute for Stem Cell Research at the National Centre for Biological Sciences in Bengaluru.
H1N1 disease spreads in Kashmir, 2 killed
Feb 18, 2015, at 11:24 pm
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IBNS): Two patients infected with H1N1 virus have died in the Kashmir Valley while over 73 persons have tested positive and are undergoing treatment, health officials said on Wednesday.
UN launches'‘All In' initiative to end adolescent AIDS
Feb 18, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): In the fight against HIV/AIDS, progress for adolescents has fallen behind, world leaders gathered at a United Nations meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, stressed Tuesday as they launched a global initiative that aims to end the second leading cause of death among young people worldwide.
Swine Flu: Health minister chairs high-level meeting
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:43 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Amid reports of more swine flu deaths pouring in from different parts of the country, Union Health Minister JP Nadda chaired a high-level review meeting on Tuesday night to take stock of the situation, media reports said.
UN development chief begins last leg of West Africa Ebola mission
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:29 pm
New York, Feb 18 (IBNS): A United Nations development official, Helen Clark on Tuesday began the last leg of her Ebola-recovery focused visit to West Africa a day after she witnessed the reopening of schools in Liberia and urged the international community to support "recovery from this terrible crisis" beyond the emergency phase.
Invest in cities and renewable energy: Michael Bloomberg
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Welcoming India's efforts to confront climate change, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael Bloomberg, said on Tuesday that the country was incredibly well placed to capitalise on the benefits of renewable energy.
Muthoot Group, WWF-India join hands for 'Friends for Life'
Feb 18, 2015, at 12:39 am
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): The Muthoot Group, one of India's leading business conglomerates, as a part of its CSR initiative Muthoot Haathi Mera Saathi, in partnership with World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF-India) has launched 'Friends for Life' an elephant conservation project that is dedicated towards effective management of human-elephant conflict (HEC) and protecting the habitats of Asian elephants across six states in India.
Harsh Vardhan inaugurates a Vigyan Sadan at Hengbung
Feb 17, 2015, at 11:59 pm
Hengbung, Feb 17 (IBNS) Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences & Vice President of CSIR, Harsh Vardhan has said that the central government is committed to ensure the development of the North eastern states and to make Manipur one of the most prosperous and scientifically developed states.
Swine flu toll reaches 585 in India
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IBNS): With reports of as many as 100 fresh deaths due to the H1N1 virus across India in past three days, the total swine flu toll climbed to at least 585 this year, media reports said
Feb 17, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS) As momentum builds towards negotiations in Paris next year on a universal climate agreement, the United Nations announced today that early analysis shows that countries with targets under the landmark Kyoto Protocol – the world's first emission reduction treaty – have collectively exceeded their original ambition.
14th World Congress on Public Health concludes in Kolkata
Feb 17, 2015, at 07:10 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS) The 14th World Congress on Public Health has called upon health care providers, government leaders and all representatives of civil society to take urgent action to mitigate environmental conditions that are contributing to the deaths and diseases of millions of inhabitants of this planet.
Swine Flu: Aligarh Muslim University suspends classes till Feb 25
Feb 17, 2015, at 05:36 am
Aligarh, Feb 16 (IBNS): The Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh on Monday announced that all classes will remain suspended till Feb 25 as a precautionary measure against the possible spread of the H1N1 virus.
Health Ministers of India, SL discuss enhanced cooperation in health
Feb 17, 2015, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS) Union Health & Family Welfare Minister J. P. Nadda on Monday met Rajitha Senaratne, Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Government of Sri Lanka and discussed issues related to increasing cooperation between the two countries in health sector.
Air Quality inside Delhi schools very unhealthy: Greenpeace
Feb 17, 2015, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent schools across Delhi found the PM2.5 levels to be 4 times the Indian safety limits and 10 times that of the World Health Organisation’s.
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:14 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) In addition to lives lost and the socio-economic impact of the Ebola outbreak, the long-term impact on families – with at least 3,700 children in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone losing one or both parents to the virus – further underscores the dire need to invest in better health care systems, Martin Sajdik, President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), has said.
Saudi Arabia invites UN health team in precautionary measure against spread of respiratory virus
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:10 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) on Fridayannounced it is dispatching a mission to Saudi Arabia next week at the request of the Government to take preventive measures for a possible upsurge of cases of a respiratory virus linked with camels known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-COv).
Ebola: UN health agency turns to foreign medical teams in last phase of combat against virus
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:07 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Fridaythat it will huddle with medical teams from outside the Ebola-affected countries next week in Geneva to see how they can help in the last phases of the fight to bring the number of cases down to zero.
States agree key document on route to climate change agreement – UN
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:06 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) A key milestone on the route to a new, universal agreement on climate change was reached on Fridayin Geneva, with a week of United Nations-facilitated discussions among over 190 States ending with successful conclusion of the negotiating text for a binding treaty expected to be adopted in Paris at the end of this year.
Young champions of 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' Campaign felicitated in Kolkata
Feb 14, 2015, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), the popular children's educational programme, on Friday felicitated over 100 children and community volunteers as part of its 'Raho Swachh, Jiyo Mast' campaign, which was undertaken in the Jorasankho and Narkaldenga areas of Kolkata.
NOAA's new deep space solar monitoring satellite launched
Feb 12, 2015, at 08:08 pm
Washington, Feb 12 (IBNS) A new mission to monitor solar activity is now making its way to an orbit one million miles from Earth.
UN-hosted Forum opens in New York, seeks to identify aims on women's health for post-2015
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS): United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the inaugural World Women’s Health and Development Forum today, bringing together world leaders, representatives of UN system entities, scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of civil society, the media and the private sector to discuss how best to advance the health, wealth and empowerment of women worldwide.
UN health agency urges stepped-up surveillance to prevent spread of measles in the Americas
Feb 12, 2015, at 06:00 pm
New York, Dec 12 (IBNS) The recent outbreaks of measles one of the leading causes of deaths among young children in the United States and Brazil suggest that immunization rates in some areas have dropped below levels needed to prevent the spread of imported into the Americas, according to the United Nations health agency.
Top UN development programme official starts West Africa visit focused on Ebola recovery
Feb 12, 2015, at 05:59 pm
New York, Feb 12 (IBNS) The top United Nations development official, tasked by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to lead the Organization’ system-wide Ebola-related recovery effort, on Wednesday began a visit to West Africa, where a new study recommended better programs for women who have been disproportionately impacted by the disease.
Health Ministry holds review meeting on H1N1
Feb 12, 2015, at 03:53 am
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): The status of H1N1 influenza being reported from different states was reviewed, on Wednesday, at a meeting chaired by the Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) B P Sharma.
Critical NASA science returns to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon spacecraft
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:39 pm
California, Feb 11 (IBNS): SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean about 7:44 p.m. EST Tuesday 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, with nearly 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo, science and first-of-its-kind technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station.
UN agency, Swiss scientists team up to crunch genome data to increase animal health
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Tuesdaythat it is teaming up with a Swiss institute using computer technology to study biological data in combatting dangerous viral infections such as bird flu that strike animals but can also be transmitted to humans.
UN through the lens: Photographing Ebola – the 'invisible enemy'
Feb 11, 2015, at 03:40 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The enemy was invisible – that's how United Nations photographer Martine Perret described Ebola, the deadly virus which has killed nearly 9,000 people in West Africa.
De-worming initiative to make India worm free launched
Feb 11, 2015, at 12:44 am
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): National De-worming Day is being observed on Tuesday and in this connection Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare launched the National De-worming initiative at Jaipur.