Soon, traditional birth attendants (daiis) and compounders may be integrated into the health workforce in suitable capacities as pharmacists, physician assistants, ANMs.

In further evidence that confirms gender discrimination in the country, government data reveals men are hesitant to undergo sterilisation and more women undergo tubectomy than men opting for vasectomy

Actor Aamir Khan whose first episode Satyamev Jayate focused on the issue of sex selective abortions, will be happy to hear this.

The Maharashtra government has decided to crack a whip and has urged

Actor Aamir Khan whose first episode Satyamev Jayate focused on the issue of sex selective abortions, will be happy to hear this.

A section of senior health ministry officials, whose children are all set to appear for the post-graduate medical entrance examinations, are apparently opposing the government’s move to conduct “commo

Reacting strongly to the miserly allocation of 1.58 per cent of GDP as proposed in the 12th Plan document by Planning Commission, Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has written to Mr Montek Singh

Children who undergo radiotherapy treatment are likely to be at higher risk of developing diabetes in later life, an article published online first in the Lancet oncology has revealed.

Children who undergo radiotherapy treatment are likely to be at higher risk of developing diabetes in later life, an article published online first in the Lancet oncology has revealed.

Malayalam may be conferred with the status of classical language like other southern languages, which include Tamil, Telugu and Kannada.

With non-communicable diseases (NCDs) expected to rise in years to come, the Planning Commission, in its proposed health chapter for the 12th Plan, has recommended a package of policy interventions fo