Telangana issues public health advisory amid El Nino conditions, urges safe water use and heat precautions

Bal Bhavan to provide a healthy food menu to visitors, revamp ticketing system for toy train to control crowd

KSSP demands reconstitution of task force on public health

Says panel lacks representation of public health experts and government doctors; warns against giving commercial interests precedence over people’s healthcare needs

Initiative to strengthen perinatal mental healthcare to be piloted in T.N.’s Villupuram district

As a part of the initiative, Village Health Nurses and medical officers are being trained to screen pregnant women for mental health problems, particularly depression, during the antenatal and postnatal periods and facilitate timely and appropriate care

Termination of NHM staff’s job contract likely to affect services in govt. hospitals in Keralam

Job contracts of 1,495 temporary staff working under the National Health Mission have been terminated from October 31; ninety-nine people have lost their jobs in Kozhikode district alone