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June 2006
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23.06.2006
A three-day international symposium on "Building leadership skills in food and nutrition essential for national development" will begin at the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) Mysore, Karnataka today.
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23.06.2006
Chennai will soon have a new medical centre to provide "quality and affordable medical aid under one roof."
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23.06.2006
June 22, The ever-rising cost of healthcare facilities makes it difficult for people with average income to avail them, so the Ludhiana state government of India under its welfare scheme has started the Sanjivini Trust.
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23.06.2006
Në qendrën e Mjekësisë Familjarë në Prishtinë dje është lansuar projekti “Aleanca për foshnje të shëndosha”, i cili ka për qëllim zvogëlimin e shkallës së mortalitetit të foshnjave dhe nënës. Projekti zbatohet nga ana e Ministrisë së Shëndetësisë, në bashkëpunim me Qendrën Dortmuth të SHBA-së, përderisa ai mbështetet financiarisht nga USAID-i.
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22.06.2006
The World Health Organization (WHO) handed out 23 newly constructed Basic Health Units (BHUs) to health authorities in earthquake-affected Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
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22.06.2006
Bangladesh has successfully completed three Polio National Immunization Days (NIDs) with 96 per cent of children under five being reached through the three rounds, says a press release.
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21.06.2006
Kiina on jälleen herännyt puolustamaan polkupyöriä kymmenen vuoden autobuumin jälkeen. Monien mieliin on iskostunut kuva rikkaista autoilijoista ja köyhistä pyörilijöistä. Nyt polkupyöräilyn hyvät puolet, terveyden edistäminen ja ympäristöystävällisyys, saavat jälleen huomiota.
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21.06.2006
In 1991, the Government of India and the World Bank expanded their collaboration on infectious disease control programs and by 1992 the first National AIDS Control Project was launched with a World Bank credit of US$84 million.
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20.06.2006
Every medical officer must know that tuberculosis (TB) was the first opportunistic infection to HIV positive and AIDS patients, District Medical and Health Officer Y. Swaroop Kumar Reddy of Anantpur, Andhra Pradesh opined.
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20.06.2006
Living in a Bhandup slum for the last 10 years, for Sunil and Kaushala, life is a daily struggle. But early this month, when their four-year-old elder son Baadal was admitted to hospital with symptoms of malnutrition, their little world came crashing down.
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19.06.2006
The Haryana Health Department has procured 40 deep freezers and 131 Ice line Refrigerators to strengthen its cold chain at the primary health centres(PHC) and community health centres (CHC) to improve the implementation of immunization programme said the Heath Minister, Kartar Devi.
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19.06.2006
Slum dwellers in developing countries, including India and Bangladesh, are as badly off as, if not worse off than, their rural relatives, says a new UN-HABITAT report .
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19.06.2006
More than 25 children have died of suspected encephalitis and many affected children have been battling for survival in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district for the past few days.
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19.06.2006
In the silent world, life in certain situations can be rather difficult. Here's how the deaf are trying to help themselves in the world of ICT.
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16.06.2006
A paper presented by Dr.Vibhuti Patel, Professor and Head, Post Graduate Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai, at the national consultation on Women and Health-Eleventh Plan Priorities and Strategies (sponsored by UNFPA) on June 10-11, 2006 at Chandigarh.
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16.06.2006
One quarter of the global disease burden in adults is related to environmental risk factors that could be modified with existing interventions, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report.
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15.06.2006
Makedonskata mreza za namaluvanje na steti od upotreba na droga (MMNS), predvodena od nevladinite organizacii Doverba, HOPS-Opcii za zdrav zivot-Skopje i Pasaz, reagiraa deneska na stopiranjeto na procesot za disperzija na centrite za prevencija i tretman na licata zavisni od drogi vo gradot Skopje. Spored organizaciite, postojanoto odlaganje na otvoranjeto na ovie centri ja vlosuva zdravstvenata sostojba na golemiot broj na zavisnici.
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15.06.2006
A decade-old crusade against tobacco by a lawyer has finally borne fruit with Nepal’s apex court banning smoking in public places.
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14.06.2006
India has made rapid strides in the health sector since Independence: life expectancy has gone up markedly, the infant mortality rate has been halved, 42 per cent of children receive the essential immunisations. We have a huge private healthcare infrastructure. And yet, critical health issues remain: infectious diseases continue to claim a large number of lives, babies continue to die needless deaths from diarrhoea and respiratory infections, and millions still do not have access to the most basic healthcare.
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14.06.2006
Public health is an integral component of socio-economic development. High maternal and infant mortality, emerging infectious diseases and limited access to primary health care services in the developing countries is a matter of serious concern. In the changing context of globalisation and modernisation, population health has been facing several challenges in recent years.
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