Full coverage: Health

04.07.2006 In the words of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, health, like education, is among the basic necessities that gives value to human life.However, it has been found that the cost of healthcare itself can be a cause of poverty in low-income countries.Studies have shown that, of all the risks that poor households are facing, health risks probably pose the greatest threat to their lives and livelihoods.

04.07.2006 OWSA proposes to hold a consultation on Thursday, July 20, 2006 from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm at our office, C-5 Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016.

03.07.2006 Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, Health Minister Inayatullah Khan has sought proposals for providing surgical facilities at reasonable rates to patients in teaching hospitals .

03.07.2006 The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)has said that the UNAIDS estimate of HIV infection in India this year is higher than the government’s figure because the international agency used a different methodology and invalidated assumptions.

03.07.2006 Fears of a dengue outbreak in Kolkata have come true with the first death from the mosquito-borne disease reported from a southern neighbourhood.

03.07.2006 Owing to media and publicity stunts, rapid modernisation and the development of ultra modern concepts, the attitude of adolescents towards sex and reproductive health is changing all over the world.