Can India eliminate malaria by 2030? | Explained
[ad_1] The story so far: In 2016, under its National Framework for Malaria Elimination in India (2016-2030), India set an ambitious target to eliminate malaria (zero indigenous cases) by 2030, with an interim milestone of interrupting indigenous transmission across the entire country, including all high-transmission States and Union Territories (UT), by 2027. By the end […]
Why it is time to audit India’s National Health Policy 2017
[ad_1] Public policies rarely announce their expiry date, but their timelines often signal when a review becomes unavoidable. The National Health Policy (NHP) released in March 2017 was explicitly framed around 2025. Most of its demographic, epidemiological, financing, and system-level targets were anchored to last year, with no explicit vision beyond it. With the anticipation […]
Indian drugmakers get regulatory nod to sell generic Wegovy, heating obesity‑drug race
[ad_1] Pens for the diabetes drug Ozempic sit on a production line to be packaged at the Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s site in Hillerod, Denmark. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian drugmakers Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Zydus Lifesciences and Alkem Laboratories have received approval from the regulator to manufacture and sell generic versions of blockbuster weight-loss […]
Goa seeks to grow as a wellness and medical tourism hub in India
[ad_1] AIIA Goa has also expanded its academic programs, hosting over 300 graduate and close to 50 postgraduate students offering specialised courses in Ayurveda dietetics and Panchakarma therapy. Credit: Facebook/AIIA Goa All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA), Goa, is collaborating with the State Government to position itself in competition to grow as a major centre for […]
‘Nammai Kakkum 48’ scheme benefits over 5 lakh people at city hospital
[ad_1] The SRM Hospital marked the 5,00,000th beneficiary under the Tamil Nadu government’s emergency trauma care scheme, ‘Nammai Kakkum 48’, at its Trauma and Emergency Department. Chengalpattu MLA M. Varalakshmi said the scheme ensures free and immediate treatment during the first 48-hours following trauma, irrespective of financial or procedural constraints. Hospital officials noted that the […]
All you need to know about: gonorrhoea
[ad_1] Gonorrhoea is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae, in urogenital, pharyngeal, rectal, and conjunctival sites. The condition is frequently asymptomatic, especially among women, and when located in the pharyngeal, and rectal sites. The bacteria infects only humans, and operates through the colonising of mucosal surfaces. According to the World Health Organization, […]
Indore water contamination: Nine people fall ill after consumption of contaminated drinking water in Mhow
[ad_1] Residents fill water for their household needs from tankers in Bhagirathpura area of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore where several people died in December, 2025, and January, 2026, due to diarrhoea after drinking contaminated water supplied by the Indore Municipal Corporation. File | Photo Credit: Faruqui A.M. At least nine people have fallen ill after consuming […]
U.S. completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
[ad_1] “The U.S. has finalised its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment,” federal officials said on Thursday (January 22, 2026). But it’s hardly a clean break. “The U.S. owes more than $130 million to the global health agency,” according to WHO. […]
Malaria: is Asia-Pacific on target towards elimination by 2030?
[ad_1] The World Malaria Report 2025, launched in December, provided a bag of mixed news, five years ahead of the 2030 global malaria elimination deadline. While the reduction in estimated cases in southeast Asia provided definite hope, of serious concern were rising cases of resistance to artemisinin-based frontline treatment for malaria, and falling funding for malaria programmes. Notably, it is the Asia Pacific region that posted much of the good news. The significant reduction was driven by 10 […]
Vitamin D deficiency: why are Indians deficient of this sunshine vitamin
[ad_1] Vitamin D is often called the “sunshine vitamin” — and with good reason. Our bodies can produce it when exposed to sunlight, and it seems to play an essential role not only in bone and mineral metabolism, but in immunity, and even mood regulation. Even though Vitamin D can be produced in the body, there seems to be widespread deficiency of this vitamin at a global level, and […]