Despite declared ‘Polio Free’, Why India needs to sustain efforts to prevent reintroduction of virus

A nationwide Pulse Polio Immunization drive to administer polio vaccine to children below the age of 5 was conducted in all districts across the country on Polio Day on Sunday. The nation had detected the last case of wild...

Study highlights need to include Endometriosis under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

A recent study has highlighted the need to improve early diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis to reduce its impact on women and their partners’ lives. Endometriosis is a painful gynaecological condition that affects 10...

Why including HPV vaccine in national program is waste of public fund, explains top epidemiologist

After the central government’s push in the budget for vaccination of girls in the age group of 9-14 years to prevent cervical cancer and the Union health ministry’s plans to include HPV vaccine in the Universal...