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'Low chances of polio coming to India from Pakistan'
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Despite apprehensions, India is not at risk of the polio virus being exported from Pakistan, the Pakistani Prime Minister's Focal Person for Polio Shahnaz Wazir Ali said here Thursday. Ali, who is in India leading a delegation on polio, said historically, there had been no such incidence of polio being exported from Pakistan to India or other countries, except a few isolated
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Despite apprehensions, India is not at risk of the polio virus being exported from Pakistan, the Pakistani Prime Minister's Focal Person for Polio Shahnaz Wazir Ali said here Thursday. Ali, who is in India leading a delegation on polio, said historically, there had been no such incidence of polio being exported from Pakistan to India or other countries, except a few isolated
Gates praises India for containing polio
Bill Gates met Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here Thursday and praised India's triumph over polio, even as the software tycoon's foundation is also helping India contain HIV/AIDS. The country has 2.5 million people infected with the deadly disease.
Bill Gates met Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad here Thursday and praised India's triumph over polio, even as the software tycoon's foundation is also helping India contain HIV/AIDS. The country has 2.5 million people infected with the deadly disease.
Tobacco control programme to be combined with NRHM
In a step to increase the reach of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), the central government has instructed the states to use the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) workforce for anti-tobacco programmes.
In a step to increase the reach of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP), the central government has instructed the states to use the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) workforce for anti-tobacco programmes.
Haryana's low cost health for all plan stillborn
, May 31 (IANS) Low cost health for all at the doorstep! The Haryana dream seems to be over before it began.
, May 31 (IANS) Low cost health for all at the doorstep! The Haryana dream seems to be over before it began.
AIIMS-II launched in Haryana village
The construction of the second campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-II), perhaps bigger than the one in Delhi, began in a village in Haryana's Jhajjar district Wednesday, an official said. It is being built at a cost of Rs.1,000 crore.
The construction of the second campus of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS-II), perhaps bigger than the one in Delhi, began in a village in Haryana's Jhajjar district Wednesday, an official said. It is being built at a cost of Rs.1,000 crore.
Chhattisgarh's government hospitals to transport dead bodies home for free
The Chhattisgarh Health Department will transport home the dead bodies of poor patients who die in government hospitals for free, with Chief Minister Raman Singh approving the project, an official said Wednesday.
The Chhattisgarh Health Department will transport home the dead bodies of poor patients who die in government hospitals for free, with Chief Minister Raman Singh approving the project, an official said Wednesday.
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