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Counting cancer: on making cancer a notifiable disease in India
Taking lessons from the States, the Centre must recalibrate and make cancer a notifiable disease in India.
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HOSMAC launches Urban Health Data Platform for healthcare infrastructure mapping in India
HOSMAC has announced the launch of the Urban Health Data Platform (UHDP), a research-based digital platform designed to help healthcare stakeholders understand India’s...
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Japan and India discuss collaboration in health & medical device fields | Akashvani News
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India Launches National Drug Registry To Standardise Medicine Data
India has launched its first national drug registry under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, standardising over 1.
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NFHS-6 flags sharp rise in obesity and high blood sugar across India
NFHS-6 shows India's obesity and high blood sugar burden rising, with overweight or obesity up to 30.7 percent among women and 27.3 percent among men.
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Government health spending rises as out-of-pocket share declines
National Health Accounts 2022-23 show government health expenditure rising threefold since 2013-14 and the out-of-pocket share falling to 43.4 percent.
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Supreme Court says trauma care is part of right to life, orders 112 helpline push
The Supreme Court recognised trauma care as part of Article 21 and ordered states to move emergency response systems toward a unified 112 helpline.
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WHO says vaccine recovery now depends on trust, equity and zero-dose children
WHO and member states reaffirmed the Immunization Agenda 2030, warning that vaccine coverage recovery depends on trust, equity and reaching zero-dose children.
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World Health Assembly adopts 10-year action plan against antimicrobial resistance
WHO member states adopted the updated Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance for 2026-2036 at the World Health Assembly.
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World Health Assembly pushes medicine safety monitoring into mainstream health systems
The World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to strengthen pharmacovigilance and integrate medicine safety monitoring into resilient health systems.
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WHO warns global health gains are slowing and uneven
Access to services that shape health outcomes expanded rapidly between 2015 and 2024.
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WHO tracks hantavirus cluster linked to MV Hondius cruise ship
This is the third Disease Outbreak News report on the hantavirus cluster, following the notification to the World Health Organization (WHO) on 2 May 2026 of severe respiratory illness cases aboard MV Hondius, a cruise...
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