National Health Mission has enhanced workforce, curbed several public health concerns: Centre’s report to Cabinet The National Health Mission (NHM) has significantly contributed to improving India’s public health, including lowering of the maternal mortality rate, incidence of tuberculosis (TB), and sickle cell anaemia. It has also contributed to expanding human resources in the field while […]

The hidden and apparent dangers of spending 70-90 hours every week at work Premium A Pandora’s box has been opened, with recent opinions of a few stalwarts of our multi-national companies recommending that employees work 70 to 90 hours at work every week. What they have ignored are the health implications of undertaking such long […]

Why has Kerala begun survival swimming training for schoolchildren? Premium For the first time in the country, a World Health Organization-led initiative to impart survival swimming training to children in order to reduce drowning deaths, is taking off in Kerala. Over the past five years, at least 1,000-1,200 persons have died every year in Kerala […]

How many people in India use lifejackets? New study among fishers, boat operators & tourists in T.N. and Kerala aims to find out Premium Just about a month ago, India was rocked by the tragedy of fifteen persons, including four women and two children, who died after an Indian Navy speedboat crashed into a ferry, […]