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Coimbatore: 21st May 2013 Infant deaths in Coimbatore district have declined by 15.36 per cent during 2012-13 after having risen during the past two consecutive years. The total number of births in the district rose by 13.66 per cent during 2012-13. Read more Add Comment New Delhi: 21st May 2013 To help urban poor go to health facilities after working hours, urban primary health centres, planned under the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), will function from noon to 8 p.m. Out-patient departments at standard health facilities worked only in the morning; when patients had to go to work, visiting a doctor or hospital would mean losing a day’s salary, Anuradha Gupta, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said. Read more New Delhi: 21st May 2013 The Delhi Cabinet on Monday approved the installation of 120 dialysis machines in six Delhi government hospitals aimed at providing free treatment to economically weaker sections of society. The Cabinet also approved the new excise policy for the year 2013-2014, which signals an increase of between five and 11 per cent in liquor prices of different categories. Read more Raipur: 20th may 2013 Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh, in a letter to Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, has acknowledged that Maoists do not “obstruct” government health programmes. Mr. Ramesh has defined delivery of health services to Maoist-controlled areas as an “opportunity” to reach millions of tribal people in the remotest areas of the country. Read more Mumbai: 20th May 2013 Mumbai witnessed a 44% rise in the number of abortions last year, data from the city’s municipal body has shown.While 19,701 abortions were registered in 2011, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) data from various public and private hospitals and nursing homes in 2012 showed 28,455 abortions. Read more Agartala: 18th May 2013 The number of females has increased over the past ten years in Tripura with sex ratio standing at 960 against per thousand males, according to final census report-2011. While the number of women stood at 948 against per thousand males in the 2001 census, it rose to 960 in the 2011 census report, said Deputy Director of Census Operations Aparesh Chowdhury. Read more 18th May 2013 Data for trends in contraceptive use and need are necessary to guide programme and policy decisions and to monitor progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, which calls for universal access to contraceptive services. We therefore aimed to estimate trends in contraceptive use and unmet need in developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012 . Read more Reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health in Pakistan: challenges and opportunities05/17/2013 17th May 2013 Globally, Pakistan has the third highest burden of maternal, fetal, and child mortality. It has made slow progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 and 5 and in addressing common social determinants of health. The country also has huge challenges of political fragility, complex security issues, and natural disasters. Read more New Delhi: 17th May 2013 A 32-year-old pregnant woman died during childbirth as two doctors of a private clinic in Jamia Nagar allegedly botched up the procedure. The child, too, could not be saved. Owners of Batla Polyclinic — Dr MM Amir Alam and Dr N Sahar — have been booked under IPC Sections relating to attempt to murder, criminal intimidation and causing grievous hurt. Read more Palakkad: 17th May 2013 Draft identifies it as a major health problem in State. The draft nutrition policy being finalised by the State government identifies anaemia as a major health problem in the State, especially among women and children. More women and children have anaemia in 2005-06 than in 1999-99, the draft compares figures from the National Family Health Surveys held those years. Read more | Health News Update
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