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On World Mental Health Day, Deepika Padukone Posted This
"Expanding our rural outreach program to Tamil Nadu is one more important step towards making mental health care accessible and affordable for all," wrote Deepika Padukone
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"NEET Eliminates Poor": Ex-Judge Submits Report To Tamil Nadu Government
Primary health care centres in rural Tamil Nadu will not get doctors to serve in the years to come if the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is continued, said AK Rajan, former judge in the Madras High Court, in his report.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Nurses Are Our Best Bet To Provide Healthcare In Rural India
Lasiyo is two years old and lives in Khajuri- a remote, sparsely populated and poorly connected tribal hamlet in Rajasthan. Last year in September, his mother noticed that Lasiyo had high fever. The closest functional health facility was in a nearby town, but she had never been there alone. The only bus that would take here there had left. Her husb...
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Only 10-20 Per Cent Rural Indian Women Aware About Cervical Cancer
Only 10-20 per cent of the Indian women in rural areas have awareness about cervical cancer, even if it is the fourth most common cause of death among women, said a survey. According to the survey, an estimated 62,416 cervical cancer deaths were reported across the world in 2015, which is the eight per cent of the total deaths caused by cancers alt...
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Partnership Model Changes The Face Of Public Health Care In Arunachal
Public-Private Partnership between the government and local NGOs in Arunachal Pradesh has changed the face of reproductive health in the region.
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50,000 Angwanwadi Centres to be Constructed Every Year: Women and Child Development Minister
Government will construct 50,000 anganwadi centres (AWCs) every year so that in the next four years two lakh anganwadis have their own buildings and can provide health care in villages in a better way, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said.
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Jharkhand: 7 diarrhoea deaths in 7 days; Govt response nil
The Jharkhand government's tall claim of spending crores on rural health care doesn't mean anything for villagers in Sonua. The predominantly tribal village has seen seven diarrhoea deaths in as many days, but the only help these people have are anganwadi workers who are not trained to deal with emergencies.Not a single doctor has visited the villa...
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National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - Vision and Goals
The Government of India has launched the National Rural Health Mission (2005-12) to carry out necessary architectural correction in the basic health care delivery system. Parul Chopra
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On World Mental Health Day, Deepika Padukone Posted This
"Expanding our rural outreach program to Tamil Nadu is one more important step towards making mental health care accessible and affordable for all," wrote Deepika Padukone
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"NEET Eliminates Poor": Ex-Judge Submits Report To Tamil Nadu Government
Primary health care centres in rural Tamil Nadu will not get doctors to serve in the years to come if the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is continued, said AK Rajan, former judge in the Madras High Court, in his report.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Nurses Are Our Best Bet To Provide Healthcare In Rural India
Lasiyo is two years old and lives in Khajuri- a remote, sparsely populated and poorly connected tribal hamlet in Rajasthan. Last year in September, his mother noticed that Lasiyo had high fever. The closest functional health facility was in a nearby town, but she had never been there alone. The only bus that would take here there had left. Her husb...
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Only 10-20 Per Cent Rural Indian Women Aware About Cervical Cancer
Only 10-20 per cent of the Indian women in rural areas have awareness about cervical cancer, even if it is the fourth most common cause of death among women, said a survey. According to the survey, an estimated 62,416 cervical cancer deaths were reported across the world in 2015, which is the eight per cent of the total deaths caused by cancers alt...
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Partnership Model Changes The Face Of Public Health Care In Arunachal
Public-Private Partnership between the government and local NGOs in Arunachal Pradesh has changed the face of reproductive health in the region.
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50,000 Angwanwadi Centres to be Constructed Every Year: Women and Child Development Minister
Government will construct 50,000 anganwadi centres (AWCs) every year so that in the next four years two lakh anganwadis have their own buildings and can provide health care in villages in a better way, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said.
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Jharkhand: 7 diarrhoea deaths in 7 days; Govt response nil
The Jharkhand government's tall claim of spending crores on rural health care doesn't mean anything for villagers in Sonua. The predominantly tribal village has seen seven diarrhoea deaths in as many days, but the only help these people have are anganwadi workers who are not trained to deal with emergencies.Not a single doctor has visited the villa...
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National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) - Vision and Goals
The Government of India has launched the National Rural Health Mission (2005-12) to carry out necessary architectural correction in the basic health care delivery system. Parul Chopra
