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PM Modi to Inaugurate Five New AIIMS and Advance Health Facilities Worth Over 11,391 Crore.

ION correspondentFebruary 20, 2024February 20, 2024

Updated, Feb. 19. 2024. 8.08 PM. Under the goal of ‘Ayushman Bharat, Viksit Bharat’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate five new AIIMS to the nation on 25ht of...

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Cameroon starts world-first malaria mass vaccine rollout.

ION correspondentJanuary 23, 2024January 23, 2024

Eight-month-old Daniella, right, is the first Cameroonian child to get the jab. The world’s first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to...

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In view of extreme cold weather conditions in Jammu Division, Directorate of School Education Jammu extends winter vacations.

ION correspondentJanuary 22, 2024January 22, 2024

Updated, Jan. 21, 2024. 7.20 PM. In view of extreme cold weather conditions in Jammu Division, Directorate of School Education Jammu today extended winter vacations from January 22 to...

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Several states on alert after Centre flags surge in China respiratory infections

ION correspondentNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023

At least six states have put their health infrastructure on alert mode after the Centre’s directive to review readiness in view of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children...

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Amid rising pneumonia cases and WHO concerns China still says no ‘unusual’ virus or novel pathogens

ION correspondentNovember 24, 2023November 24, 2023

Despite mounting concerns raised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) regarding a surge in respiratory illnesses among children, China has assured the global health community that no unusual or...

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Centre Directs Punjab Government to Stop Stubble Burning: Accountability Emphasized for Officials.

ION correspondentNovember 10, 2023November 10, 2023

Updated, Nov. 09, 2023. 9.21 PM. Centre has asked Punjab government to take effective actions to stop further stubble burning in the remaining days of this harvest season. It...

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Over 50,000 people take pledge to donate their organs, under AyushmanBhav campaign launched last month.

ION correspondentOctober 2, 2023October 2, 2023

Updated, Oct 02, 2023. 1.55 PM. Over 50 thousand people have taken the pledge to donate their organs, under the AyushmanBhav campaign. President Droupadi Murmu launched the campaign last...

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Bangladesh. Nearly 1,000 people die of dengue in severe outbreak.

ION correspondentSeptember 30, 2023September 30, 2023

28 September, 2023. In recent weeks, Bangladesh has experienced its most severe outbreak of dengue, resulting in nearly 1,000 deaths, according to authorities. This outbreak has been exacerbated by...

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Kerala steps up measures to check spread of Nipah virus infections as positive cases rise to 4; Neighbouring states also on alert.

ION correspondentSeptember 16, 2023September 16, 2023

n Kerala, 1080 persons have been included in the contact list of Nipah-infected patients in Kozhikode so far, of which, 297 are in the high-risk category. 29 persons are...

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Seven-minute cancer treatment jab to be rolled out in England in world-first

ION correspondentAugust 31, 2023August 31, 2023

Britain’s state-run national health service will be the first in the world to offer an injection that treats cancer to hundreds of patients in England which could cut treatment...