NFHS-6 data reveals falling fertility rates, improved maternal healthcare and strong digital inclusion in Northeast India, while malnutrition and lifestyle diseases remain concerns.
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NFHS-6 reports improvement in maternal healthcare, child nutrition, immunisation and women’s empowerment across India during 2023-24.
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A suspected Ebola case in Bengaluru involving a Ugandan national triggered health alerts in India as WHO warned of a worsening Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda.
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Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda reviewed India’s Ebola preparedness measures as the Centre intensified surveillance and screening following outbreaks in parts of Africa.
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India advises citizens to avoid non-essential travel to DRC, Uganda and South Sudan after WHO declared the Ebola outbreak a global health emergency.
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IIT Madras researchers found that sustained investments in Tamil Nadu’s emergency medical services improved maternal and newborn health outcomes after COVID-19.
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WHO’s Ebola emergency declaration has intensified global response efforts as infections spread from DR Congo into Uganda.
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Health experts warn healthcare workers, families and residents in conflict-hit urban areas face the highest risks in the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
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WHO has declared a global health emergency after a rare Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak spread across DR Congo and Uganda, killing at least 87 people.
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Researchers have identified 3-parameter Generalized Gamma model as the most accurate statistical tool for analysing first birth intervals in North-East India, where the median interval of just 19 months falls below the WHO’s 24-month safe threshold, raising urgent maternal and child health concerns.
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