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Opposition alleges Maharashtra govt purchased cancer diagnostic vans at inflated price, Speaker Rahul Narvekar orders inquiry

July 03, 2025 3:00 pm

Opposition MLAs claimed that cancer diagnostic vans were purchased for Rs 99 lakh each, while similar vehicles were available for Rs 45 lakh.

Poliovirus found in wastewater in Spain, Germany and Poland -- what you need to know

December 15, 2024 5:08 pm

Wastewater surveillance, an approach reinvigorated during the COVID pandemic, has proven invaluable for early detection of disease outbreaks.

The 'bleeding eye' virus, officially known as the Marburg virus, is a highly infectious and often fatal virus

The deadly ‘bleeding eye’ virus: What you need to know about the Marburg outbreak and its global implications

December 03, 2024 5:00 pm

With at least 15 fatalities and hundreds of infections reported across 17 African countries, including Rwanda, health officials are urging travellers to exercise caution.

Public Health Foundation of India surpasses Harvard, bags second place in global rankings for schools of public health

March 13, 2024 8:37 am

Professor K Srinath Reddy, honorary distinguished professor of PHFI, said the ranking was ‘yet another vindication of the respect the world has for Indian science’.

Karnataka govt and C-CAMP host roundtable on strengthening public health systems

November 09, 2023 1:14 pm

Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao underlines the significance of affordability, accessibility, quality and scale in any augmentation effort for public health systems.

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Ahmedabad University launches School of Public Health

April 19, 2023 12:57 am

The school will offer courses in environmental health and analytical sciences, including data science, biostatistics and epidemiology, and executive education.

Countries should come together to fight public health issues, says former diplomat Gautam Bambawale

February 22, 2023 4:54 pm

The AIBDF, a public charitable trust, intends to create awareness about autoimmune blistering diseases, and guide patients with autoimmune blistering diseases in terms of early diagnosis and the right treatment.

Maharashtra to establish state-of-art integrated labs in each district under PM-ABHIM

September 16, 2022 7:39 pm

Under instructions of the Centre, the public health department is setting up district IPHL units to serve as the apex of a network to link labs with block, state and regional public health and veterinary labs to support multi-sectoral collaboration for clinical management and public health surveillance.

NTAGI panel recommends use of Covid vaccines Corbevax, Covaxin for kids aged 5-12 years

July 08, 2022 10:04 pm

The members, however, opined that data of Covid burden and mortality among children is not robust enough to take any decision to begin vaccination of those below 12 years, an official source said.