Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's ambassadorship for Unicef has been extended for another two years and will be working on eradicating measles and rubella infections for children.


Big B's ambassadorship for Unicef extended for two years


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The International Committee of the Red Cross has warned that the current number of suspected cases of cholera in Yemen will at least double by the end of 2017 to reach 600,000 cases.


'600,000 to contract cholera in Yemen by year end'


Reviving traditional medicine system, such as Ayush, has helped boost India's medical tourism market in comparison to western nations, surviving only on modern medicinal system, health experts said here on Sunday.


Ayush boosting medical tourism in India: Experts


US' prestigious Stanford University, in its Social Innovation Review, has expressed appreciation for the Delhi government's move to offer free primary medical healthcare through neighbourhood clinics, popularly known as Mohalla Clinics.


Stanford Social Innovation Review praises Delhi's Mohalla Clinics


Various nutritious and protein-rich food items have been developed by the DRDO for security personnel deployed at high altitude and snow-bound areas, Parliament was informed on Friday.


Chicken biscuits, tulsi bars developed by DRDO


Students passing out of government medical colleges in Haryana will now be required to do a fixed period of service in government hospitals of the state, state  Health Minister Anil Vij said on Friday.


Haryana to bring 'fixed service' for medical students


Even as an official state vigilance probe began on Friday into an alleged medical college scam involving BJP leaders in Kerala, the CPI-M's Kerala unit has sought a probe by a national agency alleging BJP national leaders are also involved.


Vigilance probe begins into Kerala medical scam, CPI-M targets BJP


The CAG has discovered several shortcomings in the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) including financial mismanagement, shortage of doctors and paramedical staff and non-availability of essential drugs in healthcare centres.


CAG finds several shortcomings in NRHM implementation


The South Korean Defence Ministry on Friday cancelled plans to measure electromagnetic waves emitted from the radar of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system deployed in the country's southeast region.


S. Korea cancels plan to measure THAAD's radar wave emission


A day after he was rescued from kidnappers who held him hostage for 13 days, 29-year-old Sreekanth struggled to find words as he faced questions on Thursday evening.


Rescued after 13 days, traumatised Delhi doctor thanks police


The CBI has arrested a Delhi Municipal Corporation official on the charge of accepting Rs 10,000 in bribe for the grant of a licence for a meat shop, an official said on Thursday.


CBI arrests Delhi municipal official for taking bribe


Israel plans a new field hospital along the demarcation line with Syria in the Golan Heights to treat patients from the war-hit country.


Israel plans hospital in Golan Heights for Syrians


The Odisha government has taken up relief operations on a war footing in flood-ravaged areas of the state while naval helicopters have been requisitioned for air-dropping of food packets in affected areas, an official said on Wednesday.


Odisha's relief operations on war footing in flooded areas: Official


In a shocking incident, a patient's right kidney was operated upon instead of the left at a premier medical hospital here.


Jharkhand doctors operate right kidney instead of left


In 2016, as many as 96.5 per cent of rural elementary government schools had toilets, but more than one in four (27.79 per cent) were dysfunctional or locked, according to data collected for the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER). Only about 68.7 per cent of schools had working toilet facilities for students.


Why India needs to count its broken toilets


Cairo, July 18 (IANS/AKI) At least 1,802 people have died of cholera in war-torn Yemen since the disease broke out there in late April and spread to 21 out of 23 provinces, the United Nations said on Tuesday.


War-wracked Yemen in grip of world's worst cholera outbreak


The Drug Control Department of the Delhi government on Tuesday seized a large amount of habit-forming drugs from a shop in east Delhi, an official said.


Habit-forming drugs seized in Delhi


Apollo Hospitals said on Tuesday there was "no interference" in the treatment given to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa and it is ready to face any probe.


Apollo Hospitals ready for probe into Jayalalithaa's death


Domestic computer accessories firm Ambrane has entered the wearables segment with its newly launched dynamic smart band AFB-11 Flexi Fit with advanced heart rate monitor priced at Rs 1,799.


Ambrane launches smart band at Rs 1,799


IS founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi may have been killed in 2006, but extortion letters signed off with the dreaded terrorist's name have come back to haunt female dentists in the tony Calangute-Candolim beach belt in North Goa, also known for its booming dental tourism practice.


Goa female dentists get extortion threats signed off by 'Abu Zarqawi'


NIMS Medicity, a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, has tied up with the Maldives to strengthen their healthcare delivery system and set up a professional education sector in the country.

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