Rural health statistics 2020-21
The Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2020-21 provides updated information on health infrastructure and human resource position of the health facilities of the country. The publication provides data for Rural,
Rural Health
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‘85% Raj rural women don’t know about HIV/AIDS’
JAIPUR: High migratory population in the state makes Rajasthan vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. But a matter of even more serious concern is that the percentage of women with comprehensive knowledge of HIV/AIDS
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Diabetes on rise among poor people in India, says Lancet study
The study covered 57,000 people across 15 states and Union Territories On an average, diabetes is twice as common in urban areas than in rural areas India — the world's diabetes capital — has to
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Maharashtra floats Rs 100-crore packaged food plan for malnourished kids
MUMBAI: The controversy-ridden state woman and child development department is back in the spotlight for floating a seemingly inflated Rs 100 crore scheme to fight malnourishment among children in rural
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Health Setu launched for 10k villages
The state government has announced a programme - the Health Setu - to provide free medical treatemen in 10,000 villages across the state twice a week. Officials in the state health department said these
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Rural health centres handed over to government
The Three Millennium Development Goal Fund (3MDG) handed over 15 rural health centres in the Ayeyarwady Region to the Health and Sports Ministry on Monday in support of the government’s move to improve
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Spreading immunisation awareness in rural
Ganga Das, 19 and pregnant for the first time, was determined enough to get her immunisation done at a Public Heath Centre (PHC) at Juri village of this block in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district.
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Help on wheels to screen TB in rural areas
A state-of the art health services bus would provide medical care to rural populace at their doorsteps. Designed through a donation of US$100,000 from philanthropists Raj and Bharati Shah of the US-based
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ICMR signs pact to provide healthcare to rural areas
Aiming to provide healthcare to the most remote areas in the country by reducing "uncertainty" in electricity supply through solar solutions, a policy research institute has signed a pact with Indian Council
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Himachal witnesses rise in diabetes cases especially in rural areas
In Himachal Pradesh diabetes is spreading rapidly including rural area and most disturbing fact is the trend of shift of diabetes base to younger age and women as well. Despite Himachal Pradesh being an
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Rural hospitals refer patients to higher health facilities
Nashik: The 24 rural hospitals in the district are struggling to get sufficient blood supply considering the shortage at the Nashik civil hospital. Rural hospitals, which generally gets patients for