Steps taken by India for preparedness against future pandemics

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) strengthened to improve disease surveillance and rapid data reporting

DGHS, Health Ministry, along with experts reviews the Chandipura virus and AES cases in states

Multidisciplinary central team deployed to assist Gujarat with epidemiological, environmental, and laboratory investigations of AES cases

Soumya Swaminathan appointed as the Principle Advisor for the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme

Increasing public awareness on World Zoonoses Day

India boasts the largest livestock population, with 536 million livestock and 851 million poultry

Health Ministry issues advisory to states in view of zika virus cases from Maharashtra

States urged to maintain a state of constant vigil through screening of pregnant women for Zika virus infection and monitoring the growth of foetus of expecting mothers who tested positive for Zika

CCRAS to organize national consultative meet on ‘Research Priority Settings in Traditional Medicine’ in collaboration with WHO

The consultative meet, a first of its kind, will bring together representatives from diverse domains of Traditional Medicine (TM) in India

18% of India's population needs assistive care, says former DGHS

Ministry of Ayush and Ministry of Women and Child Development join hands for Nutritional Improvement in adolescent girls through Ayurveda interventions

Both the Ministries signed MoU for anaemia control among adolescent girls using Ayurveda interventions

Ayush and Tribal Affairs Ministries announce joint initiative on public health of tribal students

We are achieving the target of developed India by making our young children healthy today

Ayush Ministry to launch project of health screening and management through ayurvedic interventions

The project aims at screening the general health condition of the students enrolled in classes 6th to 12th.