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Public Health

Significant Dip in Stubble Burning Marks a Breath of Fresh Air for North India

In the past 45 days, spanning from September 15, 2023, to October 29, 2023, the North Indian states of Punjab… Read More

In Response to New York Times Article: India Explains

India has been in regular and in-depth technical exchanges with WHO on the issue. While using mortality figures directly obtained… Read More

India’s Public Health Response to manage COVID-19

The management of the COVID19 pandemic, and especially the recent Omicron surge, has strongly demonstrated to the world the power… Read More

Disposal of Medical Waste

The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) compiles country-wide annual data of bio-medical waste (BMW) generation, collection and treatment based on… Read More

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Reviews Public Health Preparedness to COVID19

In view of a substantial number of active cases across the country recuperating from COVID19 in home isolation, it is… Read More

Centre Reviews COVID19 Status and Preparedness in States/UTs, in View of Omicron Variant

The Centre has advised States and UTs to not let their guard down and maintain their preparedness for fighting COVID19… Read More

Centre Reviews Public Health Preparedness in view of New COVID19 Variant OMICRON

Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level virtual meeting with States/UTs to review COVID-19 public health response measures… Read More

Innovation Hub Launched to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance

The Department of Biotechnology’s Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), has launched a global collaborative platform to help reduce… Read More

Strategies for Ending TB by 2025

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar today chaired the brainstorming session on Strategies… Read More

Public Health Ethics and COVID-19

Humanity is facing a test in the form of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nations across the world are scrambling to contain… Read More