In the wake of rising COVID-19 infections across India since early last month, the Union Health Ministry has intensified public health measures to boost preparedness, with mock drills at hospitals and surveillance drives forming a key part of its action plan.
The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that the COVID-19 situation in India remains under control as of May 19, despite a recent uptick in active cases, which have risen to 257 nationwide.
India recorded an 80.5 per cent decline in malaria cases between 2015 to 2023, the Health Ministry said on Friday, on the occasion of World Malaria Day.
The Houthi-run Health Ministry has said that the overnight US strikes killed at least 53 people, including five women and two children, and wounded more than 100 people in Yemeni state capital Sanaa, media reported.
Pakistan reported a new case of polio in the country's southern Sindh province, bringing the total number of the disease-infected children to three since the beginning of this year, officials from the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Union Health Ministry on Saturday hosted ASHAs who are in Delhi to attend the 76th Republic Day celebrations, and lauded their contributions towards the success of various health initiatives.
It said in view of reports about rising cases of respiratory illnesses in China in the past few weeks, a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting was held under the Chairmanship of DGHS of the ministry here on Saturday.
The Ministry, however, appealed to the people to take precautions against all respiratory infections.
The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday disclosed that the number of malaria cases in India have declined by over 97 per cent.
Sudan has recorded 2,520 dengue fever cases, including 13 deaths, in five states, its Health Ministry announced in a statement.
