India delivers 13 tonnes of BCG vaccines to Afghanistan to boost child immunisation programme against TB
The consignment was sent to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health to augment the country's child immunisation programme against tuberculosis.
The consignment was sent to Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health to augment the country's child immunisation programme against tuberculosis.
Now, approximately three crore children aged 1 to 19 years will be administered the medicine in a mop-up round on Friday. Experts have appealed to parents to ensure that no child is left out.
The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) simultaneously released a public health communication urging residents to remain alert and follow safety protocols.
The latest fatality was identified as Algu Choudhary (70), who was admitted to Aurobindo Hospital on January 9 after suffering from severe vomiting and diarrhoea. He later developed respiratory complications and passed away during treatment.
The latest fatality has been identified as Anita Kushwah (65), who had been undergoing treatment for over a month at Bombay Hospital, where she was on ventilator support.
The conference, held on 16 January in the school auditorium, highlighted that “people-led participation in river conservation, pollution abatement and long-term ecological restoration” was the need of the hour.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday said he has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging ex post facto environmental clearances, asserting that such approvals are illegal, harmful to public health, and undermine governance.
Roads were blocked, vehicular movement slowed to a crawl and police detained several protesters amid heightened tension.
Inaugurating the Drug-Free Campus Campaign at the University of Delhi, the Vice-President said the vision of a developed and self-reliant India can be realised only when the youth remain healthy, drug-free and purpose-driven.
India wants to reduce smoking, but its approach defies basic public-health logic.
