Himachal enhances health cover for 16 thousand weavers
byShimla: To enable the traditional weavers community to access better health facilities, the Himachal cabinet today decided to enhance cover under health insurance cover…
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I Know my HIV status. Do you know Yours?
byThe “National Family Health Survey 3 (2005-06)” reported that, only 6% of rural women and 16%Â urban women in Himachal Pradesh knew the location of…
HIV counseling cum testing camp held at Sakoh
byShimla: Health awareness cum medical camp was held at IRBN Sakoh under the aegis of National rural health mission as a part of Police…
Swine Flu Claims First Life In Himachal
byShimla: Swine flu claimed its first victim in Himachal with Dina Gupta, a 48 year old housewife from Solan being declared H1N1 positive at…
Community Care – Enriching Life
byHarrisburg, PA, USA: In our endeavor to reach far flung areas of Himachal Pradesh, we tied up with LWH, Manali’s community outreach program in…
Drug controller-Police drive in Himachal to contain misuse of intoxicant chemicals
byShimla: To try and break dubious drug store supply chains involved in peddling intoxicating syrups and chemicals among young men and women, the police…
HIV+ve Cases On The Rise In Himachal
byShimla: Spoken of in hushed tones, incidence of HIV positive persons is showing a rise in numbers as more and more screening centre come…
Congress pick holes in Himachal health system, stage walkout
byShimla: Not satisfied with health minister Rajiv Bindal’s response to a discussion over the health services being delivered in the state, congress members led…
Himachal to present low cost intra-dermal anti-rabies vaccination technique at SEAWPI Conference
byShimla: Dr. Omesh Bharti, OSD, Directorate of Health Safety and Regulation at Shimla, will present a research paper on “low cost rabies prophylaxis” at…
Himachal ready to meet 85% country demand for Swine Flu drugs – Rajiv Bindal
byShimla: Asserting that there was no swine flu case in Himachal, health minister Rajiv Bindal today stated that Himachal was in a position to…