Healthcare

Leprosy comes with its stigmas, something that he vowed to fight.

It is the fear of being lodged in legal hassles, police intimidation and court cases that dissuades most of us from rushing the injured person to nearby medical centres.

Both the first-time mother and her child are safe and are expected to be discharged sometime later today from a healthcentre in Odisha.

The draft law is up on the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website. You can send in your suggestions by April 21.

Stigma often goes hand-in-hand with discrimination or the social exclusion of individuals living with TB.

In cases where the expense exceeds the limit of the proposed health cover, the plan entails an investment of additional ₹3 lakh by the government.

This is a great win for the transgender community.

Over 8000 children under 14, with life-threatening heart ailments like Bhakti, have been identified under the government-sponsored Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram. This is a state-wide screening and early intervention programme that will sponsor surgeries by top doctors in Mumbai and the state

'Suvidha', a biodegradable low-cost sanitary napkin, will be beneficial for many women.

In many communities, women are socially ostracised in the days of their period, their mobility is restricted, they are considered impure, and are not allowed to worship or enter the kitchen.