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Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Union health ministry attributed the decline in India's exclusive breastfeeding rate to multiple factors, including socio-cultural practices, family customs, individual preferences, the use of pre-lacteal feeds and infant milk substitutes, and breastfeeding frequency. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/ZXA1BG4 via gqrds

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is intensifying at an "exceptional" pace, the World Health Organization warned on Saturday, calling for a significant scaling-up of the health response. A vaccine described by the World Health Organization as the "most promising" to fight the current outbreak will be developed by Singapore-based Hilleman Laboratories, it announced on Thursday. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/IHGhMCJ via gqrds

The estimated incidence of cancer cases increased by 11.26% in Haryana, 9.29% in Punjab, and 8.72% in Himachal Pradesh, according to estimates of the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) tabled in Parliament by the Union health ministry. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/T2gX13i via gqrds

The initial public offering (IPO) of Manipal Health opened with a 6 per cent subscription initially, according to data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) till 1.30 pm. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/BNaQbDJ via gqrds

Published in The Lancet Regional Health–Southeast Asia, the study estimates that India required nearly 3.9 lakh kidney, liver, heart and lung transplants in 2021, a figure likely to rise to 4.63 lakh annually by 2040 as the population ages and chronic diseases become more common. Yet, at present, only a small proportion of patients receive a transplant. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/5FAtujE via gqrds

As climate change, rapid urbanisation and population growth fuel the spread of dengue, CDSCO's approval of Takeda's Qdenga marks a significant step in India's disease prevention strategy. With reported dengue cases rising 11-fold over the past two decades, doctors say the country's first dengue vaccine could reduce severe disease, hospitalisations and deaths, while calling for its eventual inclusion in the National Immunisation Programme. from Top Health News | Latest Healthcare Sector & Healthcare Industry news, Information and Updates: ET HealthWorld : ETHealthworld.com https://ift.tt/SF6ybRY via gqrds