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HEALTHSep 19Health Minister promises steps to boost HPV vaccination coverageHealth Minister K. Muraleedharan says lack of awareness is one of the reasons for the poor vaccination coverage and urges doctors to get involved in activities to improve itThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 19Women-led committees to monitor nutrition, early education at every Anganwadi in GujaratGandhinagar, Sep 19 (IANS) Gujarat will constitute women-led Anganwadi Management Committees (AMCs) at every Anganwadi Centre in the state to increase community participation in nutrition, healthcare and early childhood education, while improving monitoring of services for children and mothers. The decision, taken under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, is aimed at strengthening the grassroots implementation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0'. The committees will focus on reducing malnutrition and developmental delays among children aged 0 to 6 years and supporting their overall development. "Under the guidance of Women and Child Development Minister Manisha Vakil, each AMC will be constituted by the concerned Child Development Project Officer (CDPO). All seven members of the committee will be women, with the woman supervisor serving as Chairperson and the Anganwadi worker as Member-Secretary," officials said. The committee will also include an ASHA worker, two mothers of children aged 3 to 6 years enrolled at the Anganwadi, a woman member of a local Self-Help Group (SHG) or NGO/CSO, and a woman teacher from the nearest government primary school. The arrangement is intended to improve coordination between Anganwadi, health, education and local self-government institutions, while giving the community a greater role in ensuring transparency and accountability in service delivery. AMCs will meet once every two months at the Anganwadi Centre to review its functioning and the quality and timely delivery of services. They will examine facilities including the Anganwadi building, drinking water, toilets, kitchen, storage, furniture, equipment, Teaching Learning Material (TLM), food quality and hygiene. The committees will also monitor supplementary nutrition services, including Take Home Ration (THR) and Hot Cooked Meals (HCM), with attention to food quality, freshness, hygiene and nutritional standards. They will review the growth of children aged 0 to 6 years, developmental milestones of children aged 0 to 3 years, health check-ups, identification of malnourished children, referrals and follow-up of referred cases. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) will form another key area of monitoring. The committees will review daily pre-primary activities under 'Aadharshila', curriculum-based activities and Children's Day theme-based activities, besides checking whether records relating to children's development and monthly activities are maintained properly. "The initiative will also help ensure that eligible beneficiaries are not left out of Anganwadi services. Through household surveys and community mapping, the committees will support identification of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children aged 0 to 6 years," officials asserted. They will monitor registration, attendance and inclusive services for children with special needs, besides ensuring that beneficiary information on the Poshan Tracker is updated. AMCs will also encourage parents, volunteers, private organisations, corporate entities, NGOs, CSOs and other community groups to contribute time, skills and resources to Anganwadi Centres. Support in the form of toys, clothes, activity materials and educational resources will be encouraged, while Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies will be involved in establishing and maintaining Poshan Vatika or Nutri-Gardens. At least four of the seven members, including the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson, will have to be present for a meeting. Decisions will be taken by consensus wherever possible and by majority when required. Minutes, including attendance, discussions, decisions and follow-up status, will be recorded in the prescribed format and submitted to the concerned CDPO within seven days. The CDPO will review the functioning of each committee at least twice a year. Major issues that cannot be resolved locally will be referred to the Programme Officer and CDPO. The state government said the mechanism would bring mothers, ASHA workers, teachers, SHG members and other community representatives into the regular review of nutrition, child growth, early education, hygiene, infrastructure, beneficiary coverage and grievance redressal at Anganwadi Centres. The initiative comes as the Centre has also focused on strengthening ECCE and nutrition services, with approval given in July 2026 for upgrading two lakh Anganwadi Centres as Saksham Anganwadis. --IANS mys/sd/thehawk_in · india

HEALTHSep 19Despite zoonotic diseases threat, Keralam’s proposed veterinary public health wing yet to take shapeA dedicated veterinary public health section was among the recommendations of Gita N. Potty panel cleared by Oommen Chandy Cabinet in 2016The Hindu

HEALTHSep 19How are noisy celebrations and DJs affecting the hearing of humans?Can prolonged exposure to high-volume music cause permanent, hidden damage to the ears? And what do scientific research and India’s noise pollution regulations say about the growing risks?The Hindu

HEALTHSep 1971% consumers in Mumbai rarely asked for prescription, survey finds; Maharashtra FDA acted against 880 drug licensees in three monthsOn prescription checks, 36% of 3,697 Mumbai respondents said chemists never refused to give them medicines without a prescription and another 35% said they did so very rarelyThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 18Two more women die in Rajasthan after C-sections; probe committee formedThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 18Tamil Nadu set to get back 40 vacant super speciality seatsTamil Nadu is expected to recover 40 vacant super speciality seats. This indicates a development related to medical education capacity or allocation in the region.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 18KBN University conducts free health camp for over 2,000 peopleKBN University conducted a free health camp providing services to over 2,000 individuals. This initiative aims to offer healthcare to a large community.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 18Mumps cases reported in parts of Keralam’s Thrissur; DMO urges public to stay vigilantChildren aged 5 to 15 most vulnerable; patients advised to stay home and avoid contact with othersThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 18India: Are food safety rules too much to swallow?Recent raids at India's luxury hotels and a wider crackdown on its food companies have renewed the debate about food safety standards and their enforcement in the country.DW News [en]

HEALTHSep 18Doctor’s driver ‘examines’ patients, prescribes medicines at Kanpur hospital; probe orderedThe incident came to light after a video surfaced on social media on September 16, 2026, purportedly showing a man sitting in an OPD room at the Kanshiram Hospital, speaking to patients and writing prescriptionsThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 18Andhra Pradesh tops country in patient safety with a score of 86, says Health DepartmentThe State completed patient-safety inspections in all 62 area and district hospitals, and certification under the National Quality Assurance Scheme has reached 65%The Hindu

HEALTHSep 18FDA suspends Café Mondegar licence over food-safety lapses; wider crackdown hits Mumbai eateriesThe action formed part of a larger festival-season enforcement drive in Greater Mumbai carried out between September 11 and 14The Hindu

HEALTHSep 18FDA chief Tukaram flags huge price gaps in medical devices, seeks Centre’s interventionThe report cited that an IV set purchased for ₹11.05 had a declared MRP of ₹325, while an infusion set purchased for ₹11 had an MRP of ₹201.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Driver brings bus to a halt before dying of cardiac arrest in VelloreA bus driver in Vellore suffered a fatal cardiac arrest but managed to stop the vehicle, preventing a larger incident. This is a local incident involving a medical emergency and a fatality.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 17AU’s free Ayurvedic medical camp benefits 185 patientsAn Ayurvedic medical camp organized by AU provided free healthcare services to 185 patients. This initiative offered medical assistance to a significant number of individuals.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Exhorbitant price of patented life-saving medicines: Kerala HC reserves verdictThe Kerala High Court is reserving its verdict on the exorbitant pricing of patented life-saving medicines, indicating a legal challenge to pharmaceutical costs. This concerns public access to essential healthcare.The Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Central university student dies in AssamTezpur University has decided to constitute a high-level committee to review the existing mechanisms for supporting students’ mental well-beingThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Next-generation antivenom fights India’s deadliest snakesIndia, the ‘snakebite capital of the world’, has an antivenom problem. A trial in mice points to a potential solutionThe Telegraph

HEALTHSep 17Dengue spread neither unusual nor alarming this year: Tamil Nadu Directorate of Public HealthEvery year, seasonal variations in dengue cases occur naturally during the monsoon due to changes in climatic conditions, the DPH saidThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Maharashtra FDA Commissioner made recommendation to NPPA on pricing gap of hospital consumablesA patient admitted for care has no way of knowing whether the price on a medical consumable reflects its actual cost or a markup fixed long before it ever reached the ward, said Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundeThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Influenza, leptospirosis emerge as major killers this season in KeralamAs on September 15, the State has reported 10,244 cases of influenza and 109 deaths due to the infection. Confirmed leptospirosis deaths touch 100, apart from 78 probable deathsThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 17Climate change increases dengue risk in Keralam; cases may rise by 20% by 2040, says studyStudy identifies rainfall, humidity and El Niño-Southern Oscillation as the key drivers of dengue transmission. Changes in atmospheric pressure, temperature and relative humidity during the active and break phases of monsoon can influence localised mosquito breeding and dengue riskThe Hindu

HEALTHSep 16Three rescued orangutans in Odisha suffering from anaemia: OfficialsA comprehensive health check-up of the five primates, including X-rays and blood tests, was carried out after one of the juvenile orangutans developed fever; No major breakthrough in the probe so farThe Hindu

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