Health Tips

• Home Cures And Popular Beliefs - New
  For many sicknesses, time-tested home remedies work as well as modern medicines or even better. They are often cheaper. And in some cases they are safer
• Tackling Malaria & Chikungunya
  Malaria continues to pose a major public health threat in India, particularly due to Plasmodium falciparum (Pf), prone to complications, if not treated early. It is a major impediment in the path of socio-economic
• Role of ASHA and Village Health Committee in Malaria Control
  ASHA would conduct door-to-door fever surveillance activity on a weekly basis and report any occurrence of fever to the ANM/ health workers as well as the Medical Officer, Sector PHC. While malaria control activities require to be
• Dengue Fever
  Dengue is caused by a virus belonging to genus Flavivirus. There are 4 serotypes of this virus (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 & DEN-4) and all are prevalent in India. The first infection with any serotype produces a self-limiting disease (Classical Dengue) with about
• Chikungunya
  Chikungunya is a form of viral fever caused by an Alphavirus that is spread by mosquito bites from the Aedes mosquito. Chikungunya is derived from the African word meaning 'that which bends up' in reference to the
• Role of ASHA: Detecting Dengue/Chikungunya
  ASHA can help in detecting an unusual increase in fever incidence in her village which may be due to Dengue/Chikungunya.
• What the States should do to Arrest Chikungunya Outbreak
  The surveillance should be proactive. Most states conduct reactive surveillance with health authorities waiting until medical community recognizes transmission before reacting to control measures. Generally epidemics are near peak transmission before they are recognized and confirmed. By then it
• Teaching and Learning Together - The Health Worker as an Educator
  For many sicknesses, time-tested home remedies work as well as modern medicines or even better. They are often cheaper. And in some cases they are safer.

Source: NRHM Newsletter