First nationwide vaccination drive of 2026 kicks off against poliovirus

First nationwide vaccination drive of 2026 kicks off against poliovirus

A health worker administers polio drops to a child at a railway station during a polio vaccination campaign in Lahore. — AFP/File Over 10m children to be inoculated against poliovirus in Sindh. Five-day vaccination drive to target 6.5 million children in KP. 11,000 teams to vaccinate 2.6 million children in Balochistan. KARACHI/LAHORE/QUETTA: A nationwide vaccination…

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Budget 2026: Healthcare gets booster shot with Rs 10,000 crore for Bio Pharma Shakti

Budget 2026: Healthcare gets booster shot with Rs 10,000 crore for Bio Pharma Shakti

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a Rs 10,000 crore outlay for the Bio Pharma Shakti scheme for biologics and biosimilar drugs to make India a global bio-pharma hub.  Presenting the Budget 2026-27, she said these bio medicines would help the country tackle the growing burden of non-communicable diseases like diabetes. The…

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Union Budget 2026 breakthrough: New national mental health & trauma institutes, NIMHANS 2 announced

Union Budget 2026 breakthrough: New national mental health & trauma institutes, NIMHANS 2 announced

Union Budget 2026: Mental healthcare emerged as a key priority in the Union Budget 2026-27, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiling a major institutional expansion to address chronic gaps in India’s mental health infrastructure. Acknowledging the absence of sufficient national-level institutions dedicated solely to mental health, the government announced plans to set up two new…

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Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, Focus on affordable treatment for Diabetes, Cancer, and other chronic illnesses

Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, Focus on affordable treatment for Diabetes, Cancer, and other chronic illnesses

Budget 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Budget 2026-27 today, Sunday, February 1, 2026, marking her ninth consecutive budget. During her speech FM Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Affordable treatment for chronic illnesses like diabetes and cancer is key healthcare priority in Budget 2026.” Obesity is rising at an alarming rate and is today…

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Book excerpt:

Book excerpt:

Hay House We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Mel Robbins’ podcasts, TED Talk and bestselling books, including “The 5 Second Rule,” have made her one of the most successful motivational speakers. In her latest bestseller, “The Let Them Theory” (Hay House), she discusses how personal growth is only…

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