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Speakers highlight rising drug abuse among youth at awareness programme

Addressing students, the speakers urge them to stay away from addictive substances, remain vigilant, and actively support the mission of building a drug-free society

West Bengal conducts filariasis drug drive in 10 districts, targets elimination by 2030

Health workers administer free preventive medicines in 59 blocks and urban local bodies; officials urge eligible residents to consume the drugs under direct observation

Over 56,000 in Karnataka unaware of HIV status; dating apps pose new challenge to tracing infections

While an estimated 56,000 people in Karnataka are living with HIV unknowingly, over 2 lakh are on treatment, posing a major challenge to the Stateโ€™s HIV control programme

Health Department to launch birth spacing awareness campaign from July 11

Campaign to educate couples on the health benefits of maintaining a minimum two-year gap between pregnancies; โ‚น5,000 incentives announced for eligible couples and high-performing healthcare personnel