In a significant move to address the state's low fertility rate, the Government of Sikkim has entered into a technical collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) to enhance sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services across the state.
The suicide of a 10-year-old over use of a mobile phone in Meghalaya is a shocking wake up call for the society and now a study has found “problematic social media use (SMU)” among adolescents rising sharply after the pandemic.
The previously suspected case of Mpox (monkeypox) has been verified as a travel-related infection. Laboratory testing has confirmed the presence of Mpox virus of the West African clade 2 in the patient.