National & International News
Centre planning to put toll-free ‘quitline’ number on tobacco packets
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/tobacco/centre-planning-to-put-toll-free-quitline-number-on-tobacco-packets/articleshow/61903191.cms
1 in 5 urban families forced to borrow to fund hospital stay
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/1-in-5-urban-families-forced-to-borrow-to-fund-hospital-stay/articleshow/62014501.cms
NGT issues warrants against 25 hookah bars in Delhi after owners fail to appear
http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/ngt-issues-warrants-against-25-hookah-bars-in-delhi-after-owners-fail-to-appear/story-CegcugL0qmYREf6DaK7Y8L.html
Scepticism shrouds India’s tuberculosis target
http://www.hindustantimes.com/health/scepticism-shrouds-india-s-tuberculosis-target/story-bcyM89SKSxBhtHXxNL9O2L.html
Man held after brothers film him selling cigarettes to kids central Delhi’s Patel Nagar
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/man-held-after-brothers-film-him-selling-cigarettes-to-kids-4957764/
Health insurance cavity
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/health-insurance-cavity-192675
Chapters on tobacco might soon be included in school textbooks
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/chapters-on-tobacco-school-textbooks/1/1100135.html
India’s malaria surveillance mechanism detects only 8% cases finds new WHO Malaria Report
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/world-malaria-report-surveillance-india-cases-deaths-4959610/
Health bodies welcome National Health Policy
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/health-bodies-welcome-national-health-policy-117031700853_1.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/health-bodies-welcome-national-health-policy/1/906520.html
http://www.thestatesman.com/india/national-health-policy-has-its-heart-in-right-place-1489862512.html
http://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/health-bodies-welcome-national-health-policy/1009062
http://www.jagran.com/news/national-experts-welcome-new-health-policy-15695164.html
Mission Wipe out Malaria
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report-mission-wipe-out-malaria-2280791
Government’s Mohalla Clinics get global accolade
http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/governments-mohalla-clinics-get-global-accolade.html
Mission Oral Health
http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2016/dec/10/mission-oral-health-1546739.html