Health Bulletin 05/March/2026

Following the launch of the nationwide HPV vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi Director Dr M Srinivas has urged parents, teachers, community leaders and healthcare professionals across the country to actively support and promote the initiative.

Welcoming the campaign initiated by the Union health ministry, Dr Srinivas said this landmark initiative represents a transformative moment in the country's public health journey - one that has the potential to save countless lives in the years to come, news agency PTI reported.

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AIIMS Delhi Director calls for nationwide support for HPV vaccination drive

Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (PGIMS) Rohtak, a state-of-the-art cancer diagnostics and radiotherapy facility, has remained non-operational for the past three years, despite the completion of its infrastructure. The delay is due to the non-procurement of critical medical equipment and the lack of fresh financial approvals from the government.

The newly constructed buildings were designed to house advanced cancer treatment technologies, including PET scans, bone scans, bone marrow transplants, linear accelerators (LINAC), CyberKnife systems, and other nuclear medicine diagnostics. Over Rs 100 crore has already been spent on construction and initial planning for equipment, including Rs 27.98 crore for the two new buildings.

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PGIMS Rohtak cancer facility remains non-functional for over three years

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guwahati, successfully conducted the first Regional Workshop on Disaster Resilient Hospitals for the North Eastern Region.

The workshop marked a significant step toward strengthening disaster preparedness and resilience of healthcare institutions across the region.

The two-day programme was jointly organized by the Department of Hospital Administration, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and AIIMS Guwahati under the aegis of the Disaster Cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. It brought together delegates from all the North Eastern States—Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura—along with representatives from West Bengal, Odisha and North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Shillong, the PIB stated.

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AIIMS Guwahati hosts two-day workshop on hospital disaster preparedness

The Federation of Government Doctors Associations (FOGDA) in Tamil Nadu announced on Saturday that it will begin an indefinite hunger strike on March 5, citing the State government's inaction on their long-pending demands for pay revision and career progression.

FOGDA represents nearly 15,000 government doctors across Tamil Nadu, has been advocating for the fulfilment of four key demands: implementation of GO 354, which has been pending since 2017, to compress the present DACP to provide early PB4 to Government Doctors, Allotting Rs. 3,000 for Primary Health Center (PHC) doctors, reinstating the 1500 posts that were lost due to the implementation of GO4 (D)2 H&FW dt15.02.2019, and providing stand-alone PG increments.

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Tamil Nadu Govt doctors announce indefinite hunger strike on March 5 over pay revision