Parliamentary Committee Slams MCI savita9 March 2016 11:59 AM ISTA parliamentary panel has called for restructuring the Medical Council of India (MCI), stating that its current composition is "biased" against larger...
Functional Irregularities haunt the ECHS scheme Geeta9 March 2016 11:14 AM IST New Delhi: Functional irregularities seemed to have start haunting the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme in the country. Started in 2002, The...
Zika virus: Govt advises pregnant women to cancel travel savita6 March 2016 12:15 PM ISTIn view of the outbreak of Zika virus, the government has issued a travel advisory urging pregnant women to defer or cancel their travel to the...
Kerala Government Unveils Policy To Promote AYUSH Systems savita6 March 2016 12:02 PM ISTTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Â Kerala government has unveiled its AYUSH policy with an objective to make the state a global destination of traditional systems of...
New Delhi: 126 drugs cheaper by over 40% as govt fixes ceiling savita5 March 2016 10:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Government has fixed the ceiling price of 530 essential medicines that has resulted in price reduction of over 40 per cent in case of 126...
Jharkhand: Smart Syringes to be used for polio vaccines in children Pooja4 March 2016 12:29 PM ISTJharkhand state health, education and family welfare department will be using smart syringes to inject polio vaccine in children.These are...
Delhi government to hire 1 lakh volunteers in healthcare sector savita4 March 2016 12:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: AAP government in Delhi will hire one lakh volunteers for healthcare services who will be deployed in hospitals, polyclinics and mohalla...
Tamil Nadu: district govt hospital alleged of medical negligence Pooja4 March 2016 11:55 AM ISTTamil Nadu: A government hospital in Tiruchengode in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu has been alleged with a case of medical negligence by the local...
Bengaluru: mHealth app launched to help pregnant women Pooja4 March 2016 9:55 AM ISTBengaluru: mHealth app has been recently launched in Bengaluru aimed at providing pregnant and lactating woman help on mobile to monitor their...
Jayalalithaa Launches Amma Master Health Checkup Scheme savita3 March 2016 10:35 AM ISTChennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa  launched a host of healthcare initiatives, including master health checkup scheme under the brand...
Tamil Nadu: Govt doctors embark on a signature campaign for 7th pay commission Pooja2 March 2016 1:42 PM ISTIn order to garner support for their demands from the Tamil Nadu government, the state doctors in government hospitals have recently started a joint...
Delhi to be first to implement HPV vaccination program in India Pooja2 March 2016 11:05 AM ISTDuring the recent inauguration of the four-day “International Workshop on Cancer Awareness, Prevention, Screening and Early Detection for Saarc...
