Tamil Nadu: State Govt allots Rs 100 crore for Ayurveda and Homeopathy colleges Pooja2 Jan 2016 11:34 AM ISTRs 100 crore has been allocated to the state of Indian Medicine and Homeopathy in Tamil Nadu. As implied by Mohan Piyare, Principal Secretary,...
Government issues draft guidelines for kidney donation savita2 Jan 2016 11:03 AM ISTNEW DELHI: The government issued draft guidelines for allocating criteria for kidney donation from deceased source, a move aimed at easing rules and...
Health ministry launches toll free number for TB care Pooja31 Dec 2015 1:50 PM ISTNow TB patients can dial a toll free number (1800-11-6666) to get counseling, and treatment support 24x7.The helpline number has been launched by the...
Health Ministry, IMA to set up working group on health savita30 Dec 2015 9:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Health Ministry in collaboration with the Indian Medical Association (IMA) will form a first of its kind working group to evaluate and...
Govt medicare units to offer free diagnostic tests from 2016 Pooja30 Dec 2015 9:38 AM ISTThe public healthcare service across India will start offering free diagnostic tests service, starting 2016. In a special request made by the health...
CONTRACEPTIVE USE EXPANDING BUT NOT FAST ENOUGH: Report savita29 Dec 2015 2:58 PM ISTA total of 80 million unintended pregnancies were prevented and 26.8 million unsafe abortions were averted in the last one year globally, says the...
Govt mulling over universal health insurance plan Pooja29 Dec 2015 1:05 PM ISTGovernment is reported to be considering a universal health insurance plan to accommodate its plan to provide health insurance coverage access to...
Government to dilute norms for drug testing and regulation Pooja28 Dec 2015 3:30 PM ISTAs per a recent report in the Express, the government is reported to be mulling over its decision to dilute norms for drug testing and regulation. The...
Government plans to cap stent prices Rs 20,000 onwards Pooja28 Dec 2015 3:22 PM ISTThe issue of capping stent prices, and to make it available to the patients at a uniform price has been under consideration by the health ministry for...
Govt to provide financial-aid to hospitals for organ transplant Pooja26 Dec 2015 1:06 PM ISTIn a substantial effort directed to support organ donation in the hospitals, the health ministry has announced financial assistance to...
Health ministry pulls up states for NRHM implementation Pooja26 Dec 2015 1:02 PM ISTThe improper implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) at the state level has raised many concerns for the health ministry at the...
Nadda launches IT-enabled tools to make health hi-tech savita26 Dec 2015 12:43 PM ISTShri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare announced four new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day, to mark the birth...
