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Indian Immunologicals Limited receives regulatory approval for Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine  Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a leading vaccine manufacturer has announced receipt of approval from Drugs Controller General of India and State Drug Control Administration for manufacturing of Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine. This is the outcome of Indo-Vietnam partnership, where in IIL partnered with Center for Research and Production of Vaccines and Biologicals, also called Polyvac, Vietnam. Measles causes severe, sometimes permanent, complications including pneumonia...
Indian Immunologicals Limited receives regulatory approval for Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine
Indian Immunologicals Limited receives regulatory approval for Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccine
Source: PR Agency
28/03/2023 12:28:56 PM
For many years after Independence, there was no long term vision in health sector: Prime Minister Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday claimed that for several decades after Independence, there was a lack of an integrated approach and long term vision in the health sector. "For several decades after Independence, there was a lack of an integrated approach and a long-term vision in health. We have not kept healthcare restricted only to the health ministry, but have emphasised on the whole of the government approach," he said while addressing a webinar on "Health and Med...
For many years after Independence, there was no long term vision in health sector: Prime Minister
For many years after Independence, there was no long term vision in health sector: Prime Minister
Source: IANS
6/03/2023 11:52:14 AM
We plan to strive for equitable access to healthcare for all: MoS Health Highlighting the philosophy of 'Aarogyam Param Bhagyam, Swasthyam Sarwaarth Sadhanam', which translates as 'Good Health is the Greatest Fortune' and 'Health is the only way to Happiness in the World', Minister of State for Health, Bharati Pravin Pawar said under the G20 Presidency, "we plan to strive for equitable access to healthcare for all and to help create a framework which can reduce disparities in healthcare availability across the world". "Ind...
We plan to strive for equitable access to healthcare for all: MoS Health
We plan to strive for equitable access to healthcare for all: MoS Health
Source: IANS
20/01/2023 2:49:40 PM
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews status of essential medicines, drugs with pharma firms Amid sudden global spike in Covid cases, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday reviewed the status, adequacy, and production capacities of Covid management drugs with representatives of pharma companies. The virtual meeting was held to effectively handle any situation arises in view of the spike in Covid-19 cases in some countries. Through a presentation, the Union Minister was briefed regarding the evolving global scenario. "India's pharmaceutical industry is rob...
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews status of essential medicines, drugs with pharma firms
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews status of essential medicines, drugs with pharma firms
Source: IANS
30/12/2022 10:15:50 AM
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness of states against Covid In view of recent Covid surge across many countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday virtually reviewed the public health preparedness for management of Covid-19 and Covid-19 vaccination progress with States Health Ministers. Health Minister referred to the message of Prime Minister from the high level review meeting held yesterday and advised States to be on the alert and keep all preparedness for Covid-19 management. "Centre and States need to work in tandem and...
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness of states against Covid
Mansukh Mandaviya reviews preparedness of states against Covid
Source: IANS
24/12/2022 10:57:04 AM
How ECHO India is building capacities via AWS Cloud to touch 400 million lives  With a goal to touch 400 million lives in India by end 2025, New Delhi-based non-profit organisation ECHO India is working towards building capacities across areas such as healthcare, education and other sustainable development goals. ECHO India (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), along with its partners, has launched over 200 hubs and rolled out more than 350 programmes covering more than 30 disease areas, which has led to the capacity building of over 700,000 healthcare ...
How ECHO India is building capacities via AWS Cloud to touch 400 million lives
How ECHO India is building capacities via AWS Cloud to touch 400 million lives
Source: IANS
26/09/2022 4:21:37 PM
Mandaviya interacts with AB-PMJAY beneficiaries on 4th anniversary of scheme Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday interacted virtually with some beneficiaries from different parts of the country as Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) has completed its four years of implementation. "Cashless, paperless and portable healthcare and treatment facility provided by Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY scheme for poor and underserved families has substantially reduced their out-of-pocket expenditure and in turn financial bankruptcy due to severe...
Mandaviya interacts with AB-PMJAY beneficiaries on 4th anniversary of scheme
Mandaviya interacts with AB-PMJAY beneficiaries on 4th anniversary of scheme
Source: IANS
24/09/2022 11:51:11 AM
Health regulator geared up for transition to licensing of medical devices The reconstituted National Medical Device Promotion Council (NMDPC) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals held its first meeting in New Delhi and was updated on the steps taken up by Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) and the state licensing authorities for the smooth transition to licensing of class-A and class-B medical devices from October 1. The NMDPC deliberated on the important issues of the Medtech (medical technology) industry. The Council under the chair of t...
Health regulator geared up for transition to licensing of medical devices
Health regulator geared up for transition to licensing of medical devices
Source: IANS
15/09/2022 11:51:11 AM
Parliamentary panel discusses 'affordability of cancer treatment' for 2nd day The Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare will discuss the 'affordability of cancer treatment' for the second day in a row. The committee started the discussion with Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and other top officials of the government on Monday evening. The 28-member parliamentary committee chaired by Samajwadi Party leader Ramgopal Yadav will hear the views of top health officials in making cancer treatment affordable in the country. According to a ...
Parliamentary panel discusses 'affordability of cancer treatment' for 2nd day
Parliamentary panel discusses 'affordability of cancer treatment' for 2nd day
Source: IANS
28/06/2022 3:12:43 PM
Centre has allocated over Rs 2,600cr to Tamil Nadu: Mansukh Mandaviya Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday said the Central government has allocated over Rs 2,600 crore towards health for Tamil Nadu under the National Health Mission, and Rs 404 crore for medical infrastructure advancement in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission. Mandaviya is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Earlier on Sunday, he visited the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Chennai and witnesse...
Centre has allocated over Rs 2,600cr to Tamil Nadu: Mansukh Mandaviya
Centre has allocated over Rs 2,600cr to Tamil Nadu: Mansukh Mandaviya
Source: IANS
27/06/2022 10:08:18 AM
Kerala Governor, ministers take part in International Yoga Day celebrations Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V. Muraleedharan and State Health Minister Veena George led from the front at various places as the state celebrated the International Yoga Day on Tuesday. Khan inaugurated the state level celebrations organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Kerala Zone, at Kerala Raj Bhavan. Taking part were Khan, his entire staff and members of the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, including students. Minster Muraleedhara...
Kerala Governor, ministers take part in International Yoga Day celebrations
Kerala Governor, ministers take part in International Yoga Day celebrations
Source: IANS
21/06/2022 12:34:18 PM
India logs 8,582 new Covid cases India on Sunday reported 8,582 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, an increase against the 8,329 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said. In the same period, the country reported four new Covid fatalities, taking the nationwide death toll to 5,24,761. Meanwhile, the active caseload also increased to 44,513, accounting for 0.10 per cent of the country's total positive cases. The recovery of 4,435 patients in the last 24 hours took the cumulative ...
India logs 8,582 new Covid cases
India logs 8,582 new Covid cases
Source: IANS
12/06/2022 11:56:15 AM
Mansukh Mandaviya releases 4th State Food Safety Index, unveils Ayush Aahar Logo Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) 4th State Food Safety Index on the occasion of World Food Safety Day on Tuesday. Mandaviya further launched various innovative initiatives by FSSAI, including the Eat Right Research Awards and Grants - Phase II, Eat Right Creativity Challenge - Phase III, a competition at the school level and logo for Ayurveda Aahar which contains the initials of Ayurveda and Ahara with 5 leaves symb...
Mansukh Mandaviya releases 4th State Food Safety Index, unveils Ayush Aahar Logo
Mansukh Mandaviya releases 4th State Food Safety Index, unveils Ayush Aahar Logo
Source: IANS
7/06/2022 2:45:10 PM
India to introduce indigenous TB infection skin test 'c-TB' Starting later this year, the Union government will introduce a newly approved 'Made in India' tuberculosis (TB) infection skin test called 'c-TB', Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced on Thursday in the national capital. Mandaviya said this cost-effective tool will be of immense benefit to other high burden countries as well. He was addressing the 35th board meeting of the "Stop TB Partnership" through video-conferencing in Delhi. Highlighting ...
India to introduce indigenous TB infection skin test 'c-TB'
India to introduce indigenous TB infection skin test 'c-TB'
Source: IANS
20/05/2022 3:25:20 PM
National Emergency Life Support courses launched for doctors, nurses, paramedics Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar on Wednesday launched the National Emergency Life Support (NELS) courses for doctors, nurses and paramedics. Apart from the training modules, the programme also includes developing training infrastructure in all States and Union Territories to implement the NELS course and creating a cadre of trainers to train doctors, nurses and paramedics working in emergency departments of the hospitals and ambulance services. "Till now, he...
National Emergency Life Support courses launched for doctors, nurses, paramedics
National Emergency Life Support courses launched for doctors, nurses, paramedics
Source: IANS
18/05/2022 5:16:05 PM
IMA urges Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule NEET-PG exam 2022 Amid ongoing junior doctors' demand to postpone the NEET-PG 2022 exam, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has also joined in and requested Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule the May 21 exam. IMA has written a letter to the Health Minister seeking to reschedule the exam. "The NEET-PG 2021 was held five months after the scheduled date in the month of September 2021. Then the counselling scheduled to begin from October 25, 2021, was also initiated (in January 20...
IMA urges Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule NEET-PG exam 2022
IMA urges Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to reschedule NEET-PG exam 2022
Source: IANS
12/05/2022 5:12:34 PM
Tamil Nadu to focus on 100% first dose Covid-19 vaccine: Minister Ma. Subramanian Tamil Nadu Minister for Health and Family welfare Ma Subramanian has said that the state Department for Public health is planning to achieve the target of 100 per cent first dose Covid-19 vaccines in the state. In a statement on Monday, the minister said that 93.44 per cent of people above the age of 18 years have been vaccinated in the state till Sunday. The minister said that 81.55 per cent have been administered with the second dose of vaccine. A total of 4.12 crore people have benef...
Tamil Nadu to focus on 100% first dose Covid-19 vaccine: Minister Ma. Subramanian
Tamil Nadu to focus on 100% first dose Covid-19 vaccine: Minister Ma. Subramanian
Source: IANS
9/05/2022 2:14:51 PM
'India seen as leader in health sector for its Covid handling' Minister for Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said other countries of the world look at India as a leader in the health sector after "we handled the Covid-19 pandemic so efficiently under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi". In response to a question on the development of healthcare facilities in the country, the Health Minister said the Central and the state governments need to work together in the health sector. Replying to another query...
'India seen as leader in health sector for its Covid handling'
'India seen as leader in health sector for its Covid handling'
Source: IANS
30/03/2022 11:03:15 AM
India adds 7,081 more Covid cases, 264 deaths As many as 7,081 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours while 264 succumbed to the virus in the same period, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. The new fatalities have mounted the death toll to 4,77,422. On a positive note, a total of 7,469 people were cured and discharged in the past one day, taking the overall recovery count to 3,41,78,940. The recovery rate, which currently stands at 98.38 per cent, is the highest since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. A...
India adds 7,081 more Covid cases, 264 deaths
India adds 7,081 more Covid cases, 264 deaths
Source: IANS
19/12/2021 11:44:52 AM
At 8,603, India sees dip in Covid cases in a day  India on Saturday reported 8,603 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. In the same time span, a total of 415 deaths have also been reported across the nation, said the Ministry of Health and Family welfare on Saturday morning. With the addition of 415 new deaths, the death toll has climbed to 4,70,530. The recovery of 8,190 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally of recoveries to 3,40,53,856. Consequently, India's recovery rate stands at 98.35 per ce...
At 8,603, India sees dip in Covid cases in a day
At 8,603, India sees dip in Covid cases in a day
Source: IANS
4/12/2021 12:06:51 PM
India logs 11,466 fresh Covid cases India recorded 11,466 fresh Covid cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday. A total of 460 fatalities were also reported taking the death toll to 4,61,849. The recovery of 11,961 patients in the last 24 hours has increased the cumulative tally to 3,37,87,047. With this, the country's recovery rate stands at 98.25 per cent, the highest since March 2020. The active caseload stands at 1,39,683, the lowest in last 264 days. Currently, th...
India logs 11,466 fresh Covid cases
India logs 11,466 fresh Covid cases
Source: IANS
10/11/2021 12:25:27 PM
India largest generic medicine supplier in world: Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that India is the world's largest generic and affordable medicine supplier. "Pharma sector is our religion, we believe in the concept of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", said the Minister. Addressing an Investor Summit virtually on 'Opportunities and Partnerships in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices', he said: "After the Covid pandemic, the investment in India's pharma sector has significantly increas...
India largest generic medicine supplier in world: Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
India largest generic medicine supplier in world: Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
Source: IANS
27/10/2021 2:40:44 PM
India reports 26,041 new Covid cases, 276 deaths India's fresh Covid cases continued to decline as 26,041 new infections and 276 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday. The country on Sunday had reported 28,336 fresh Covid cases and 260 deaths. However, the death toll has reported a rise of 16 on Monday taking the total to 4,47,194, as per the data shared by the Union Health Ministry. The active cases have seen a decline of total 3,856 cases in the last 24 hours, taking ...
India reports 26,041 new Covid cases, 276 deaths
India reports 26,041 new Covid cases, 276 deaths
Source: IANS
27/09/2021 11:40:39 AM
Lowest daily new cases in 44 days, recovery rate 90%: Health Ministry The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's active caseload shows a declining trend as cases further dipped to 23,43,152 and active cases decreased by 76,755 in the last 24 hours. At 1.86 lakh cases, the daily new cases are the lowest in the last 44 days with less than 3 lakh daily new cases for 12 consecutive days. Recoveries continued to outnumber the daily new cases for the 15th consecutive day with the recovery rate increasing to 90.34%. The daily po...
Lowest daily new cases in 44 days, recovery rate 90%: Health Ministry
Lowest daily new cases in 44 days, recovery rate 90%: Health Ministry
Source: IANS
28/05/2021 3:21:57 PM
Ready to roll out vaccine by Jan 13, says Health Ministry The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that it is prepared to roll out the coronavirus vaccine by January 13, paving way for mass vaccination drive in the country. "We are prepared to roll out Covid-19 vaccines within 10 days of granting emergency use authorisation date, based on dry run feedback," said Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan at a press conference. Approval to two vaccines was given on January 3. The Drug Controller General of India had, on Sunday, announced approv...
Ready to roll out vaccine by Jan 13, says Health Ministry
Ready to roll out vaccine by Jan 13, says Health Ministry
Source: IANS
5/01/2021 5:40:13 PM