Health

AIIMS has successfully completed 50 years of corneal transplants. Since 1965, when the National Eye Bank was set up at the medical institute, 23,239 corneas have been donated, of which 16,252 have been transplanted successfully in patients searching for the gift of sight. An informative report by

To know more of the prevalence of birth defects and aid timely intervention government asks 50 hospitals across the country to keep track. This follows a survey report done of 18.7 cr children which said that 3.46 lakh had birth defects which could have been corrected. Read more of this report of

Anaemia Control Programme Camps by Arogya Foundation of India, part of the Ekal Movement. Two pilot camps of the Arogya Anemia Control programme were held in tribal areas of UDAIPUR Anchal. Dr Harish Anand and Dr. Sarita Mittal, members of Central Team participated in the camp. Along with medicine

Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare launched the “Mera Aspataal / My Hospital” initiative at the third National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Facilities at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, here today. Speaking on the occasion, the Health

A total of 141 towns in 7 States have claimed to have become Open Defecation Free including 100 in Maharashtra and these claims are under verification. The progress of Swachh Bharat Mission in urban areas was presented by the Ministry officials at a review meeting taken by the Minister of Urban

28 अगस्‍त, 2016 को आकाशवाणी पर प्रधानमंत्री के ‘मन की बात ’ कार्यक्रम के मूल पाठ से.... मेरे प्यारे देशवासियों, कुछ बातें मुझे कभी-कभी बहुत छू जाती हैं और जिनको इसकी कल्पना आती हो, उन लोगों के प्रति मेरे मन में एक विशेष आदर भी होता है। 15 जुलाई को छत्तीसगढ़ के कबीरधाम ज़िले में करीब सत्रह-सौ से ज्यादा

Central government has recognized differently abled persons as an integral part of Human Resource and is committed towards Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the country. Standing by the commitment towards empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) a camp for free of cost distribution of

Government has capped the prices of 22 essential drugs used for treatment of cancer, HIV, bacterial infections and malaria among others reducing the cost in the range of 10 to 45 per cent. Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), has also fixed the retail price of 13

From next month, patients at AIIMS, Ram Mohan Lohia Hospital, PGI Chandigarh or NIMHANS will be able to give their feedback on the quality of services and this feedback will be part of those hospitals’ overall ratings. The ministry has set a target of covering all central government and district

कैंसर और दिल की बीमारियों के इलाज पर मरीजों द्वारा उठाए जाने वाले खर्च में कमी के उद्देश्य से केन्द्रीय स्वास्थ्य और परिवार कल्याण मंत्री श्री जे.पी. नड्डा ने पूर्वोत्तर इंदिरा गांधी क्षेत्रीय स्वास्थ्य एवं आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान (एनईआईजीआरआईएचएमएस), शिलांग, क्षेत्रीय आयुर्विज्ञान संस्थान, इम्फाल एवं

The Supreme Court has upheld the regulation of Medical Council of India (MCI) to give incentive marks to doctors working in rural areas for getting admission to PG courses, saying that it would encourage medical practitioners to opt for assignments in remote areas facing acute shortage of doctors

With the aim to reduce the expenditure incurred by common patients on treatment of cancer and heart diseases, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J P Nadda inaugurated the Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi on