Health

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

Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 1500 certificates to Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, pledging to donate their organs at a function organised in collaboration with National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), here on Saturday. Speaking on this

Before a patient buys medicines it would be soon possible to check the price with the help of a mobile app. The drug pricing watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) will soon extend its "Pharma Jan Samadhan" facility to smart phones. Later more features will be added to this app

Members of the Musahar tribe, who have been living on the margin of society in Palamu, will soon get toilets. The tribal community, however, is reluctant to use toilets as they are habituated to defecating in the open. Report of TOI must be read.

Many prominent religious heads came together at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai to talk on encouraging their followers to become organ donors. Mostly refusal are based on the perception that their religions do not sanction such an act. However, it was pointed out that while accepting

Jharkhand has come out with a unique scheme to promote construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat mission. Brothers have been asked to gift a toilet to their sisters on the occasion of Rakhi this year. The government plans to promote this in a very big way. Special camps will be organised in

The duty and functions of National Dairy Development Board are to promote, plan and organize programmes for the purpose of development of dairy and other agriculture based and allied industries and biological on an intensive and nation-wide basis and to render assistance in the implementation of