The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a monthly webinar series under the National Health Mission (NHM) to facilitate knowledge sharing, promote innovation and accelerate the adoption of best practices in healthcare delivery across States and Union Territories. According to an official press release,
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has proposed significant changes to streamline the approval process for medical device manufacturing licences, a move aimed at accelerating domestic production while maintaining regulatory standards for quality, safety and performance. According to a draft notification published in the Official
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has expanded the scope of its QR code based drug authentication and tracking system to include vaccines, antimicrobial medicines, cancer drugs and narcotic and psychotropic substances (NDPS), in a major move aimed at strengthening pharmaceutical traceability and combating
Health authorities have intensified preparedness measures for dengue and other vector borne diseases following concerns that El Niño weather conditions could increase the risk of outbreaks during the upcoming transmission season. The advisory comes after observations of higher dengue incidence during previous El Niño years,
Anaemia prevalence data has been omitted from the recently released National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6) fact sheets, with the Union Health Ministry stating that a separate nationwide survey using a more accurate testing methodology will provide updated estimates in the coming months. According to Health Ministry
The proposed AIIMS satellite centre in Kiccha, Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand, is facing construction and administrative delays, making it increasingly likely that the project will miss its 2025 completion deadline. Conceived as a key step to improve tertiary healthcare access in the Kumaon
Amrita Hospital Faridabad hosted the 3rd International Conference on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety which was organized by the National Quality of Care Network (NQOCN). The conference aimed to bring healthcare leaders, policymakers, and experts from around the world under one roof to discuss and
paying increased attention to rare diseases; allocation for treatment hiked to Rs 82 crore, up from zero just three years ago Successfully meeting the challenge of SMA would provide a model for effectively tackling other rare diseases in the country Rare diseases are receiving
In a ground-breaking achievement for India’s medical diagnostics sector, Erba Transasia proudly announces the commercial launch of the country’s first indigenously manufactured MonkeyPox PCR test kit. Validated by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), this kit today received emergency approval from Central Drugs Standard
Experts, including doctors and child psychologists, have commended the Indian government for its recent focus on the rigorous enforcement of the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act even as the United Kingdom government earlier this month announced its intention to restrict the marketing and sale of
