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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicHealth Ministry

Topic: Health Ministry

India saw 56 heat-related deaths, nearly 25,000 heat stroke cases from March to May, shows govt data

At 14, Madhya Pradesh reports highest number of deaths due to heat-related illnesses, followed by Maharashtra at 11. MP also recorded most suspected heat stroke cases at 6,584.

Government celebrates World No Tobacco Day, promotes new policies

The World No Tobacco Day theme for 2024 emphasises the need for governments and tobacco companies to take strong actions to reduce tobacco use and to promote a smoke-free lifestyle.

Fixing rates for procedures in private hospitals not a good idea, states may decide, Centre tells SC

Centre’s affidavit says fixing prices for treatment may render healthcare setups financially unviable or make the healthcare sector uncompetitive.

After SC’s nudge, Centre modifies surrogacy laws, allows donor gamete in case of medical conditions

Centre’s notification this month allows couples to use one donor gamete. But it also makes it mandatory that a surrogate child should have one gamete of the intended parents.

Govt admits norms on health supplements not adequate, forms high-level panel to suggest framework

Internal note identifies challenges in uniform enforcement of norms, mainly due to interchangeable usage of same nutrient or ingredient for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical use.

57% antibiotics prescribed in India have potential to cause high antimicrobial resistance, govt survey finds

‘First Multicentric Point Prevalence Survey of Antibiotic Use at 20 NAC-NET Sites India 2021-22’ conducted by National Centre for Disease Control under Union health ministry. 

Govt’s new guidelines bar hospitals from admitting critically ill patients to ICU against their will

Guidelines issued by Union health ministry also say that anyone with a living will or advanced directive against ICU care should not be admitted to ICU.

India closely monitoring China’s pneumonia scare, says ‘no need for any alarm’

The ministry has advised states to immediately review public health and hospital preparedness in view of the rising respiratory illness in children in northern China.

First 4 made-in-India drugs for rare diseases launched, 4 more in pipeline, announces govt

All drugs used for treating rare diseases were so far being imported & were prohibitively expensive. Health ministry says new drugs will bring down costs by up to 100-fold.

On dead patient’s plea, HC asks Centre for ‘best option’ to make affordable breast cancer meds available

Directive comes on 2022 plea filed by patient seeking Kerala HC's intervention to urge govt to help slash price of a critical cancer drug. She died during the course of the case.

On Camera

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.