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Thursday, May 9, 2024
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Topic: Health Ministry

Yoga for diabetes & ayurveda for pregnant women: What Ayushman Bharat has in store

AYUSH Ministry has presented a detailed proposal to health ministry, seeking alternative treatments at health centres envisaged under Ayushman Bharat.

Shaken by J&J faulty implants, govt to regulate eight more medical devices

According to the Union Health Ministry's internal estimates, over 80 per cent of the Indian medical device market is unregulated.

How many benefitted from Modi govt’s maternal healthcare scheme? Minister, ministry differ

Junior health minister Ashwini Choubey and the NHM, which oversees the project, are far apart on the numbers for 2 of the last 3 years.

More than 4,500 test positive for swine flu while death toll touches 169

With the numbers going up, the health ministry recently held a meeting with the states and asked them to strengthen their surveillance for early detection. 

Modi govt’s rule change has left 6 top health ministry posts vacant, some for 2 years

The posts in Directorate General of Health Services are responsible for overseeing eradication of diseases and working of premier hospitals in Delhi. 

Govt invites Johnson & Johnson to discuss compensation for ‘faulty’ hip implants

After J&J says critical gaps and factual inaccuracies allowed to stand uncontested, government calls pharma giant for meeting Wednesday.

Health ministry files FIR over misappropriation of Rs 2.5 crore

The ministry flagged five fraudulent digital transactions carried out via the Bank of Baroda to multiple accounts in different banks.

Govt approves Rs 30 lakh to Rs 1.20 crore compensation for faulty J&J hip implants

Compensation for the faulty J&J hip implants will be the first ever highest paid relief to disabled patients in India, says Drug Controller General of India.

Health ministry to use ‘wonder drug’ aggressively as it steps up war on TB

Number of patients getting this drug to go up from 2,000 to 12,000 to help India eliminate TB by 2025.

Modi govt wants to beat WHO standards on doctors with ‘non-doctors’

India's doctor to population ratio will be 1:902, better than WHO's standard 1:1000, if the 7.63 lakh AUH doctors are included.

On Camera

There are two kinds of rich Indians. One believes in India story, other flees the country

While it is unfortunate that a large number of High Net Worth Individuals have left India and taken citizenship elsewhere, the number of HNIs in the country is continuously increasing.

CEA Nageswaran says India’s FY24 growth could hit 8%, but World Bank warns this is ‘above potential’

Speaking at an event, World Bank country director Auguste Tano Kouamé said growth above potential would result in high inflation.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.