Cancer care in India is marked by barriers of access & disparities in availability of quality care. Daycare centres at district hospitals could save patients up to Rs 10,000 cr annually.
Of the two infant patients, one has been discharged, while the other is recovering. Experts & Centre stress Human Metapneumovirus not new & has been circulating for many years.
An independent body should be constituted to oversee the process, and authorities should encourage more private hospitals to join the scheme, the panel suggests.
This comes after it emerged Nestlé adds sugar in its baby food in middle- and low-income nations. FSSAI has been asked to mandate a yellow strip on packets depicting percentage of sugar.
The revised budget estimate for the Union health ministry for 2023-24 is 9.6% lower than the original estimate, reflecting how funds for several schemes were underused by states.
India in trade talks with US, UK and EU. Pharma companies say 'provision for patent holders to extend life of patent on medicine beyond 20 yrs will delay entry of generic medicine'.
Data from 1st prevalence survey was used for model. India’s TB incidence rate is now 196 per 1 lakh people instead of WHO estimate of 210. The country has highest TB burden in the world.
By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India will not need to buy fertiliser from the spot markets to meet local demand in the summer sown crop season starting from April, the country's fertilisers
New Delhi: More than 300 government awards for scientists from the ministries of science, space, health and family welfare, and earth sciences have been...
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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