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Saturday, November 2, 2024
TopicMinistry of health and family welfare

Topic: ministry of health and family welfare

If you’re travelling to these 17 countries, you could need a polio vaccine

With polio making a comeback in nations such as Myanmar and China, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is working on issuing advisories.

India to revive penicillin, one of world’s oldest antibiotics, 5 yrs after production ended

Doctors across India had put in request to procure the antibiotic used to treat Strep A bacterial infection, which can lead to rheumatic fever & heart disease.

Modi govt seals compensation J&J could pay for ‘faulty’ hip implants — Rs 30 lakh minimum

Modi govt frames compensation formula for J&J by tweaking India's clinical trial rules. Now, upper limit is likely to be set at over Rs 1 cr.

Modi govt’s ambitious TB eradication scheme is stuck because it can’t locate patients

Just 8 per cent of 28 lakh patients benefit from the direct benefit scheme as government also does not have bank account details.

Johnson & Johnson, Modi govt at odds over compensation for faulty hip implants

Government says Johnson & Johnson has put it 'in writing' that it will pay aid but firm remains vague in its response on the subject.

Parliamentary panel asks govt to speed up on anti-retroviral treatment centres

The health ministry has been asked to take necessary steps to speed up the process of establishing and linking anti-retroviral treatment centres for the HIV-infected.

Top private hospitals may not participate in Modi govt’s flagship healthcare scheme

Many super-speciality hospitals may not empanel for Ayushman Bharat, saying reimbursement rates are as low as 11-15 per cent of the actual costs of surgeries.

Want good nutrition? The Ministry of Health had this non-veg and fat-shaming advice

In a set of tweets the Ministry is making some rather judgemental observations on how to ensure you consume nutritious food. 

In implementing health insurance scheme, Centre may face political roadblock from states

Government plans to set up a national governing council comprising Centre and state representatives, on the lines of the GST Council.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.