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Harsh Vardhan felicitates doctors, nurses part of Wuhan evacuation
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 17 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday handed over the letters of appreciation from the Prime Minister to 10 doctors and nursing officers who were part of the Wuhan evacuation team and said that the PM has appreciated the efforts
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Punjab to screen passengers from Japan, South Korea for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Amid a heightening scare over coronavirus crisis, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the passengers travelling to the north Indian state from Japan and South Korea will also be scanned for the virus in add
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No symptomatic or suspected coronavirus case reported yet: Punjab Health M
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 1 (ANI): As many as 1,804 passengers have been screened for coronavirus at Amritsar and Mohali airports, and at border check posts of Attari and Dera Baba Nanak, Punjab Health and Family Welfare Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Friday.
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Health Ministry sends multi-disciplinary team to Kota as more children die
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said a multi-disciplinary expert team of top paediatricians is being sent to Kota for gap analysis and ascertaining quick measures in the wake of 103 deaths of children at a hospital in the city.
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Rise of diet-related diseases suggests people are eating less healthy food
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said that the rise of diet-related diseases suggests that people are eating less healthy food than they were eating a decade ago.
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Harsh Vardhan, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in Lok Sabha during debate on b
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury sparred in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during a debate on a bill to ban e-cigarettes with the former saying he expects more dignified behaviour from Chowdhury and the l
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Government's move on e-cigarettes a pre-emptive strike: Dr Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to prohibit production, import, sale or distribution of electronic cigarettes with Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan saying the Centre had brought the legislation to nip the evil in the bud and preven
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G20 Health Ministers' Meet: In a short span of time, India has made commen
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Okayama [Japan], Oct 20 (ANI): In a short span of time, India has made commendable progress by implementing a national action plan, establishing a national antimicrobial resistance surveillance system, and its decision to contribute to global Anti-Microbial Resistance (AMR) Research and D
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Harsh Vardhan launches food safety mitra scheme
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched Food Mitra Scheme which aims at motivating and facilitating food business operators (FBOs) and people for maintaining food hygiene.
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1.5 lakh health centres to be set up under Ayushman Bharat by 2022: Dr Har
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 17 (ANI): More than 45 lakh poor people have been treated under the Ayushman Bharat scheme in the past one year and Rs 70,5000 has been disbursed under the scheme, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan said here on Tuesday.
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Delhi: Kejriwal invites Union Health Minister to participate in Dengue awa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday wrote to the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inviting the Central government to participate in the Dengue awareness campaign titled '10 Hafte, 10 Baje, 10 Minute', to ensure the prevention
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Health Minister inspects emergency facilities at Safdarjung hospital
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday inspected new Emergency block and pharmacy at Safdarjung Hospital.
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