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Harsh Vardhan, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury spar in Lok Sabha during debate on b
Updated : 6 years, 7 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, 7 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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WCD, NITI Aayog examining measures to strengthen ICDS: Smriti Irani
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 26 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Monday said that Ministry of Women and Child Development, NITI Aayog and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are examining measures to strengthen the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) programme to ensure that target
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India to host 2020 World Conference on Access to Medical Products: Choubey
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): India will host the 2020 World Conference on Access to Medical Products from September 23 to 25 next year, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey said on Thursday.
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Dr Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness for rollout of IMI 2.0 vaccination
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed the preparedness in states ahead of the rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 on December 2.
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Delhi HC seeks AIIMS, Centre's response on plea alleging favouritism in fa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has sought a response from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on a petition alleging favouritism and ignorance of merit and seniority in the recruitment of faculty members in the
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Health Minister loses cool, shouts at protesters in Bihar's Buxar
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Buxar (Bihar) [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Friday lost his cool for allegedly shouting at the protesters in Bihar's Buxar who were peacefully protesting against the lack of healthcare facilities in the state-run hospitals.
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India will be a non-TB country by 2025: Ashwini Choubey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey has asserted that India will be a non-TB country by 2025.
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G20 Health Ministers' Meet: In a short span of time, India has made commen
Updated : 6 years, 8 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, 8 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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25 members of NMC finalised till today: Health Ministry
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14, (ANI): Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has finalised 25 members of the National Medical Commission (NMC), which will replace the Medical Council of India (MCI).
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Blindness came down by 30%, cataract still remains leading cause in India
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 9(ANI): While cataract still remains the leading cause of blindness in India, the prevalence of blindness in the country has come down by over 30 per cent, revealed the findings of National Blindness Visually Impaired Survey (2019) as compared with 2006-07 National Bli
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