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Union Health Secretary highlights India's advancements in digital health
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
He made the remarks during the side event on Digital Health organised by QUAD nations (India, Australia, US and Japan) during the ongoing 77th World Health Assembly.
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Health Secretary meets Google's Chief Health Officer, discusses digital he
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Health Secretary, Apurva Chandra, met with Google's Chief Health Officer, Karen DeSalvo, at a side event during the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva and discussed the ongoing engagement between Google Research and the Union Health Ministry to improve accessibility to digital health tools
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At least 35 people killed in Israeli strikes in Rafah: Palestinian Health
Updated : 2 years ago IST
At least 35 people were killed and dozens more were injured in Israel's strike in Gaza on Sunday, CNN reported, citing the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
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Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, parts of central Israel after first rocket attac
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Sirens souThe Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that eight pockets were fired from the Rafah area of southern Gaza and had crossed into Israel.
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FSSAI-marked cow urine circulated on social media platforms is fake: PIB F
Updated : 2 years ago IST
An image circulating on WhatsApp that claimed that India's food safety regulator Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) marked cow urine is being bottled and sold in the market is fake, PIB Fact Check has clarified in a post on X.
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Union Health Secretary advocates compulsory testing for thalassemia during
Updated : 2 years ago IST
In a talk with ANI, Union Heath Secretary Apurva Chandra stated, "Timely detection and prevention are the most effective strategies to tackle thalassemia."
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Keeping a close watch on seasonal influenza situation in the country: Unio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
With monsoon season round the corner, the Union Health Ministry on Monday stated that it is keeping a close watch on the seasonal influenza situation in various States/UTs through the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network on a real-time basis.
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14 killed in Israel's operation on refugee camp in West Bank, says Palesti
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that they have found a number of bodies and injured people from the camp, as the IDF has partially withdrawn from the area.
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India rubbishes Lancet report, says spending on healthcare is at all-time
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
After a Lancet report that asserted that the Indian government spends just 1.2 per cent of GDP on healthcare and noted that it was among the lowest among G20 countries, sources in the government said that spending is at an all-time high and out-of-pocket expenditure as a per cent of the t
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'Psychological Warfare': Hamas admits incomplete data on one-third of Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The announcement, made on the Health Ministry's Telegram channel on Saturday, said that 11,371 of the 33,091 deaths had "incomplete data" -- namely the victim's full name, identity number, date of birth, or date of death
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Quality Council of India, Union Health Ministry join hands to improve CGHS
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Quality Council of India and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare have announced a collaboration to transform the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) ecosystem and improve the healthcare experience for all beneficiaries.
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Reports claiming significant hikes in prices of medicines are false, misle
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"Some media reports have highlighted that medicine prices will witness a significant hike by up to 12 per cent from April 2024. These reports further claim that more than 500 medicines will be affected by this increase in price. Such reports are false, misleading and malicious", an official
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