New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Secretary at the Union Health Ministry, Preeti Sudan, on Wednesday informed that a total number of 43 flights and 9156 passengers arriving from China have been screened for novel coronavirus illness at seven different airports across the country so far.
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of the threat posed by coronavirus, the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday informed that thermal health screening of passengers arriving from China and Hong Kong has now been extended to seven airports across India.
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): As many as 22 crore children aged between 1-14 years are at the greater risk of catching intestinal worm infections as per the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Sana'a [Yemen], Jan 19 (ANI): The death toll in the ballistic missile attack at a military training base in the northeastern province of Marib on Saturday has risen to at least 80, a Health Ministry official said on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Witnessing deadly outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) in China, the Centre is aggressively reviewing the situation in India. The Union Health Ministry is monitoring the situation in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
New Delhi [India], Jan 17 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has issued advisory to travellers visiting China due to novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Seeking clarification from Bihar government that the Darbhanga Medical College Hospital is not a heritage building, the Union Health Ministry is all set to commission a second All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) within the campus of DMCH. <
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): In a bid to improve the healthcare system of the country, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its ex-post-facto approval on the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Union Health Ministry and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
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.
Kabul [Afghanistan], Dec 31 (ANI): At least 17 people have been killed by the extreme air pollution here over the past one week, Afghanistan's Public Health Ministry said.
New Delhi [India], Dec 30 (ANI): In a bid to curtail the shortage of teachers and faculty in medical colleges, the Union Health Ministry has planned to engage private and overseas doctors in teaching the students at government and private medical colleges.
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has requested the Union Health Ministry to allow beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat health scheme (PM-JAY) to simultaneously avail the benefits of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi Scheme in case the cost of treatment exceeds Rs