India has achieved a Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.0 as per National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) (2019-21), said Union MoS Anupriya Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
At 19th International Conference of Drug Regulatory Authorities (ICDRA) INDIA-2024, MoS Health Anupriya Patel on Wednesday said that new rules and regulatory introduced to bring medical advancement to match the expectation at global level.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on Wednesday fixed the retail price of 20 new drugs under the provisions of the Drugs Prices Control Order (DPCO), 2013.
The Union Health Ministry celebrated the completion of two years of the National Tele Mental Health Programme, Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking across States (Tele MANAS) on World Mental Health Day, here today.
Union Health Ministry has doubled the monthly nutrition support for Tuberculosis patients from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 under the Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana, union health minister JP Nadda confirmed on Monday.
The Union Health Ministry has released draft guidelines for the withdrawal of life support in terminally ill patients. The guidelines state that the decision should be a "considered" one made by doctors, taking into account specific medical conditions and the patient's overall health status.
The second day of the Climate and Health Solutions (CHS) India Conclave, co-hosted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), concluded successfully in Delhi, a press release said on Friday.
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday formed a three-member committee to investigate allegations of irregularities in the issuance of OBC-Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate to son of Dr Gopal Krushna Pal, Executive Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AII