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Union Health Ministry to introduce new drug to treat HIV/ AIDS by Feb next
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The Union Health Ministry has planned to introduce a new drug for the treatment of patients suffering from HIV/AIDS. 'Dolutegravir' is a new drug which is likely to be available in the market by February 2020.
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Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian boy in West Bank
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ramallah [Israel], Dec 01 (ANI): Israeli forces have shot dead an 18-year-old Palestinian boy in the West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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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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MHA & Law Ministry find ambiguities in draft legislation bill seeking to p
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Found ambiguities in the Health and Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage of Property) bill by the Health Ministry, the home ministry and ministry of law and justice have suggested certain amendments in the draf
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Health ministry asks AIIMS to review, examine students' tuition fee, fix i
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 22 : The Union Health Ministry has asked the Central Institute Body (CIB) of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to review and examine the tuition fee of students and also to fix inform user charges for patients in all medical institutes.
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Health Min Harsh Vardhan reviews preparedness of IMI 2.0 vaccination missi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 21 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday reviewed the preparedness with states for the roll-out of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 from December 2.
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E-cigarettes now can be seized without warrant: MHA
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 20 (ANI): Considering the deleterious impact of e-cigarettes on public health, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sent a letter to all state police chiefs and chief secretaries informing that sub-inspector level officers and above can search and seize the prohibited items
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Health Ministry signs MoC with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): The Health Ministry on Monday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) under which the latter would provide technical, management and program design support through its grantees and other partners.
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South Sudan, UN to immunise 1,44,000 people against cholera
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Juba [South Sudan], Nov 17 (Xinhua/ANI): UN agencies, in collaboration with South Sudan's health ministry, will launch a vaccination exercise on Monday targeting some 1,44,033 people against cholera in Renk, a county bordering the Blue Nile state in Sudan.
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Union Health Ministry to launch "Indradhanush 2" for covering low immunisa
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 22 (ANI): In its bid to cover the areas identified as low immunisation pockets, the Union Health Ministry will carry out massive immunisation program in 271 districts across the nation and 652 blocks located in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar from December 2 under the "Mission
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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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35 per cent of children under five are stunted: Survey
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], 11 Oct, (ANI): A first-ever nationwide Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) released by the Union Health Ministry has revealed that about 35 per cent of children in the country under five years are stunted, 17 per cent wasted and 33 per cent are underweight. Read More
