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Union Health Secretary directs State govts to conduct monthly inspections
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan has written to the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and State governments to conduct monthly drive and inspect the availability and usage of e-cigarettes in educational institutions.
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Death toll due to AES reaches 128 in Bihar
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 19 (ANI): The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) reached 128 in Bihar on Wednesday according to the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP).
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NHRC seeks reports from Centre, Bihar govt over rising AES deaths
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 17 (ANI): The NHRC on Monday sought detailed reports from the Union health secretary and the Bihar chief secretary after taking suo motu cognisance of media reports on the rising number of deaths in Muzaffarpur and other districts in the state due to Acute Encephalitis
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Madurai: Pregnant woman contracts HIV after transfusion
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): A pregnant woman contracted HIV after allegedly being transfused contaminated blood at a hospital.
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TN Health Secy asked if there was plan to shift ailing Jaya abroad
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Tamil Nadu health secretary J Radhakrishnan was asked if there were any plans to shift ailing Jayalaithaa abroad for treatment.
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Nadda directs Health Secretary to monitor Varanasi tragedy
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): After a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi's Cantonment area on Tuesday claiming 18 lives, Union Health and Family Welfare minister JP Nadda directed Health Secretary Preeti Sudan to stay in touch with health officials of Uttar Pra
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NATHEALTH annual event 'NATEv2018' to be held on Mar 16
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar.8 (ANI): Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) is all set to brainstorm on several critical issues concerning the Indian healthcare sector during its fifth annual event 'NATEv2018' in Delhi on March 16. Union Health Minister, JP Nadda and Union Health Secretary, P
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Senate votes new US Health secretary
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Jan 25 (ANI): The United States Senate voted to confirm new US health secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday, with the final vote count at 55-43.
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TN Govt. more concerned about RK Nagar bribery case, Gutka scam than dengu
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai [Tamil Nadu], Oct 10, (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K. Stalin on Tuesday hit out at the Tamil Nadu government over the dengue menace.
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US Health Secretary Tom Price resigns after being named in USD 14.1 millio
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept.30 (ANI):United States Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, the highest-ranking health official in the Trump Administration, has resigned after being named in a scandal worth USD 14.1 million over his use of private planes.
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Panneerselvam demands 50 percent reservation for NEET students
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): After the Madras High Court sought the stand of Union health secretary, among others, on a plea for cancellation of the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) 2017 for admissions to MBBS and BDS courses, former Tamil Nadu chief minister O. Panneerselva
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Health Secretary failed to heed 'warning signs' before cyber att
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], May 14 (ANI): The National Health Service (NHS) failed to pay heed to repeated warnings that its old computer systems were vulnerable to cyber attack especially the one that affected it and spread across other countries a day before.
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