Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra launched the myCGHS app for the iOS ecosystem of devices, designed to enhance access to electronic health records, information, and resources for Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) beneficiaries.
The Punjab government has issued a show cause notice to State Principal Health Secretary Ajoy Sharma asking for his response for seeking information from Sidhu Moosewala's family without bringing it to the attention of CM Bhagwant Mann or the state Health Minister.
Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary, launched a National Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Snakebite Envenoming (NAP-SE) in India in Delhi on Tuesday. The action plan seeks to reduce snakebite deaths by half by 2030.
Hospitals will be opened in Badrinath and Kedarnath before the Chardham Yatra and approval has been received from the cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami to purchase equipment for the same, said Health Secretary Dr R. Rajesh on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Health Secretary, Dr R Rajesh Kumar, announced on Sunday that new hospitals will be operational in Badrinath and Kedarnath before the Chardham Yatra to provide pilgrims with immediate medical care during the Yatra.
The Arvind Kejriwal government in New Delhi is set to recommend the suspension of Delhi's Health Secretary after allegations of a scam have emerged in pathology and radiology tests conducted in Delhi's Aam Aadmi Mohalla Clinic (AAMC), sources from Delhi government said.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj has recommended immediate suspension of Delhi's health secretary SB Deepak Kumar by the Lieutenant Governor and Central Government on the the alleged issue of irregularity in purchase of medicines supplied in Delhi government hospitals to ensure fair i
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday wrote to the health secretary over the supply of 'not of standard quality' drugs in the national capital, urging the latter to procure alternative arrangements.
"On this topic, I wrote several letters to the Health Secretary, I told him to conduct the audit of medicines but he did not do it," Bharadwaj told ANI.
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj on Sunday instructed officials to immediately constitute an inquiry committee under the chairmanship of the Health Secretary in connection with the case of sexual harassment of outsourced workers at Burari Hospital.
The Delhi Special Vigilance Department on Sunday wrote to the health secretary over the "Not of Standard Quality" drugs being supplied in Delhi government hospitals and urged to clarify as to how much payment is made till now to companies and manufacturers.
The Delhi High Court on Friday formed a Committee headed by the Health Secretary of the Delhi Government to give suggestions to improve the healthcare facilities in prisons in the national capital, observing that every prison inmate has an inherent right to life and humane treatment.