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Polio vaccines safe and effective assures Centre
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday refuted rumors being spread about virus being found in polio drops meant to be given to children up to five years and reassured that polio vaccines being used in India are safe and effective.
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Health Ministry bans use of 328 FDCs
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 14 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has banned the manufacture for sale, sale or distribution for human use of 328 Fixed Dose Combinations (FDCs).
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HIV and AIDS Act 2017 comes into force
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Sep 11 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced implementation of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Act, 2017 starting September 10, 2018.
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Health minister Nadda visits Kerala to review relief work
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram [India], Sept 07 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, J.P. Nadda, on Friday visited Kerala to review the relief and rescue measures. He was accompanied by Preeti Sudan, Secretary (Health) and other senior officers from the ministry.
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Cabinet increases pension age of doctors to 65 years in BMHRC
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday has approved the proposal of Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to increase the age of receiving pension of general duty medical officers, specialist grade doctors and teaching medical faculty
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Experts share recommendations to eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): The 10th meeting of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GAELF) concluded recently with Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Vikas Sheel urging all partners to come out of silos, integrate efforts and implement the filarias
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Govt. launches smoking cessation campaign
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 9 (ANI): At a World Health Organisation event held recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched a national media campaign to encourage smoking cessation.
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India's Maternal Mortality Ratio drops to 130
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday said India has seen a decline in its Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) from 139 to 130.
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Indian Mental Health NGO is helping parents become their child's therapist
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI-NewsVoir): Dr. Ajay Khera, Deputy Commissioner from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with global mental health expert and one of Time 100's most influential people, Prof. Vikram Patel launched a novel parent mediated program for autism for India'
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Reviewing first year of National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), in 2017, took a landmark step by approving the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases.
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Health Ministry issues advisory over Nipah outbreak
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday issued an advisory for the general public and healthcare personnel on how to take preventive measures in high-risk areas and how the Nipah virus spreads and what are its symptoms.
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Nipah outbreak: 9 dead in Kozhikode district
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], May 22 (ANI): A total of nine persons have died in Kerala's Kozhikode district due to viral fever, out of which two were affected with Nipah virus, the state health department confirmed on Tuesday.
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