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Delhi man suffering from rare bladder disease to get genital after 52 year
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 16 (ANI): A Delhi man who was born with a rare bladder-related disease called 'Exstrophy Bladder' will undergo surgery to reconstruct his genital here.
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Organ Donation: In India less than one per million population donate, lowe
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Roughly 5 lakh people die annually in India due to lack of an organ donor but with less than one per million people opting to donate, the organ donation rate in the country is one of the lowest in the world, according to estimates.
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Health ministry sets target to reduce HIV cases by 2020
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 7 (ANI): With an aim to bring down incidence of HIV/AIDS by 20,000 per year for the next two years, the Union Health Ministry is reaching out to targeted areas like prisons and women remand homes as cases in these places are much higher as compared to the general popul
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AIIMS sets up 5-member team of docs to monitor Unnao rape survivor
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Aug 6 (ANI): The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has formed a committee of five senior doctors to monitor the health condition of Unnao rape survivor, who was airlifted from Lucknow to the AIIMS Trauma Centre here on Monday night.
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Won't let AIIMS become another JNU: Resident Doctors' Association
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 05 (ANI): After calling off their strike against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill 2019, the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday stated that it will not let the premier medical institute turn int
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Disciplinary action against striking docs, warns health ministry
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 3 (ANI): The Union health ministry has warned the striking doctors that it will take disciplinary action against those who have not joined their medical duties to treat patients.
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Doctors' stir over NMC bill enters day 2, health services crippled
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Medical facilities and healthcare services have been affected for the second consecutive day in the national capital as thousands of doctors have shut down their services in protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) bill 2019.
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1 in 4 adults suffering from hypertension in India; medical association to
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): With one in four adults suffering from hypertension in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will expand its program on India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) to 100 districts across India covering all the states.
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Barring North-East, no new pharmacy colleges to be set up in next 5 years:
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): In view of the lack of quality education and shortage of qualified teaching staff, a government body under the Union Health Ministry has imposed restrictions on setting up new pharmacy colleges for the next five years.
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FSSAI urges Centre to take action against AWBI member for 'scaring' milk c
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) wrote to the Centre, accusing Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) member Mohan Singh Ahluwalia of allegedly spreading unsubstantiated fear among the public regarding the adulteration of milk across the co
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Health Ministry signs MoU with MoD, Railway and AYUSH Ministries to eradic
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): Union Health Ministry on Thursday signed an MoU with the Ministries of Defence, Railways and AYUSH to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
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'8,058 Dengue cases reported across country this year'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched a three-day "Jan Jagrukta Abhiyaan" in Delhi to sensitize people on Vector-Borne Diseases (VBDs).
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