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Cashless treatment now available to all central govt health scheme benefic
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This significant decision was taken on Monday, as memoranda of agreement were signed between these six AIIMS, CGHS and Union Health Ministry in the presence of Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan.
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"Strengthen COVID-19 surveillance": Union Health Secy writes to eight stat
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Friday wrote a letter to the health secretaries of Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Haryana, and the Government of NCT of Delhi in view of "consistent rise" in COVID 19 cases in the country.
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Centre reviews public health preparedness for management of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness status of the entire spectrum of management of the COVID19 pandemic in view of the upsurge in cases, with States and UTs through a Video Conference.
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COVID preparedness: Union Health Secy to hold meeting with States
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will hold a meeting with States' health secretaries and senior officers on Monday evening, via video conferencing, to review the preparedness for COVID-19.
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Fresh countrywide mock drills at hospitals soon to test Covid preparedness
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the spike in influenza cases in the country and the uptick in Covid-19 cases over the past couple of weeks, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said a mock drill will be done soon in all the states and Union Territories to assess their preparedness to meet the twin thre
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Union Health Secy writes to States, UTs over rising H1N1, H3N2 cases
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
In the letter Bhushan said that it is important to raise community awareness regarding adherence to respiratory and hand hygiene, promoting early reporting of symptoms, and limiting the contact of those people who are suffering from respiratory illness.
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Union Health Secretary says Covid lessons can help in cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 23 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that lessons from India's fight against the pandemic can serve as valuable beacons in our targeted policies for the prevention and treatment of cancer, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.
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Corbevax approved as precaution dose for adults vaccinated with Covaxin, C
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Wednesday said that the Centre has approved Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose after completion of six months from the date of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield vaccines
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Kerala: 20 people quarantined in Thrissur after youth with Monkeypox-like
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Punnayur (Kerala) [India], August 1 (ANI): Twenty people were quarantined in Kerala's Thrissur, following the death of one person with Monkeypox-like symptoms in the state, officials said on Monday.
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One youth dies with Monkeypox-like symptoms, Kerala health dept initiates
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Pathanamthitta (Kerala) [India], July 31 (ANI): State Health Minister Veena George initiated a high-level inquiry into the death of a youth, presenting with monkeypox-like symptoms. The youth hailed from Chavakkad Kuranjiyur in Thrissur district & tested positive in a foreign country.
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Senior govt official praises facilities of Safdarjung hospital
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): A senior central government official has praised the facilities of the Safdarjung Hospital located in the national capital and asserted that a similar level of services and satisfaction should be available across all the hospitals in the country. The offi
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Health Ministry urges 14 States, UTs to expedite completion of new medical
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The Centre on Thursday urged 14 states to accelerate the utilisation of central funds and exponentially expedite the completion of new medical colleges attached to existing District/ Referral hospitals approved under the Centrally sponsored scheme for early
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