Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare SP Singh Baghel on Friday inaugurated the first National Public Health India Conference (NPHICON-2024). NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul was also present on the occasion.
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday virtually launched 'MedTech Mitra', an initiative to empower medical technology innovators and advance healthcare solutions.
Amid the surge in COVID cases in several parts of the country, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said that the city government is reviewing the COVID preparedness of the public health infrastructure in the national capital.
As the Union Health Ministry has sounded a new alert on COVID, preparations to fight against the disease have been started in Jammu. In Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh Hospital, one of the major hospitals in the region, a COVID ward has been set up.
NITI Aayog member Dr. VK Paul on Wednesday asked fellow citizens not to panic about the new COVID-19 variant JN.1 and assured that the Centre is taking the necessary precautions to combat the new variant.
"It is an old tradition to display stalls of health and health camps. We inaugurated the stall of the Health Ministry today. Around 36 kiosks have been set up on different themes. While new initiatives are showcased, the traditional challenges are not forgotten," VK Paul said.
Underscoring the initiatives taken by the Government of India to ensure access to quality healthcare, Dr Vinod K Paul, Member NITI Aayog on Friday reaffirmed the commitment to strengthen the primary healthcare system in the country.
Four pillars to achieve One Health are Prevention, Pandemic Preparedness, Integrated Surveillance, and Joint Responses," the NITI Aayog, member of health Dr VK Paul said here on Thursday.
Member of Health, NITI Aayog, Dr V K Paul accentuating the influence of the internet in daily life said that though it has changed lives in a positive way but like most other things it comes with a baggage.
India's digital goods are for the world and those digital infrastructure and capabilities are enablers of global economic growth and human development, said VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog.