More than 80 million doses to be administered to southern African children targeted in mass polio vaccination drives
Brazzaville/Lilongwe, 18 March 2022 – Malawi will on Sunday launch the first round of vaccination campaigns against wild poliovirus type 1. More than 80 million doses will be administered to more than 23 million children under 5 years in the four-round vaccination drive in five southern African countries after Malawi declared an outbreak on 17 […]
UN Environment Programme joins alliance to implement One Health approach
Strengthened partnership aims to accelerate coordinated strategy on human, animal and ecosystem health March 18, Rome/Paris/Geneva/Nairobi - Work to tackle the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health using a more integrated approach has seen significant progress in the past year, leaders of three international organizations cooperating across these sectors said, as they expanded their […]
Union Health Ministry engages with States/UTs to review status of operationalisation of Tele-consultation services at AB-Health &Wellness Centres and prompt utilisation of ECRP funds
Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a meeting through video conference (VC) today with all States and UTs to review the operationalisation status of Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres (HWCs), Tele-consultation services and physical and financial progress made under ECRP-II and Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana (PM-ABHIM). Highlighting that Government of India […]
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya delivers keynote address at webinar on “India’s Public Health Response to manage COVID-19” with NGOs
“The management of the COVID19 pandemic, and especially the recent Omicron surge, has strongly demonstrated to the world the power of strong political will, self-reliance through Atma Nirbharta, innovation powered by technology, shared goals and collaborative efforts through a “Whole of Government” and “Whole of Society” approach”. This was stated by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union […]
WHO Director-General's remarks at United Nations Security Council meeting on Ukrainen
Mr President, Excellencies, dear colleagues, Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to address you today. The war in Ukraine is having devastating consequences for the health of Ukraine’s people; consequences that will reverberate for years or decades to come. There is severe disruption to health services and access to basic commodities, as a […]
Initiatives taken to address Anaemia among Women
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) has issued guidance notes to all the States and UTs regarding “Enabling Delivery of Essential Health Services during the COVID 19 Outbreak” on 14th April, 2020 and “Provision of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health plus Nutrition services during and post COVID-19 pandemic” on 24th May, 2020 for […]
New data for Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) demonstrate long-term efficacy and safety in a broad population of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
Long-term efficacy data from the pivotal SUNFISH study confirm increases in motor function are sustained at three years, while adverse events decreased over the same period Part 2 of SUNFISH showed Evrysdi demonstrated a marked improvement in, or stabilisation of, motor function after two years compared to an untreated external control group Latest interim results […]
WHO announces Film Festival shortlist and jury, including Sharon Stone, Emilia Clarke, Mia Maestro, Anita Abada, Eddie Ndopu and Dr Eckart von Hirschhausen
Entries for 3rd edition in 2022 takes total of short films received to nearly 3500 since the initiative launched in 2020 More than 1000 film makers from over 110 countries have submitted short films for the 3rd edition of the WHO Health for All Film Festival (HAFF), on themes ranging from the trauma of war […]
Availability of drugs at reasonable price
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the aegis of the Department of Pharmaceuticals fixes the ceiling price of scheduled medicines as per provisions of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. In case of non-scheduled medicines, a manufacturer is at liberty to fix the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) launched by it, but is not allowed to […]
Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadi Pariyojana
With an objective of making quality generic medicines available at affordable prices to all, Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) was launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Government of India. Under the scheme, dedicated outlets known as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra (PMBJKs) are opened to provide generic medicines at […]
