Establishment of medical colleges in aspirational districts
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ‘Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’ with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. Under the Scheme, 157 new medical colleges have been approved in three phases […]
Pricing Policy of Costly Medicines
The extant National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPP), notified on 7th December, 2012, has been formulated with an objective to put in place a regulatory framework for pricing of drugs so as to ensure availability of essential medicines at reasonable prices while providing sufficient opportunity for innovation and competition to support the growth of pharma industry. […]
Allocation of funds for mental health
To address the burden of mental disorders, the Government of India is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) since 1982. The Government is supporting implementation of the District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) under NMHP in 704 districts of the country, under which, enhanced financial assistance of upto Rs. 83.20 lakhs per district per year […]
More than 15 Crore National Digital Health IDs created under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
The National Digital Health Mission (now known as Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission) was launched on 15th August 2020 as a pilot in six Union Territories - Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. The pilot phase of ABDM was successfully conducted between 15th August 2020 to […]
Bed Strength and Infrastructural Facilities under Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Private hospitals under Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) are empanelled by States/UTs based on well-defined criteria laid down by National Health Authority (NHA). The criteria include, among others, minimum in-patient bed strength and speciality-wise infrastructure facilities including equipment. The average bed strength of hospitals empanelled under the scheme is 45. As […]
API Manufacturers
India is the third largest player globally in Pharmaceuticals in terms of volume and is the largest supplier of low cost generics and vaccines to the world. The Government is also taking steps in the form of various schemes to attract investments in pharmaceuticals and medical devices sectors, including for the Active Pharma Ingredients (API) […]
FDA approves Roche’s Vabysmo, the first bispecific antibody for the eye, to treat two leading causes of vision loss
Vabysmo (faricimab-svoa) targets and inhibits two disease pathways that drive neovascular or “wet” age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) Vabysmo is the only injectable eye medicine approved simultaneously in the US for nAMD and DME, with flexible dosing regimens based on patient need Basel, 31 January 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; […]
3rd World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day
Observing the 3rd World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Day yesterday, as a key moment to highlight the global community’s commitment to ending NTDs, India joined close to 40 other nations to illuminate the iconic New Delhi Railway Station in purple and orange hues, which is one of the busiest railway stations in the country in […]
U.S. Office of Science and Technology Senior Advisor to Deliver Keynote Address at the 2022 ISPE Facilities of the Future Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NORTH BETHESDA, MARYLAND USA, 27 January 2022) -- The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) announced Matthew Hepburn, MD, Senior Advisor to the Director, Pandemic Prevention, U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President, as a confirmed keynote for the 2022 ISPE Facilities of the Future Conference, […]
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews Public Health Preparedness to COVID19 and National COVID19 Vaccination Progress with 8 Southern States/UTs
“Mutual understanding, sharing best practices and collaborative spirit between the Centre and States have helped us in our fight against the pandemic”. This was stated by Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he applauded the remarkable synergy between the Centre and the States today during the Video Conference interaction with […]
