Health Security to Women
Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) is a flagship health assurance scheme of the Government of India which aims at providing a health cover of Rs. 5 Lakhs per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalizations for 10.75 Crore beneficiary families identified from Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 as […]
Engagement of CGHS Infrastructure for COVID Care
Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) is a contributory health scheme primarily meant for Central Government Employees and Pensioners and their eligible family members, which provides primary healthcare through its Wellness Centres. Though, no CGHS Wellness Centre/ Hospital has been converted into a dedicated COVID Centre, however, CGHS has taken the following steps to contain the […]
Strengthening of rural healthcare services
“Public Health and Hospitals” being a state subject, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system, including for provision of quality healthcare and advanced treatment and diagnostic facilities, lies with the respective State Governments. However, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support is provided to the States/UTs to strengthen the […]
Union Health Ministry organizes an Interactive Workshop with Community Radio Stations and Private Radio Stations from Southern States
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in partnership with UNICEF, today, hosted an interactive communication session for representatives of Community Radio Stations and Private Radio Stations for creating meaningful awareness campaigns surrounding various issues related to COVID including about adhering to COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB), benefits of vaccine and to dispel misinformation and myths. […]
Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening. In January of this year, a midwife from Uganda called Harriet Nayiga joined our press conference to talk about her experience as a health worker during the pandemic. While vaccines were being rolled out in the wealthiest countries, Harriet was one of many health workers in Africa and […]
US FDA grants Priority Review to Roche’s Tecentriq as adjuvant treatment for certain people with early non-small cell lung cancer
Application is being reviewed under the US FDA’s Real-Time Oncology Review pilot programme Based on results of the Phase III IMpower010 study, presented at ASCO, that showed adjuvant Tecentriq improved disease-free survival by more than one-third in PD-L1-positive early-stage lung cancer, compared with best supportive care Tecentriq is the first and only cancer immunotherapy to […]
FIFA launches #ReachOut campaign for better mental health
FIFA has launched #ReachOut, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the symptoms of mental health conditions, encourage people to seek help when they need it, and take actions every day for better mental health. With the support of past and current football players, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Association of Southeast Asian […]
Performance of National AIDS Control Programme
On the advice of NITI Aayog, an external evaluation of National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) was conducted in 2020, which found that ‘programme has done a commendable job and performed very well’. NACP-IV and its extension phase (2012-21) largely achieved the goals and targets set out at the initiation of the phase. The external evaluation […]
Initiatives to recognize Services Rendered by Healthcare Workers Engaged in COVID-19
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has advised States/UTs to undertake various initiatives to recognize services rendered by healthcare workers engaged in COVID-19 related duties. Some of these include: All such professionals who sign up for minimum 100 days of Covid duty and complete it successfully will be given the Prime Minister’s Distinguished Covid National […]
Study on Post COVID Diseases
Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an autonomous body under the Department of Health Research, has established a COVID clinical registry at 20 sites across the country to capture clinical treatment and outcomes of COVID-19. This information is only limited to hospitalized patients. Post Covid studies are being carried out on various conditions like aortic […]
