Supply of Essential Drugs
The Government took various measures to increase the supply of essential drugs such as granting expeditious approvals to new manufacturing sites of existing manufacturers to enhance their production capacity, issuing licenses to new manufacturers/importers, helping the manufacturers in sourcing raw material and helping importers of drugs in getting maximum supplies on priority from the importing […]
Status of Pharmaceutical Export
The measures taken by Department of Commerce to promote exports include various schemes under the Foreign Trade Policy (FTP), assistance under the Market Access Initiative (MAI) scheme, setting up district export hubs, Transport and Market Assistance Scheme etc. Trade delegations/buyer-seller meets with various countries are regularly organized for the benefit of exporters. Airfare support is […]
Schemes for promoting domestic manufacturing of APIs
The quantity of API manufactured domestically is not readily available. However, the size of API and Intermediates market in India is estimated to be Rs. 96,000 crore in FY 2019-20. Further, as per data maintained by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS), the quantity and value of API imported and exported in FY […]
Percentage of spurious drug samples shows consistent decline over the years
As per Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), isolated complaints regarding spurious drugs are received in CDSCO. As and when such complaints are received, based on merit, the matter is taken up by the CDSCO in coordination with State/UT Drugs Controller for action as per the provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and […]
Health Minister Discretionary Grant
Under Health Minister’s Discretionary Grant (HMDG) financial assistance up to a maximum of Rs. 1.25 lakhs are provided to the poor indigent patients to defray a part of the expenditure on hospitalization/treatment in Government Hospitals for life threatening diseases covered under Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) in cases where free medical facilities are not available. Only […]
Medical Colleges Set Up Under CSS's
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for “Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals”. Establishment of 157 new Medical Colleges has been approved under the scheme in three phases. Out of these 157 medical colleges, 47 have become functional. Another 36 medical colleges have applied […]
Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week
NEW YORK/GENEVA, 2 August 2021 – At the start of this year, governments, donors, civil society and the private sector united to launch the Nutrition for Growth Year of Action. The Year of Action is a historic opportunity to transform the way the world tackles the global commitment to eliminate child malnutrition. Breastfeeding is central […]
Centre rushes High Level team to Maharashtra to support the State in effective public health interventions for Zika
Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has rushed a multidisciplinary team to Maharahstra to monitor the Zika virus situation and support the State government in management of Zika cases. A case of Zika has been reported in Pune district recently. The three member Central team consists of a public health expert from the office […]
Healthcare Facilities in Tribal, Backward Areas and SLUMS
To address the healthcare challenges, particularly in rural areas, the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) was launched in 2005 to supplement the efforts of the State/UT Governments to provide accessible, affordable and quality healthcare to all those who access public health facilities including tribal, backward, slum areas. Currently, NRHM is a sub-mission of National Health […]
2.27 lakh Pregnant Women receive COVID-19 Vaccines in less than a month
In a significant development, over 2.27 lakh pregnant women have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine under the ongoing National COVID Vaccination drive. This can be seen as a result of regular counseling of the pregnant women by health workers and medical officers about risks of COVD-19 infection to pregnant women and benefits of COVID-19 […]
