Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prof. S P Singh Baghel Launches Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis elimination
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prof. S.P. Singh Baghel launched the first phase of the Bi-annual Nationwide Mass Drug Administration (MDA) campaign for Lymphatic Filariasis elimination. The campaign aims to check disease transmission by providing free preventive medications to the residents in areas affected by the disease. The campaign will cover […]
Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare, Prof. S P Singh Baghel and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar Launch Mobile Health Service 'Kilkari' and Mobile Academy in Maharashtra and Gujarat to Strengthen Public Health Infrastructure
Prof. S P Singh Baghel and Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Ministers of State for Health and Family Welfare virtually launched the Kilkari programme, a Mobile Health (m-health) initiative for beneficiaries in local content in Gujarat and Maharashtra today. Mobile Academy, a free audio training course designed to expand and refresh the knowledge of Accredited […]
Attainment of Universal Access to Healthcare
With the objective of attainment of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is implementing various schemes like the National Health Mission, PM-ABHIM and PMSSY. The Union Government provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human […]
Attainment of Universal Access to Healthcare
With the objective of attainment of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is implementing various schemes like the National Health Mission, PM-ABHIM and PMSSY. The Union Government provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs for improvement in health infrastructure, availability of adequate human […]
Update on State Medical Colleges
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) which aims at correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable tertiary healthcare services and to augment facilities for quality medical education in the country. One of the two component of the scheme, namely, Up-gradation of existing Government Medical Colleges/Institutions (GMCIs) […]
Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya addresses 37th STOP TB Partnership Board Meeting
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare virtually addressed the 37th Board Meeting of Stop TB Partnership today. The Stop TB Partnership is hosted by UNOPS and is a collective force transforming the fight against TB. Addressing the gathering, Dr Mandaviya said, “TB has been a global health problem for decades now. […]
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates the new headquarters of the National Dental Commission
In a significant step towards dental healthcare, the Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated the new headquarters of the National Dental Commission (NDC) and laid the foundation stones for three Nursing Colleges in Andhra Pradesh and one in Jammu and Kashmir virtually, here today. Additionally, Dr. Mandaviya presided over the […]
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya delivers keynote address at the 4th convocation of AIIMS Jodhpur
“If critical care service is available on time in all these diseases, many lives can be saved in these emergency situations.” This was stated by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he inaugurated 24 health facilities across AIIMS Bilaspur, Rishikesh, Gorakhpur, Nagpur, Bhubaneshwar, Deoghar and laid the foundation stone for […]
How digitalization is helping the process of doing clinical trials from the Covid days
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching impact on clinical trials. It jolted the world of clinical trials in a way that it caught stakeholders unaware. Digital technology came to the rescue in an unprecedented global healthcare exigency that otherwise could have significantly impacted the overall conduct of clinical trials. One major change has been […]
Progress achieved in Medical Education
The Government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS/PG seats. There is an increase of 82% in medical colleges from 387 before 2014 to 706 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 112% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,08,940 as of now, there is also an increase […]
