Update on status of Treatment of Lifestyle Ailments
As per the India, ‘Health of the Nation’s States’ study [done by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)], the heart diseases were the number one cause of death, contributing to 28.1% of total deaths in India in 2016. The majority of heart patients are people with Coronary Heart Diseases (CHDs). The increase in the prevalence […]
Update on status of Digital Portal for Crowd Funding and Voluntary Donations for Patients of Rare Diseases
The Department of Health and Family Welfare has launched a Digital Portal for Crowd Funding and Voluntary Donations for Patients of Rare Diseases in accordance with the mandate of the National Policy for Rare Diseases (NPRD), 2021. The Digital Portal may be accessed through https://rarediseases.nhp.gov.in/ . Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has written to […]
Update on status of Treatment of Lifestyle Ailments
As per the India, ‘Health of the Nation’s States’ study [done by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)], the heart diseases were the number one cause of death, contributing to 28.1% of total deaths in India in 2016. The majority of heart patients are people with Coronary Heart Diseases (CHDs). The increase in the prevalence […]
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme
Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) launched in 2016-17 ensures availability of dialysis services free of cost to Below Poverty Line (BPL) beneficiaries at the district hospitals in the country. National Health Mission (NHM) supports States/UTs in implementation of Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis services under PMNDP based on the gap assessment done by the State/UTs […]
Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic single gene disorder causing a debilitating systemic syndrome characterized by chronic anemia, acute painful episodes, organ infarction and chronic organ damage and by a significant reduction in life expectancy. Under National Health Mission, Government of India supports the states for prevention and management of sickle cell disease as […]
Health Schemes for Rural Women
The National Health Mission (NHM) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme which envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people’s needs, including women, across the country. The main programmatic components include Health System Strengthening in rural and urban areas, Reproductive-Maternal- Neonatal-Child and Adolescent Health […]
Initiatives to create awareness about Antibiotics under National List of Essential Medicines
The Standing National Committee on Medicines (SNCM) was constituted to review and revise the National List of Essential Medicines by way of additions and deletions in the existing NLEM in the context of contemporary knowledge of use of therapeutic products in health & hygiene of general public. The SNCM submitted its final report on 10.09.2022. […]
Dr Jarbas Barbosa elected as WHO Regional Director for the Americas
Geneva, Switzerland, 31 January 2023-- The WHO Executive Board, currently holding its 152nd meeting in Geneva, has appointed Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr. as Regional Director for the Americas effective 1 February 2023. A national of Brazil, Dr. Barbosa da Silva Jr. was elected as Director of the Pan American Health Organization, which is […]
European Commission approves label expansion of Roche’s Hemlibra to include people with moderate haemophilia A in the EU
Hemlibra, already approved for severe haemophilia A in the EU, will now also provide an effective and convenient prophylactic treatment option for people with moderate haemophilia A Moderate haemophilia A can have a significant impact on the lives of people affected, with only 15% living a bleed-free life The approval is based on the HAVEN […]
African leaders unite in pledge to end AIDS in children
Dar es Salaam, 1 February 2023-- Ministers and representatives from twelve African countries have committed themselves, and laid out their plans, to end AIDS in children by 2030. International partners have set out how they would support countries in delivering on those plans, which were issued at the first ministerial meeting of the Global Alliance […]
