Dr Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate Arogya Manthan 2022 to mark 4 years of Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 1 year of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare will inaugurate “Arogya Manthan 2022” on 25th September, 2022 to celebrate four years of implementation of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri – Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) and one year of implementation of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics & Information […]
No time for COVID-19 complacency, say key countries responsible for tracking global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, tests and treatments
Warning comes from Norway and South Africa on behalf of the ACT-Accelerator Facilitation Council, as rollout of medical countermeasures and other tools stagnate Emphasizing the global pandemic is not over, they say coordinated action, funding and political commitments are key to saving lives and preventing economic, health and societal damage from COVID-19 New report from […]
European Commission approves Roche’s Vabysmo, the first bispecific antibody for the eye, for two leading causes of vision loss
Phase III data that showed people with nAMD and DME treated with Vabysmo up to every four months achieved similar outcomes compared to receiving treatment every two months with aflibercept In addition, patients treated with Vabysmo received up to 33% fewer median number of injections compared to aflibercept Reducing the number of eye injections over […]
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates Blood Donation as a part of Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav
“Blood donation is a noble cause and given our rich culture and tradition of Seva and Sahyog, I urge and appeal to all citizens to come forward and donate blood as part of the countrywide mega voluntary blood donation drive- Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav. Donating blood not just fulfils the national requirement but also is a […]
India achieves a new milestone in voluntary blood donation with nationwide mega Blood Donation Camp held today under Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav
With more than 87,000 (87,137) people voluntarily donating blood in a single day (as per provisional reports till 7:40 pm today), the country has surpassed the previous best of 87,059 (2014) to create a new world record today. This is a significant achievement in the countrywide mega voluntary blood donation drive, Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav which […]
WHO calls for urgent action by countries for achieving Medication Without Harm
Globally, half of all preventable harm in medical care is medication related, a quarter of which is severe or life-threatening. In the lead up to World Patient Safety Day on 17 September 2022, WHO is emphasizing the global burden of medication harm. The elderly population is one of the most at-risk groups of medication harm, […]
WHO responds to The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
WHO welcomes the overarching recommendations of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission’s report on “Lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic,” which align with our commitment to stronger global, regional and national pandemic preparedness, prevention, readiness and response. At the same time, there are several key omissions and misinterpretations in the report, not least regarding the […]
Virtual Press Conference on Monkeypox, COVID-19 and other global health issues
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. First, to the COVID-19 pandemic. The global decline in reported cases and deaths is continuing. This is very encouraging. But there is no guarantee these trends will persist. The most dangerous thing is to assume they will. The number of […]
Virtual Press Conference on Monkeypox, COVID-19 and other global health issues
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. First, to the COVID-19 pandemic. The global decline in reported cases and deaths is continuing. This is very encouraging. But there is no guarantee these trends will persist. The most dangerous thing is to assume they will. The number of […]
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurates CGHS Wellness Centre in Silchar
“In a significant achievement to strengthening the country’s health infrastructure and accessibility to CGHS services, there has been a threefold increase in the number of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) Wellness Centres. The cities covered by CGHS Wellness Centres have has grown from 25 in 2014 to 75 now. This is in line with vision […]
