Efforts Being Taken to Improve Access of the Poor to Health Services under AB-PMJAY
Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is an entitlement-based scheme. No enrolment or registration of beneficiary is required to avail benefits under the scheme. The beneficiary may directly visit the empanelled hospital (public or private) to avail cashless treatment benefits. The beneficiary may use the following channels to check his/her eligibility under the scheme: […]
More than half a billion people pushed or pushed further into extreme poverty due to health care costs
DUBAI/GENEVA/WASHINGTON DC — 12 December 2021 — New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage. The organizations also reveal that more than half a billion people are being pushed into extreme poverty because […]
Interim recommendations for the use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine
The WHO interim recommendations on the use of the Janssen Ad26.COV2.S (COVID-19) vaccine (updated on 9 December) were developed on the basis of advice issued by the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and the evidence summary included in the background document. Summary of the recommendations: Countries can now consider using either a […]
Roche presents pivotal data at ASH 2021 for novel cancer immunotherapy mosunetuzumab
Results to be presented for the first time show mosunetuzumab induces high and durable complete response rates in people with follicular lymphoma who have received two or more prior therapies New efficacy data from Roche’s portfolio of cancer immunotherapies demonstrate potential of bispecific antibodies to expand upon current treatment options across several blood cancers Basel, […]
Centre reviews Public Health Response to COVID-19 in the light of emergence of OMICRON and Progress of Vaccination with States/UT
The five-fold strategy of Test-Track-Treat-Vaccinate-adherence to COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) was highlighted as the mainstay of public health response strategy for effective and timely control and management of COVID19 and its variants by Union Health Secretary Shri Rajesh Bhushan as he reviewed the public health preparedness to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and progress of […]
Approval accorded under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of Medical Devices.
The Medical Device Sector in India suffers from a considerable cost of manufacturing disability vis-à-vis competing economies, inter alia, on account of lack of adequate infrastructure, domestic supply chain and logistics, high cost of finance, inadequate availability of power, limited design capabilities, low focus on research & development (R&D) and skill development, etc. With an […]
Approvals accorded under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Promotion of Domestic Manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in the country
The Indian pharmaceutical industry is the 3rd largest in the world by volume. It has high market presence in several advanced economies such as the US and EU. The industry is well known for its production of affordable medicines, particularly in the generics space. However, the country is significantly dependent on the import of basic […]
Quality Medicines
As per information provided by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, the Organization regulates safety, efficacy and quality of the drugs, medical devices and Cosmetics as per the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 & Rules made thereunder. CDSCO and Ministry of Health & Family […]
Treatment of Rare Diseases
The Department of Health and Family Welfare has launcheda 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, 2021. The Digital Portal may be accessed through https://rarediseases.nhp.gov.in/ (c): ICMR has initiated a National Registry wherein epidemiological data is being […]
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar addresses International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment
Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar addressed International Symposium on Health Technology Assessment, was organised by the Department of Health Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI). The theme of the event was “Translating Knowledge and Best Practices into Policy […]
