Disease Outbreak News (DON): Meningitis - Niger
From 1 November 2022 to 27 January 2023, a total of 559 cases of meningitis (of which 111 are laboratory confirmed), including 18 deaths (overall CFR 3.2%), have been reported from Zinder Region, southeast of Niger, compared to the 231 cases reported during 1 November 2021 to 31 January 2022. The majority of laboratory-confirmed cases […]
Update on Paramedical Workforce in India
In the absence of any Central Regulatory body for Allied and Healthcare Professions the Central Government enacted the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021 on 28th March, 2021 for regulating the education and services of the allied and healthcare professionals; assessment and rating of all allied and healthcare institutions to ensure […]
Update on Health Systems in Rural and Tribal Areas
The healthcare system of the country involves a three-tier system with Sub Health Centre (Urban and Rural), Primary Health Centre (Urban and Rural) and Community Health Centre (Urban and Rural) as the three pillars of Primary Health Care System in India. As per established norms, a PHC in rural areas is to be established for […]
Update on Health Facilities in Villages and Cities Through National Health Mission
The healthcare system of the country involves a three-tier system with Sub Health Centre (Urban and Rural), Primary Health Centre (Urban and Rural) and Community Health Centre (Urban and Rural) as the three pillars of Primary Health Care System in India. As per established norms, a PHC in rural areas is to be established for […]
Update on Medical Colleges in the country
As informed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) there are 358 Government and 296 Private Medical Colleges in the country as of now. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for ‘Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals’ with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, […]
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Minister of Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal jointly inaugurate Integrative Medicine Centre of All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at Safdarjung hospital
“Integrative medicine is aimed at harnessing the potential of India’s rich heritage and medical knowledge, along with using modern advancements in allopathy. Both traditional and modern medical practices would help in providing better avenues of health and wellness. It is thus, the need of the hour that different medical systems must not compete but complement […]
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 […]
