Number of MBBS seats in the country has now crossed 1 lakh mark: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that number of MBBS seats in the country has now crossed the one lakh mark. In a tweet, Dr. Mandaviya informed that in…
Government asks Charity hospitals to open affordable medical colleges
12 Charity hospitals have already applied for the opening of medical colleges. AMN / WEB DESK The Government has asked Charity hospitals in the country to open medical colleges to…
Drug and Precautions for Seasonal Influenza
India’s Health Ministry monitoring and tracking cases across States through the IDSP network on real-time basisCases of H3N2 subtype of Seasonal Influenza being strictly monitoredAdvisories issued by ICMR on Precautions…
We cannot end TB if we leave the older people behind
SHOBHA SHUKLA Despite an alarming TB burden among the older people, programmatic response to address it is far from optimal, said Dr Vijay Kumar Arora, Chairperson of TB Association of…
Govt sets a target to increase number of Jan Aushadhi Kendras to 10,000
AMN Union Minister for Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said under the leadership of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, more than 9,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras have…
Making treatment affordable in is highest priority of government: PM Modi
AMN / WEB DESK Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that making treatment affordable in the country has been the top priority of the government. He said the focus is…
When disease burden is low, why COVID-19 continues to be a pandemic?
BY SHOBHA SHUKLA, BOBBY RAMAKANT On 30 January 2023, three years after the WHO had first declared COVID-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, the WHO announced that…
Health Minister releases book ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story- From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’
AMN Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday released the book, ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story- From Cowpox to Vaccine Maitri’, at World Book Fair in New Delhi.…
Govt to strengthening holistic research ecosystem in pharma sector
Bisheshwar Mishra / New Delhi Union Minister, Dr. Mandaviya reiterated the government’s commitment towards strengthening the holistic research ecosystem in the pharma sector and the brand NIPER. Minister said the…
Heat wave; Prevention and Cure
HEALTH DESK Union Health Ministry has issued a heatwave health advisory to the States and Union territories in view of the unusual high temperature in some places of the country…