CGHS services to be extended to 100 cities
AMN / NEW DELHI Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today said that the Central Government Health Scheme, CGHS services will be extended to 100 cities. Inaugurating the new CGHS…
WHO: Time to focus on Women Health Workers
By Dr Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDirector-General WHO Women have always played a vital leadership role in their communities as traditional healers, keepers of medicinal recipes, carers of the sick and birth…
WHO gets new advice to curb NCDs and mental health
Every year, 41 million people die from Non-communicable Diseases, 15 mn of them between ages of 30 and 69. AMN / WEB DESK World leaders and health experts recently handed…
Tibbi Congress demands equal share for Unani medicine in govt schemes
Special Correspondent / New Delhi All India Tibbi Congress, the representative body of Unani practitioners and graduates on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the Central government approach towards Unani medicine.…
Quality health should be accessible for everyone: Prez Kovind
AMN / JODHPUR President Ram Nath Kovind has said that quality health and education should be easily accessible for all citizen of the country, especially in remote areas. Addressing at…
India, Sweden sign MoU for Healthcare Innovation Centre
AMN / NEW DELHI India and Sweden have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for India-Sweden Healthcare Innovation Centre in New Delhi. The objective of the innovation Centre is to develop…
Parliamentary Panel suggests measures to promote Indian System of Medicine
Committee recommends a substantial increase in representation for States/UTs Recommends teaching Urdu and Tamil in colleges offering Unani and Siddha ANDALIB AKHTER / NEW DELHI A parliamentary committee has suggested…
Majority of adolescents worldwide don’t do physical activity: WHO
New WHO-led study says majority of adolescents worldwide are not sufficiently physically active, putting their current and future health at risk Some of the lowest levels of insufficient activity in…
Govt approves 35 proposals for setting up of Cancer Institutes, Tertiary Care Centres
Staff Reporter / NEW DELHI The Union government has approved 35 proposals for setting up of State Cancer Institutes and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres in different parts of India. In…
13,000 more wellness Centres to be operational soon: Health Minister
Our Correspondent / NEW DELHI Nearly 13 thousand more Health and Wellness Centres will become functional by the end of March 2020. At present 27 thousand, such centres are already…