The total case tally stands at 59,03,933 including 9,60,969 active cases
1 min read26 Sep 2020This brings the total reported cases of coronavirus in Chhattisgarh to 9
1 min read2 Apr 2020The provisions of DPCO 2013 shall not apply to ’drugs for treating orphan diseases as decided by the ministry of health and family welfare’, says a government notification
1 min read4 Jan 2019The centre’s move is expected to strengthen the rights of the LGBTQ community
3 min read11 Sep 2018The data was analysed for quality and to assess the prevalence of overall Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections by age, gender, risk factors and regions
2 min read13 Aug 2018India reached out to over 26.6 crore children in the February 2018 round making the National Deworming Day world’s largest fixed-day anganwadi and school-based deworming programme
2 min read28 Jun 2018’Modicare’, labelled the world’s largest health assurance scheme, aims to offer a health cover of Rs5 lakh per family per year, targeting over 100 million poor and vulnerable families
2 min read22 Jun 2018The ministry of health and family welfare has written to all the states and UTs to make public what medicines the respective hospitals and dispensaries have in store
1 min read14 Jun 2018While patients infected with the Nipah virus have been kept in isolation, both public and private hospitals have been provided with protective equipment to ensure that the virus does not spread among medical staff
1 min read22 May 2018The draft law makes any breach of health data punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment and a Rs5 lakh fine
2 min read2 May 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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