Ministry Of Health News
India's coronavirus recovery tally nears 50 lakh mark, 93,420 cured in a day
The total case tally stands at 59,03,933 including 9,60,969 active cases
1 min read26 Sep 2020No new coronavirus cases reported in Chhattisgarh as of 9:00 AM - Apr 02
This brings the total reported cases of coronavirus in Chhattisgarh to 9
1 min read2 Apr 2020No price cap on new patented drugs for five years
The 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 2019Law to check bias against HIV/AIDS patients kicks in
The centre's move is expected to strengthen the rights of the LGBTQ community
3 min read11 Sep 2018Over 3-9 million Indians infected with Hepatitis, says health ministry
The 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 2018Govt to include out of school children in deworming scheme
India 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‘Govt is committed to take public expenditure on healthcare up to 2.5% of GDP'
'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 2018State-run hospitals to display available stock of medicines
The 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 2018Centre steps up efforts to check spread of Nipah virus in Kerala
While 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 2018Govt set to bar insurance firms from using health data to sell policies
The draft law makes any breach of health data punishable by up to five years' imprisonment and a Rs5 lakh fine
2 min read2 May 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The 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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