Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
No 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 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 2018Centre assesses states' preparedness for roll out of Modicare
Almost all states and Union territories (31) participated in the two-day deliberations held in the national capital along with representatives from the ministries of health, family welfare, finance, NITI Aayog and other stakeholders
1 min read17 Feb 2018Assam floods: J.P. Nadda assures all help in tackling likely disease outbreak
Union health minister J.P. Nadda has assured all help to the Assam government in dealing with the flood situation
1 min read13 Jul 2017Health ministry to train schoolchildren on dengue prevention
The ministry of health and family welfare is planning to include information on dengue in schools' extracurricular activities
2 min read6 Jul 2017Ministry of health and family welfare website is user-friendly but not tweaked for mobiles
The website has some handy tools and loads of information that can help a common man, but needs improvements overall
4 min read4 Nov 2016PET is safe for use, says health ministry report
This finding will come as a major relief to the `4,000 crore Indian PET packaging industry
2 min read14 Mar 2016India performs poorly on global hunger index
India has failed to monitor trends in child undernutrition for more than 6 years, says GHI report
1 min read12 Oct 2012