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Cabinet approves plan to add over 10,000 new MBBS and PG medical seats across India

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- In a move to address India's shortage of healthcare professionals, the Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to add 10,023 new medical college seats by the financial year 2... Read More


India to rewrite drug-quality rulebook to match US, EU, Japan standards

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- India's $50-billion pharmaceutical industry is set for a quality overhaul, as the government is preparing to unveil new safety and quality standards to reinforce the country's r... Read More


Govt adds 49 drug inspectors. 181 posts still remain vacant.

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Six months after a government report showed an alarming shortage of drug inspectors in the country, the Union health ministry has appointed 49 candidates to the role. Out of 41... Read More


Mpox, Nipah in focus as India updates zoonotic diseases manual

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- India has released the Manual for Zoonotic Diseases of Public Health Importance 2025 to bolster its defences against the rising threat of zoonotic diseases. The manual is a col... Read More


Transgender children, siblings of central govt staff to get healthcare benefits

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- In a significant move to ensure inclusive healthcare, the Union ministry of health & family welfare has issued new guidelines to extend medical facilities to fully-dependent tra... Read More


Govt sets accuracy norms for diagnostic kits for diseases such as TB, dengue

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The government has for the first time introduced India-specific performance standards for diagnostic laboratories in order to improve the accuracy, consistency, and reliability ... Read More


Food safety watchdog sniffs for spice adulteration

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- India's national food safety regulator has ordered an enforcement blitz on spice manufacturers across the country, in a move to combat adulteration and safeguard public health. ... Read More


Explained: Why India wants medical colleges to lead the fight against rabies

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- Rabies kills thousands globally each year, and India remains one of the worst-hit. Now, the Centre has asked medical colleges and hospitals to take the lead in prevention, surve... Read More


Govt rolls out first standard treatment guidelines for hospitals and clinics

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Hospitals have been asked to comply with uniform processes prescribed by the Union government for cardiology, pulmonology, dermatology and other treatments in a major push for s... Read More


Centre plans overhaul of labs with strict sample collection, transport rules

New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- The government is planning a massive overhaul in the functioning of the country's 300,000 diagnostic laboratories to improve their service quality and reliability. The Director... Read More