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Govt plans to integrate telemedicine servies under single window

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Central government plans to integrate its telemedicine services to provide more options under a single window. The plan involves integrating the e-Sanjeevani telemedicine pl... Read More


Centre ropes in IIM-A for restructuring India's apex medical education regulator

New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Union health and family welfare ministry has enlisted Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) for restructuring and reforming the country's apex medical education re... Read More


NHA to roll out India's health insurance scheme in Delhi after new govt's approval

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- A day after the recently formed Delhi government approved implementation of the Union government's health assurance scheme, the National Health Authority is all set to roll it ou... Read More


Govt eyes push to students, faculty for non-clinical courses in medical colleges

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- Even as the government claims to have increased the number of medical education seats in the country, these medical colleges and institutes face a severe student enrollment crisi... Read More


India steps up screening of lifestyle diseases to cover everyone above 30 years

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- India has intensified screening of non-communicable diseases as part of its campaign for early detection to reduce the burden of lifestyle ailments. The Union health ministry to... Read More


India's apex drug regulator plans to ensure medicine labels carry name of authorized person responsible for the batch

New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- To fix accountability, the government is working on a plan to include the name of the person responsible for releasing a batch of medicines under the Drugs Rules, 1945, according... Read More


Centre tightens public health facilities certification criteria for states/UTs

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- To ensure that India's public healthcare services quality standards are not gamed, the health and family welfare ministry has directed all states and Union territories to uphold ... Read More


Need thorough virtual checkups of public health facilities, Centre tells states

New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- To ensure that India's public healthcare services quality standards are not gamed, the health and family welfare ministry has directed all states and Union territories to strengt... Read More


India's antibiotic-resistance crisis prompts a drastic measure: state regulators to lose licensing power

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- India plans to take away the power of state drug regulators to grant approvals to manufacture antibiotics as the country faces the world's worst public health threat from antimic... Read More


India's antibiotic-resistance crisis prompts a drastic measure: state regulators to lose licencing power

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- India plans to take away the power of state drug regulators to grant approvals to manufacture antibiotics as the country faces the world's worst public health threat from antimic... Read More