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AIIMS Delhi to be developed as model Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission facility, only e-prescriptions to be generated

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- The Centre plans to develop India's premier hospital-All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi-as a model Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) facility where only e-... Read More


India's apex drug adviser's term expired in October. The govt didn't know.

New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- India's highest decision-making body on technical matters related to medicines ceased to exist in October after its three-year term came to an end, grinding to a halt all drugs-re... Read More


India's specialty medical courses lack uniform standards. Regulator plans to fix it

New Delhi, Feb. 4 -- The National Medical Commission (NMC) is planning to set up committees of experts to review the postgraduate curriculum to lift the standard of specialty courses offered in India ... Read More


Budget boosts healthcare: Boost to medical tourism, entry of gig workers in PMJAY

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union budget presented on Saturday saw a 9.8% increase in the allocation for the healthcare sector to Rs.99,858.56 crore from Rs.90,958.68 crore in the previous financial year... Read More


Boost to medical tourism, entry of gig workers in PMJAY, health budget is boost

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- The Union budget presented on Saturday saw a 9.8% increase in the allocation for the healthcare sector to Rs.99,858.56 crore from Rs.90,958.68 crore in the previous financial year... Read More


Now Centre plans to draft in religious leaders and community influencers for TB elimination

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The health ministry has asked all other ministries and departments to rope in religious leaders and community influencers to sensitize people during upcoming religious festivals a... Read More


Budget 2025: Gig workers to receive health insurance under govt's flagship scheme

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Gig workers will be provided healthcare under the government's flagship health assurance scheme Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), union finance minister... Read More


Economic Survey 2025 highlights challenges in medical education, calls for lower fees

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The Economic Survey 2024-25 warned about problems Indian medical education faces, such as remuneration gaps, migration, regulating fees of private colleges, and the increase in t... Read More


Economic Survey suggests health tax on salty, sugary, fatty foods

New Delhi, Jan. 31 -- The economic survey of 2024-25 released on Friday has sought stringent regulations for ultra-processed foods (UPFs)-which undergo a high degree of processing, are high in calorie... Read More


India plans standard evaluation and quality protocols for HMPV' testing kits

New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Drug regulator Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are firming up standard evaluation and quality protocols for ... Read More