The state ruled by Trinamool Congress had not initially been keen on NHPM
After much tough talk, West Bengal on Friday became the 26th state to sign a memorandum of understanding with the National Health Agency for the implementation of...
Secretary AYUSH government of India calls it a "unique achievement"
The first diagnostic protocols in Ayurveda in India were launched on Monday in presence of AYUSH secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
The protocol, developed by Jiva Ayurveda aims at creating a definite...
First of its kind two day conference kicks off on Tuesday
In a first of its kind conference to discuss traditional systems of medicine, experts from AYUSH institutions across the country will deliberate with those from IITs, University Grants Commission,...
The general practitioner is a breed that has died out over the years
The "last mile connectivity" between the two arms of Ayushman Bharat - the ambitious Rs 5 lakh annual health cover scheme and prevention through health and wellness...
A study by York University, Toronto, could change the way we think about obesity and healthResearchers have found that patients who have metabolically healthy obesity, but no other factors of metabolic risk , do not have an increased rate...
The doctors' association has been critical of the package rates under the National Health Protection Mission
With an eye on the participation of the private sector, the National Health Agency has reached out to the Indian Medical Association and the...
The document is one of several for identification of beneficiaries for the health insurance plan
Following several reports about the essentiality of Aadhar to avail benefits under the National Health Protection Mission, the National Health Agency on Thursday clarified that...
Minister talks about "life cycle" approach to population stabilisationIndia has achieved a remarkable pace of population stabilisation, bringing the total fertility rate (TFR) down from 2.9 in 2015 to 2.2 in 2018, health minister J P Nadda said on...
43 years later the damage that forced sterilisations during Emergency did to India's population control drive are yet to be undone
“And while a loudspeaker blared, there were figures descending from vans; a brightly coloured tent was being hastily erected,...
Health ministry hopes the number of cases notified by the private sector will double
Having made non-notification of tuberculosis a punishable offence through a notification earlier this year, health ministry is hoping that the number of TB cases notified by...
