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Niti Aayog-led Committee to Monitor Pricing of Drugs
The Union government has formed Standing Committee on Affordable Medicines and Health Products (SCAMHP) under NITI Aayog. The objective of the...
22 Jan 2019 Health
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Yellow Fever Vaccine Recently a controversy over the safety of yellow fever vaccine has come up. Yellow fever, a fatal disease, spreads through...
22 Jan 2019 Health
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Introduction WHO’s 13th General Programme of Work 2019–2023 describes how the Organization’s work will contribute to the health...
16 Jan 2019 Health
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Government Removes Price Cap on Innovative Drugs
The government has removed price restrictions on new and innovative drugs developed by foreign pharmaceutical companies under the Indian Patent Act,...
04 Jan 2019 Health
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Umbrella Scheme for Family Welfare and Other Health Interventions
Cabinet has approved the continuation of umbrella scheme for "Family Welfare and Other Health Interventions" during 2017-18 to 2019-20. The scheme...
03 Jan 2019 Health
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National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill, 2018
The Cabinet has approved the draft National Commission for Indian Systems of Medicine (NCIM) Bill, 2018, which seeks to replace the existing...
29 Dec 2018 Health
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Survive and Thrive: Transforming Care for Every Small and Sick Newborn
According to a recent study by a global coalition that includes UNICEF and WHO, the world will not achieve Sustainable Development Goal 3 (to ensure...
26 Dec 2018 Health
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National Medical Devices Promotion Council to be set up
The government has decided to set up the National Medical Devices Promotion Council (NMDPC) to boost manufacturing, attract investments and promote...
15 Dec 2018 Health
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Last Updated: October 2022 For Prelims: World Mental Health Day, Mental HealthCare Act 2017, Kiran Helpline, Manodarpan Initiatives, MANAS For...
12 Dec 2018 Health
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Air Pollution in India: One in 8 Deaths due to Air Pollution
A recent study under India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative has estimated the exposure to air pollution and its impact on deaths, disease...
07 Dec 2018 Health
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Telerobotic Coronary Surgery in Gujarat
India became the first country to perform a telerobotic coronary surgery on human. The telerobotic coronary intervention was performed in Gujarat...
06 Dec 2018 Health
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Septage Management Report by CSE
Introduction Despite constructing 18 crore toilets with containment systems under Swachh Bharat Mission, which will be ready by 2019, India...
05 Dec 2018 Health
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2018 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day. The theme of 2018 World AIDS Day is “Know your status”. World AIDS Day takes place...
01 Dec 2018 Health
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New Campaign to Eliminate Trans Fats by 2022
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) launched a new mass media campaign to eliminate industrially produced trans fat in the food...
01 Dec 2018 Health
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In its fifth edition, the Global Nutrition Report highlights the worrying prevalence and universality of malnutrition in all its forms. About a...
30 Nov 2018 Health
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Lancet Report on Climate Change and Human Health
Lancet’s Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change 2018 report has recommended that Indian government must take a series of...
29 Nov 2018 Health
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(The editorial is based on the article “A Prescription For the Future” which appears in The Hindu for 28th November 2018.) The world...
28 Nov 2018 Health
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Intensified Mission Indradhanush Best Practice in the World: BMJ
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) is listed as one of 12 best practices from around the world and will be featured in a special issue of the...
26 Nov 2018 Health
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India to Study Marijuana-Derived Drugs
Three major science administrators in India — The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), the Indian Council for Medical Research...
24 Nov 2018 Health
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The Big Picture- Regulating Private Hospitals
The Delhi government’s Health Department will re-examine the draft policy framed by a committee to regularize the functioning of private...
24 Nov 2018 Health
