Prataprao Jadhav, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, on Tuesday informed members of the Upper House about a notable decline in tobacco use among women and school-going children aged 13 to 15 years.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Medical Education, Health, Family Welfare, and Mother and Child Welfare Brajesh Pathak has announced that post-mortem examination reports in cases of accidents or other medico-legal incidents will now be provided to families within five hours.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday released the National Guidelines on Medical Oxygen Management at a workshop held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here.
While the number deaths in the Budhal village of Rajouri on Sunday increased to 17 with the death of another minor girl, the cause of the deaths remained a mystery.
The delegation of People’s Action Party, Singapore, met BJP National President and Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers Jagat Prakash Nadda here on Tuesday at the BJP headquarters.
Mr Mohammed Shahid Alam, Consulate General of India in Jeddah (who joined virtually), representatives of WHO, and other stakeholders were also present.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday sought public comments on the proposed National Pharmacy Commission Bill, 2023 which aims to set up the National Pharmacy Commission and repeal the Pharmacy Act, 1948.
The human rights panel sought an action taken report on the alleged lack of healthcare facilities for breast cancer in Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) empanelled hospitals.
As per the Ministry’s data, 1,02,65,706 people have recovered so far and currently there are 1,92,308 active cases.
About 72 per cent of the daily new cases are reported from six states -- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka.
