Speaking at the industry body CII's 19th Health Summit on Tuesday, Singh said despite having done many things there is no getting away from the fact that public outlays in the health sector need to be "substantially augmented".
November 29, 2022He dwelled on the positive role of remote healthcare and telemedicine during the pandemic.
February 26, 2022Thakur stated that Himachal made it to the top position for successfully carrying out Covid treatment and vaccination drive, despite the difficult terrain.
December 2, 2021Dr SD Gupta, Trustee Secretary, IIHMR University, Chief Guest, Sudarshan Jain, Secretary-General, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance; Former MD, Abbott Healthcare, and Dr PR Sodani, President, IIHMR University were the eminent speakers.
June 22, 2021AI does the hard work of compiling the complex identification trigger points and creating a pattern out of this data on an intensity level and speed beyond any human being's capability.
February 16, 2021The scheme will replace existing data generation systems with a new software for all machines in the health sector in the country with a central processor that will extract the relevant data from individual records.
September 7, 2020The government will introduce a comprehensive Delhi Health Bill to regulate the quality of health care services.
March 24, 2020Under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the number of hospitals in Tier II and III cities is expected to rise under the PPP model.
February 1, 2020HP health minister gives a wrap-up of six months of performance in health sector.
June 28, 2018Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday said a Medical University would soon be established for effective management of all the six medical colleges of the state. Speaking on the occasion of the International Nursing Day function at IGMC Shimla, Thakur said about 1,000 vacant posts of nurses would be filled up on priority to …
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May 12, 2018With a budgetary provision of Rs 2302 crore and launch of new schemes for health sector, the Himachal government is vying to make the state most healthy state in the country. A government spokesperson said efforts are being made to provide quality health services to every citizen to improve upon health index. “Soon after assuming …
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April 22, 2018In its efforts to give the ailing health system in the Hills the much-needed boost, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) on Monday launched the Gram Arogya Savayan, under which four vehicles having medical facilities will go out to mainly rural areas and reach out to the financially weaker sections of the people. The vehicles, consisting …
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March 13, 2018Adoption of digital technology for better governance has always been central to the Indian government’s policy and the country is committed to carrying out reforms in the health sector by using it, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential in improving delivery of healthcare services, he said …
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February 19, 2018The Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated additional advanced facilities at Shankar Netra Chikitsalaya in Vijayawada on Friday. While speaking at the inauguration, Naidu said that a healthy nation can become a wealthy nation but there is no guarantee that a wealthy nation can become a healthy nation. Naidu said that screening of …
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February 2, 2018A silent army of women, clad in pink sarees, work tirelessly to make basic healthcare facilities accessible to those who live on the margins of Indian economy.
November 1, 2017With a fiscal burden of `4,100 crore and shortage of over 750 doctors,Punjab’s Health Department faces an uphill task. In the seventh month of the Congress-led government, Pankaj Dhiman interviews Punjab Health Minister Brahm Mohindra Opposition has derided the six-month report card of your government. What is your take? Six months is not enough for …
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October 16, 2017Niti Aayog has shortlisted five states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, for a programme to build future 'role model' states in terms of better healthcare system, while it named Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and three others for the education sector makeover. The other three states shortlisted by Niti Aayog for health sector include Assam, Karnataka and Gujarat, …
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June 15, 2017