Tag: J P Nadda
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Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh nominated for second term as Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia
The maternal mortality rates in the Region have reduced by 69%, making it the steepest decline in any WHO Region during the MDG era to do so. Countries in the Region have reduced maternal, under-5 and neonatal mortality rates to levels below the SDG targets.
September 5, 2018 -
Patnaik inaugurates Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital
The Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital finally saw the light of the day, after two decades, with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurating it in the presence of Union Health Minister J P Nadda and others and even hinting at the hurdles that he had to overcome to establish it. While the CM and his …
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September 1, 2018 -
Set your own house in order, Sukhu tells BJP
Lambasting the BJP chief Satpal Satti, Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has asked the party to set its own house in order. Sukhu denied any rift in the Congress, saying the party was united. He mocked Satti, saying instead of worrying about Congress he should be more concerned about BJP affairs …
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August 27, 2018 -
Nadda, Dhumal hail Budget
Union minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda termed the budget, a holistic budget that follows the Prime Minister Narender Modi’s vision and upholds the spirit of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’. “The visionary and pragmatic Budget has schemes for the poor, farmers, youth and women and will definitely lead to an all-round development …
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March 9, 2018 -
National programme on Hepatitis C by December: Nadda
The government would by December come out with a national programme to fight Hepatitis C, Union Health Minister J P Nadda sad on Friday. The programme would be rolled out subsequently next year, he said at the 4th National Technical Consultation on Viral Hepatitis, organised here on the 'World Hepatitis Day'. A workshop on the …
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July 29, 2017 -
WHO honours Health Minister Nadda with Award
Union Health Minister J P Nadda has been honoured by the World Health Organisation with the Director General’s Special Recognition Award for his leadership and commitment to advancing tobacco control, while also selecting health ministers of Maldives and Bhutan among five individuals and institutions from the WHO South-East Asia Region for this year’s World No-Tobacco …
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May 30, 2017 -
Free screening for six diseases in 100 districts: J P Nadda
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday said that the Central government was going for universal free health screening for six diseases, including hypertension and cancer. "This scheme will be initially launched in 100 districts of the country. The screening will help in detection and diagnosis of chronic diseases,” he said …
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April 25, 2017 -
Parliament passes HIV Bill
Parliament passed the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, seeking to prevent any injustice against HIV or AIDS infected persons on Tuesday with the Lok Sabha passing it. The Bill had got the Rajya Sabha's nod on 21 March. Political party representatives cutting across party lines give their …
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April 11, 2017