20,019 organ transplants performed in India in 2025: Govt
A total of 20,019 organ transplants were performed in India in 2025, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.
A total of 20,019 organ transplants were performed in India in 2025, the government informed the Parliament on Tuesday.
Antimicrobial resistance, a condition in which pathogenic bacteria no longer respond to antibiotics, is known to claim millions of lives annually.
The observation was made by Akanksha Ranjan, Deputy Secretary (Nursing & Dental), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, during a discussion on strengthening the nursing workforce in India and Australia, held in New Delhi on Monday.
According to an official document, the country’s TB treatment coverage has also expanded in the last decade, rising from 53 per cent in 2015 to 92 per cent in 2024.
The Prime Minister’s remarks followed the release of the latest World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025, which validated the effectiveness of India’s intensified, technology-driven elimination strategy.
The directives are issued by the Centre in the wake of the rape-murder of a woman postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor in West Bengal.
The direction of the Minister came after he chaired a high-level meeting on attaining targeted health goals in the first 100 days of the formation of the new Government, with senior officials of the Health Ministry.
The mock drill is being conducted amid fear of a Covid surge in the country in the wake of a spurt of Covid cases reported in China and other countries.
Epidemiologists predict at least three waves of the virus to hit the country during the following months and cause over a million fatalities.
India recorded 501 new COVID-19 cases while two deaths were reported due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Monday.
