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 active cases have seen a decline of total 3,856 cases in the last 24 hours, taking India's active caseload to 2,99,620, the lowest in 191 days.
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health Lav Agarwal stressed the need to create awareness about the importance of following Covid Appropriate Behaviour during the upcoming festival season.
Singapore’s health ministry has selected 24 private healthcare institutions to be licensed providers of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine under the Special…
The allotment has been made for the States/UTs and State Governments and UTs have been asked to monitor proper distribution within the State/UT covering government and private hospitals as appropriate and in line with judicious use.
The Health Ministry said, “Though VOCs and a new double mutant variant have been found in India, these have not been detected in numbers sufficient to either establish a direct relationship or explain the rapid increase in cases in some states.”
