Private Bus staff involved in Drug Smuggling
Srinagar Police recently busted a drug racket that made use of private bus staff members to transfer drugs from Jaipur to Srinagar. Police seized highly addictive narcotic pills that were…
Niger launches mass polio vaccination drive
Niamey: Niger has launched a mass polio vaccination campaign targeting more than three million children under five after new cases were detected, an official said Friday. The programme kicked off…
1 lakh benefitted under PMJAY in one month of its launch: Nadda
New Delhi: Nearly a month after the roll out of the Centre’s PMJAY health insurance scheme, one lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister…
Dissolve hospital panels which have less than 25 transplant cases: Bombay high court
MUMBAI: Hospital-based organ transplant authorisation committees that have conducted less than 25 such surgeries in the previous year will have to be dissolved, Bombay high court has ruled. A division…
Centre & Arvind Kejriwal government still stuck on name for Ayushman Bharat
Should ‘Ayushman Bharat’ be the suffix or the prefix of the name of the scheme in Delhi – that seems to be one of the issues stopping the rollout of…
New Amendments In D&C Act desired by Maha FDA
Drugs and Cosmetics Act need new amendments as per the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Maha FDA planned to write a proposal to the central government to make required…
Delhi first at hospital: HC nixes scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday pulled the plug on a pilot project launched by AAP government extending preferential treatment to residents of the city at Guru Teg…
What the Doctor orders: Ground report on Ayushman Bharat from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
A day after launch of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Abhiyan (PMJAY), Shiv Mangal and family of Ghasiyaripura line up to get ‘gold cards’ in a small room allotted…
IMA comes up with pointers clarifying patients’ obligations
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has come up with a charter of patients’ responsibility, pointers of which have been sent to the Union health ministry, to be included in the…
Blockchain Technology will help NITI Aayog, Oracle To Fight against Fake Drugs In India
NITI Aayog partnered with Oracle, Apollo Hospitals and Strides Pharma Sciences to run a real drug supply chain using blockchain decentralized ledger and IoT software. The Indian pharmaceutical industry is…
