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…

‘No blood from gays’: Male donors to be asked about sex life

MUMBAI: A new and more exhaustive blood donor screening questionnaire will now require male donors to answer questions about their sexual behaviour and whether they have multiple partners. While a…

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat health scheme: All you need to know

RANCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched the ‘ Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)’ scheme, deemed as the world’s largest government-funded healthcare programme covering over…

India eyes 100% switch from disposable to reuse prevention syringes by 2020

LUCKNOW: India has pledged to replace the currently prevalent disposable injections with reuse prevention (RUP) syringes by 2020. “Setting targets under the National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme, which was launched…

Centre begins Ayushman Bharat outreach

New Delhi: Four days to go for a country-wide launch, the Centre is going on a publicity overdrive to create awareness for the PM Jan Arogya Yojana, also known as…

194 Haryana hospitals empanelled for Ayushman scheme

Chandigarh: As many as 194 government and private hospitals in Haryana have been empanelled for the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat Scheme, Health Minister Anil Vij said on Wednesday. Vij said that…