Haryana to roll out Ayushman Bharat scheme on Aug 15
Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Thursday said it will launch the Ayushman Bharat-Haryana Health Protection Mission on August 15 to provide cashless healthcare facilities to beneficiaries at empanelled hospitals. On…
State drops 5 city hospitals from health scheme for alleged cheating
Nagpur: The state government has dropped five city hospitals from the panel of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Jan Arogya Yojna (MJPJAY) for allegedly collecting money for procedures performed from both patients…
Health dept asks TB patients to share details of treatment
Bareilly: The health department has made an appeal to tuberculosis patients that they should get prescription forms from doctors and bills from medical shops for sharing with the department. According…
Around 10,000 jobs to be created under National Health Protection Scheme
NEW DELHI: At least 10,000 new jobs will be created with the implementation of the Centre’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), which aims to provide a cover of…
‘BJP using low-cost-drug scheme to promote itself’
NEW DELHI: Public health activists have criticised the government for using the Jan Aushadhi scheme to “advertise” the name of the Bharatiya Janata Party. All medicines being sold through this…
Curing the poor : Dedicated to sustainable healthcare transformation
By Dr. Shuchin Bajaj Founder Director, Cygnus Hospitals Today as the world stresses on economic growth, globalisation and privatisation; a silent section of the society seems to slip through all…
Govt panel calls for lifting ban on retailing oxytocin
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved a proposal to amend the health ministry notification banning the retail sale of oxytocin in order “to ensure availability for human use”.…
All tuberculosis patients to get free medicines
NAGPUR: As part of the national target of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, the state public health department has now added a new scheme for eradication of the dreaded disease.…
UNAIDS calls for bold leadership to tackle HIV prevention crisis
Geneva: The Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has urged countries to take bold action to address the HIV prevention crisis amid the ongoing 22nd International AIDS Conference in…
DISHA awaits guidelines from BN Srikrishna panel on data security
NEW DELHI: The health ministry may wait for the Justice BN Srikrishna committee to submit its recommendations on an all-encompassing data privacy law, before pushing a piece of legislation concerning…
