Government of India has issued guidelines/standards with and objective to introduce a uniform standards-based system for creation of electronic health records (EHRs) by the healthcare providers by formulation EHR Standards…Read More
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for a proposal for establishing three new AIIMS at Vijaynagar, Samba, Jammu at a cost of…Read More
Government of India launched the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) with effect from September 23, 2018, a centrally sponsored scheme, for providing hospitalization cover of up to Rs 5 lakhs…Read More
The government has decided to dissolve the National Health Agency and approved formation of a new body named National Health Authority as an attached office to the Ministry of Health…Read More
The Cabinet gave its approval for continuation of five schemes under the Umbrella Scheme for Family Welfare and Other Health Interventions during the 14th Finance Commission period 2017-18 to 2019-20….Read More
NITI Aayog has called for accelerating the establishment of 150,000 health and wellness centers (HWCs) under the Ayushman Bharat program and making them operational on priority by 2022-23 to ensure…Read More
Updated drone policy proposed by the government is set to revolutionize the way human organs are transferred between hospitals in the country, saving precious time and lives. The proposal is…Read More
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its ex-post facto approval on the memorandum of cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan in the field of healthcare…Read More
The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) approved formula for determination of compensation for those patients who had received (prior to August 2010) faulty articular surface replacement (ASR) hip…Read More
Preeti Sudan, Union Health Secretary did a soft-launch of the Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) segment of Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) in seven states. The path-breaking initiative will provide…Read More
The government is committed to the attainment of highest possible levels of health and wellbeing for all its citizens and providing healthcare for all. This was stated by Anupriya Patel,…Read More
The Union Cabinet has approved establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Madurai, Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 1264 crore and Bibinagar, Telangana at…Read More
Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, released an Analytical Report of the National Health Profile-2018 (NHP-2018) prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), under…Read More
JP Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, reviewed the preparedness for the up-coming rounds of Mission Indradhanush (MI) with the health ministers and principal secretaries of 17 states/UTs…Read More
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the signing of an agreement between India and Uzbekistan on cooperation in health and medical science. The agreement covers the…Read More