Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Kerala floods: JP Nadda says no outbreak of communicable disease reported thus far

The Union Health Minister also said that the situation was being closely monitored to prevent the outbreak of diseases in flood-hit Kerala.
Reviewing first year of National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoH&FW), in 2017, took a landmark step by approving the National Policy for Treatment of Rare Diseases.
Twitteratis mercilessly trolled MOHFW for their tweet that advocated vegetarian diet for weight loss

The Twitter page of Ministry of health and family welfare(MOHFW) posted a weight loss infographic and it became fodder for the Twitterattis. Click to see.
World's largest public funded health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat, to be launched in July

The Ayushman Bharat National Health Protection Mission (NHPM), hailed as the world's largest public funded health insurance scheme, would be ready for launch by July end, informed Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda.
PG medical courses: disabilities quota increased to 5%

Health Minister J.P. Nadda said after 20 years the government has taken a historical decision for welfare of the disabled in line with the Prime Minister's vision of 'sabka saath, sabka vikaas.'
Union Cabinet approves amendment of Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2016

This is to provide for rights of child born through surrogacy to that of a natural child or biological child and mandate for surrogacy clinics to be registered with the appropriate authorities in the states.
Ayushman Bharat approved with no cap on age, family size

The benefit cover will also include pre- and post-hospitalisation expenses."
Union Cabinet approves continuation of National Health Mission (NHM)

NHM will continue to strengthen the public health systems, particularly in high priority districts.
Odisha government to establish 19 hospitals on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode

The hospitals will be set up on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode under the health sector investment policy.
End-TB summit: Indian govt re-launches 'Cough,' a national mass media campaign to warn citizens about links between TB and tobacco use

The government aims to eradicate TB from India by 2025, five years ahead of the global TB elimination target of 2030.
Parliamentary panel red-flags government's ambitious healthcare scheme

The Modi government has released less than half of the budgeted allocation for health insurance of poor families in fiscal 2017-18, even as it promised to step up coverage with the proposed launch of what is called the world's largest government healthcare programme.
Climate change in high altitude, avalanches and cold injuries adversely impacting Indian soldiers

Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre said special clothing and training is being provided to soldiers to mitigate the impact.
Indian government encouraging enrichment of food items with micronutrients to remove dietary deficiencies: Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare

"In order to promote fortification as a means to address micro nutrient deficiencies, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has operationalised the draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations."
Indian government doesn't know how many affected by mental health issues, says Health and Family Welfare Minister of State

"The data of people affected by mental health issues is not maintained centrally."
Ayurveda Parv 2018: mega event will see eminent Ayurveda leaders emphasize on holistic wellness

The event has been organized by the All India Ayurvedic Congress and supported by the Ministry of AYUSH, New Delhi.
Metropolis Healthcare and National Aids Control Organization, India, come together for HIV Viral Load testing

There will be HIV Viral Load testing for patients across 525 antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres in the country.
There's still hope: An introduction to India's healthcare initiatives
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sets up new policy to beat antibiotic resistant bacteria
Tripura to be the second northeast state to launch emergency health service
Plan to tackle encephalitis approved by government

A proposal to tackle the spread of the killer disease encephalitis in 60 priority districts of the country over a five-year period was approved by the government on Thursday. The green signal was accorded at a meeting of the union cabinet in New Delhi chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

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