New Health Law Draft: Includes Bioterrorism, And Comprehensive Provisions On Surveillance, Disease Notification And Public Health Emergencies

The draft bill has defined various measures such as isolation, quarantine and lockdown. The proposed law also provides for creation of public health cadres at national and state levels.

New Health Law Draft: The new and updated health law draft is likely to be proposed in Monsoon session. According to the reports, the draft bill proposes a four-tier health administration architecture, with multisectoral national state, state, district and block-level public health authorities. The draft bill has defined various measures such as isolation, quarantine and lockdown. The proposed law also provides for creation of public health cadres at national and state levels. To know more, checkout our latest video.