Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Mandaviya

13.92 lakh cancer cases in India in 2020; to increase by 12.8 %: Mandaviya

The estimated number of cancer cases in the country in 2020 was 13,92,179 and it is projected to increase by 12.8 per cent, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Lok Sabha on Friday citing National Cancer Registry Programme data.Responding...

Fixed trade margins of over 40 costly cancer drugs, price reduced: Mandaviya

The government has fixed trade margins of over 40 costly cancer drugs following which prices have come down significantly, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour, the minister also...

Mandaviya issues high alert in India as Covid cases spike in Asia, Europe

Amid a rise in Covid cases in some European and East Asian countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Wednesday directed officials to maintain a high level of alertness and surveillance, and carry out genomic sequencing aggressively.At a high-level meeting,...