Saturday, March 25, 2023

Mansukh Mandaviya

States not abiding MoU in utilisation of Ayushman Bharat

Several states have created healthcare facilities with the utilisation of Ayushman Bharat funds but given them different names, like ‘Mohalla Clinic’ in Punjab, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha on Friday.He termed the implementation of the...

NEET-PG to be held on March 5

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Postgraduate (NEET PG 2023) will be conducted as per the schedule date on March 5, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.Mandaviya said that the decision to not postpone NEET...

India’s first intranasal Covid vaccine ‘iNCOVACC’ launched

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday unveiled the world’s first intranasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC and said it marks a “glorious tribute to the call for Atmanirbhar Bharat”.He launched the vaccine in the presence of Union Minister of State...

India can have its own disaster response model: Mandaviya

Being a vast country with diverse terrains, India can have its own disaster response model which can be emulated by other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday.Mandaviya said India’s model can learn from the best global...

Cough syrup deaths: India begins probe

Noida firm stops manufacturing of syrup ‘for now’ The manufacturing of Marion Biotech’s Dok-1 Max has stopped “for now”, the company’s legal representative said on Thursday as the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation began a probe in connection with the...

Mandaviya reviews status of essential medicines, drugs

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Thursday pharma companies to ensure adequate stocks and availability of all drugs, including those for Covdi-19 management, in the supply chain up to the retail level amid rise in Covid cases in some countries....

‘Test, track, treat, vaccinate’: Centre to States

Amid rising cases of Covid-19 in China and some other countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya asked the states to follow the ‘test, track, treat and vaccinate’ strategy and follow Covid appropriate behaviour.In a meeting with the state health...

Global Covid surge: Centre advises states to heighten surveillance

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said states have been asked to focus on heightened surveillance within the community, undertake requisite control and containment measures, and ensure coverage of precaution doses for COVID-19 vaccination, amid a spurt of coronavirus...

Cong accuses BJP of selectively picking yatra over Covid concerns

Accusing the government of selectively picking on the Bharat Jodo Yatra over Covid concerns, the Congress on Wednesday pointed to the BJP taking out marches in Karnataka and Rajasthan, and asserted public health is far too serious an issue...

Two-day Health Ministers’ Conclave concludes in Varanasi

The two-day Health Ministers’ Conclave on Universal Health Coverage Day 2022 concluded with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya’s closing ceremony address in Varanasi on Sunday.The conclave was held on the occasion of...