Union Health Ministry

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021 | Last Update : 08:02 PM IST

The ministry said that from November 25 to December 23 midnight, about 33,000 passengers disembarked at various Indian airports from the UK. (PTI/file photo)

14 more UK returnees test positive for new strain of coronavirus; total 20

The tally includes six people who were found positive for the new virus strain on Tuesday.

30 Dec 2020 11:58 AM

Policy seeks to digitize the personal health records of citizens of India by developing a digital health ID

Chhattisgarh government fears National Digital Health Mission may turn into surveillance tool

The National Health Authority has outlined how this data would be collected, stored and shared, in the draft policy.

08 Sep 2020 10:40 AM

India's drug regulator grants Gilead Sciences marketing authorisation for remdesivir

The approval process for remdesivir was accelerated in view of emergency situation and unmet need for medicines in light of covid19 outbreak

03 Jun 2020 11:57 AM

India registered its highest single-day spike of COVID-19 cases on Sunday with 8,380 new infections reported in the last 24 hours. (PTI Photo)

India registers 8,380 fresh covid cases in a day, toll crosses 5000

India is the ninth worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic

31 May 2020 3:40 PM

Record jump of 5,242 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs, tally reaches 96,169; death toll touches 3,029. (PTI Photo)

Coronavirus tally in India nears 1 lakh, deaths cross 3,000

A record jump of 5,242 cases in the last 24 hours

18 May 2020 10:48 AM

Covid19 death toll rises to 2,293, total cases at 70,756 in India. (PTI Photo)

India's covid19 infections cross 70,000-mark, death toll rises to 2,293

Of the 2,293 deaths, Maharashtra accounts for the highest number of fatalities at 868

12 May 2020 10:52 AM

New guidelines for home isolation of people with very mild symptoms of coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

Patients with very mild Covid19 symptoms can opt for home isolation

The patient should be clinically assigned as a very mild case or pre-symptomatic case by the treating medical officer

28 Apr 2020 11:33 AM

The leading anti-TB drugs manufacturers at present having contract agreement with National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) are Macleods and Lupin. PTI Photo

Union health ministry seeks a ban on anti-TB drug export

Delay in production and receipt of supply may cause acute shortage of these drugs, Union Health Secretary said

22 Apr 2020 2:38 PM

Drugs with less than 60 pc shelf life allowed to be imported on condition. (PTI Photo)

India will import drugs with less than 60 pc shelf life, condition apply

Health ministry has instructed to take various steps to ensure availability of a sufficient quantity of drugs in the domestic retail market

19 Apr 2020 11:20 AM

Centre has approved the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness package aimed at boosting national and state health systems. (AFP Photo)

Centre approves covid19 emergency package for states, UTs

The activities to be undertaken include disinfection of hospitals, government offices, public utilities and ambulances

09 Apr 2020 1:51 PM

Medical officials check tourists in wake of the deadly coronavirus at Junagarh Fort in Bikaner on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

Coronavirus cases in India rise to 31, major events off

The IIFA 2020 and Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week have been postponed.

07 Mar 2020 6:17 AM

Coronavirus cases in India touch 31

Apart from Delhi, coronavirus cases have been reported in Uttar Pradesh, Rajashtan, Telangana, and Kerala

06 Mar 2020 2:17 PM

Primary Health Centres (PHCs) are not present in many villages (about 1 for every 20), and where present, are so severely undermanned that the ‘access’ system is completely broken.

Healthcare in India is in abysmal shape, must be shaken out of comatose state

The story of infants and children dying due to AES remains the same.

04 Jul 2019 1:08 AM

The state health department also formed a five-member committee on Saturday to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease in pregnant patients of first trimester. (Representational Image)

Six more people tested positive for Zika virus in Rajasthan, cases rise to 123

The virus, transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain.

21 Oct 2018 7:24 PM

A man sleeps under the cover of a mosquito net in the evening. Zika virus is transmitted through the aedes aegypti mosquito, and causes fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain. (Photo: AP)

8 new Zika cases in Rajasthan, people infected in outbreak climbs to 117

Rajasthan health dept has formed 5-member committee to investigate, examine and track Zika virus disease.

20 Oct 2018 8:29 PM

The 12-hour OPD move would have been a first of its kind project and a trial for the Centre’s larger proposal for 24/7 health care services in government hospitals. (Representational image)

Ministry junks proposal to extend OPD timings

Through the plan, the government had aimed to address the problem of overcrowding plaguing specialty and premier hospitals like Safdarjung and AIIMS.

21 Aug 2018 1:29 AM

HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar had earlier announced the ambitious plan of conducting the medical and dental entrance exam, along with the Joint Entrance Examination - Main for admission to engineering colleges, twice a year by the NTA. (Photo: File)

HRD ministry to reconsider conducting NEET twice a year

Health ministry raised concerns about extra stress due to exam calendar and about problems online exams may cause students from rural areas.

10 Aug 2018 6:57 PM

Safdarjung Hospital told to prepare a fresh proposal.

Centre plans to extend Safdarjung OPD hours

The plan is a pilot project of the government’s larger proposal for 24x7 health care services in government hospitals.

14 Jul 2018 3:38 AM

Maximum kids hooked to tobacco in Meghalaya

Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma has acknowledged the seriousness of prevailing scenario.

14 Jul 2018 2:04 AM

The health ministry said a total of nine persons are currently undergoing treatment and isolation wards have been opened in several hospitals in Kozhikode. (Photo: File)

Nipah situation in Kerala under control, assures Health Minister JP Nadda

The NCDC team has visited the house in Kerala's Perambra from where the initial death was reported and found many bats in a well.

22 May 2018 7:24 PM

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V. Vijayasai Reddy

Union health ministry