New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) NITI Aayog’s Member (Health) M. Srinivas on Saturday congratulated all stakeholders on achieving near-universal access to retinoblastoma or eye cancer care, calling it a model that deserves to be emulated globally. In his Chief Guest address at a National Retinoblastoma Conclave held at Constitution Club here, Srinivas said, “India is showing the world that collaborative, patient-centred systems can make near-universal childhood cancer access possible even in a resou…
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Lucknow, March 31 (IANS) The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, especially among children, among the list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and cure, said a senior health department official on Tuesday.A notifiable disease is one that is required by law to be reported to government authorities (health departments) by healthcare providers, laboratories, and veterinarians.The official said that compulsory reporting of childho…