New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The third Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on Healthcare between India and Japan was held here on Tuesday, with both sides committing to deepen cooperation for stronger healthcare systems, resilient medical supply chains and enhanced collaboration in digital health, medical innovation and workforce development.The meeting was co-chaired by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Jagat Prakash Nadda and Japan’s Minister in charge of Healthcare Policy, Kimi Onoda.Nadda …
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New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening child health services in the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare released the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) 2.0 Guidelines at a recent national summit, an official said on Sunday. The guidelines were released at the recently concluded National Summit on Good Practices and Innovations in Public Healthcare Service Delivery.The RBSK 2.0 Guidelines mark a major advancement in India’s flagship child health sc…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Aiming to integrate childhood diabetes care into the public health system, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released a guidance document on standardised framework for screening, diagnosis and treatment, an official said on Sunday. “The Guidance Document on Diabetes Mellitus in Children, released at the recently concluded National Summit on Best Practices in Public Healthcare Service Delivery, aims to ensure universal screening of all children from birth…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) PMK President Anbumani Ramadoss has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the Centre to enact a landmark law that would prohibit the sale and consumption of tobacco products for individuals born on or after 2009, in a bid to create a “smoke-free generation” in India.In his communication addressed to the Prime Minister and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda, Anbumani flagged what he described as a deepening public health crisis driven by tobacco use, particularly amo…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said on Tuesday that the government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to combat Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) as these account for 60 per cent of the total deaths in the country. Chairing a session titled “Addressing Non-Communicable Diseases in India: From Preventive to Care” during the 18th Civil Services Day celebrations, Nadda emphasised the importance of the theme of the session and underlin…
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) The government of Telangana has declared cancer a notifiable disease, making it mandatory for all government and private hospitals to report all cases of cancer. The Department of Health, Medical and Family Welfare issued a Government Order in this regard on Tuesday, providing a mandatory reporting mechanism for all diagnosed cancer cases in the state to ensure availability of reliable and timely data for public health action.As per the order, all cases of cancer includ…
Vientiane, April 6 (IANS) More than 6,000 people in Laos die annually from tobacco-related diseases, resulting in economic losses exceeding 3.6 billion Lao kip (some $1.6 million), health officials said.The figure was delivered at a meeting of the National Committee for Tobacco Control, chaired by Lao Minister of Health Baykham Khattiya. The session reviewed progress in implementing tobacco control measures, Lao News Agency reported on Monday.Officials also highlighted ongoing challenges, such a…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) The Union Budget lays the framework to expand the allied health workforce, strengthen infrastructure and elevate Ayush on the global stage, the government said on Monday.The recent budget raised allocations for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare by 10 per cent from 2025-26 to over Rs. 1,06,530 crore, and initiatives span global AYUSH integration, NIMHANS-2 establishment in North India etc, an official statement said.The allocation for the ministry also marks a 1…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) Pakistan is facing the double burden of malnutrition and obesity, intensifying pressures on the national health system and public well-being, a new report has lamented, adding that widespread consumption of nutrient-deficient foods has compounded Pakistan’s long-standing malnutrition crisis, hitting women and children the hardest.According to a report in Business Recorder, a recent assessment by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) revealed the deep structura…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s food system is excessively reliant on cereals, sugar as well as fats and lacks healthy, nutritious and diverse foods, a new report has said, citing United Nations findings.The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations indicated deep structural imbalances in food availability that undermine nutrition, public health, and long-term development outcomes, according to a report by Dawn.”Significant gaps persist in the availability of fruits and v…