New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has notified amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945, enabling the Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL) at the Chaudhary Charan Singh-National Institute of Animal Health (CCS-NIAH), Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, to test 42 veterinary vaccines instead of just two, an official said on Saturday. The initiative is aimed at strengthening the country’s veterinary biological testing infrastructure, the official said in a statement.Before this amend…
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New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, June 12 (IANS) Kerala is facing a twin health challenge with a fresh Nipah virus scare and a continuing Shigella outbreak in Wayanad with fresh cases being reported in other districts, prompting authorities to step up surveillance and preventive measures across the state.State Health Minister K. Muraleedharan on Friday said things are all under check and there need be no cause for panic, as authorities are closely monitoring the situation.The Centre has begun closel…
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) Taking serious note of some travellers from Ebola-affected countries providing false addresses in Hyderabad, Telangana Health Minister Damodar Raja Narasimha on Monday ordered that cases be booked against such individuals. He ordered that cases be registered against those providing incorrect information, in accordance with applicable laws, including the Epidemic Diseases Act.The minister directed that travellers be clearly informed at the airport itself that providing fa…
Gandhinagar, May 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government has activated dedicated isolation wards in Ahmedabad and Surat and intensified airport screening measures following reported Ebola cases in Congo, Uganda, and South Sudan, while maintaining that no case of the virus has been detected in the state or elsewhere in India. As part of its preparedness measures, the state health department has operationalised 32-bed facilities at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital and 10-bed facilities at Surat Civil Hospital fo…
Chennai, May 24 (IANS) Tamil Nadu has intensified surveillance and precautionary measures across airports, ports and government healthcare facilities following an advisory issued by the Union Health Ministry regarding the possibility of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) cases being reported from certain African countries. Health authorities have moved to strengthen preparedness despite no cases being detected in the state so far.The Directorate of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DPH) has instruct…
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) As heatwave conditions intensify across parts of India, Delhi’s Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has emerged as a pioneer in heatstroke treatment by establishing the country’s first immersion cooling facility, a globally recognised method that cools patients under water. The specialised Heat Wave Centre, operational since 2024, is now being replicated at other healthcare facilities across the country, according to hospital officials.Speaking to IANS about the initiativ…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) For addressing childhood cancer the Union government is committed to “break the barrier” in such a way that all of them survive, said L. Swasticharan, Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) under Union Health Ministry, here on Thursday. Speaking at a workshop to shape the roadmap towards a National Childhood Cancer Programme organised by Indian Childhood Cancer Initiative (ICCI), Swasticharan described childhood cancer as the low hanging…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) Union Health Secretary, Punya Salila Srivastava, on Monday released a special Rs 60 commemorative coin to mark the diamond jubilee celebrations of HLL Lifecare Limited, hailing the public sector healthcare giant as one of the country’s most dependable institutions in times of national crisis and healthcare emergencies.The commemorative coin, issued by the Government of India, was unveiled during the Diamond Jubilee valedictory function held in Thiruvananthapur…
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) The first BJP-ruled state government in West Bengal led by the state’s first BJP Chief Minister, Suvendu Adhikari, will begin its journey after the oath ceremony on Saturday with a gift from the Union Jal Shakti ministry which had cleared an amount of Rs 2,700 crore under the central ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ project.A communication from the Union Ministry on this count reached the current state secretariat of Nabanna on Friday evening, where it was said that the amount of Rs …
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry has stepped up surveillance measures following a Hantavirus outbreak onboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, with authorities closely monitoring the situation in coordination with national and international health agencies.According to a senior health official cited by NDTV, the ministry, along with the National Centre for Disease Control, the World Health Organisation and other international health authorities, has activated high-level surveillance …