New Delhi/Agartala, June 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Monday said the Centre would provide several modern medical machines and equipment, including 48 AI-enabled portable handheld X-ray devices, under the Prime Minister’s Fund to strengthen healthcare infrastructure in the northeastern state.In a Facebook post, the Chief Minister said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Tripura Health and Family Wel…
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Bhopal, June 29 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh will receive 13 MRI machines, 11 mammography machines and 308 AI-enabled handheld X-ray devices over the next three years under the PM-CARES initiative, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said after attending a digital health programme in New Delhi on Monday. The equipment will be provided under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Madhya Pradesh Public Health and Medical Education Department and the Union Ministry of Health and Family W…
Gandhinagar, June 26 (IANS) In a remarkable milestone for advancing the healthcare landscape in Gujarat, three Ayushman Bharat health centres in Gandhinagar alone have earned a ‘certificate of appreciation’ for providing quality primary healthcare services to thousands of residents at their doorstep. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has awarded the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certificate to three Ayushman Arogya Mandirs in Shahpur, Kantha, and Veda for excellen…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said it has proposed amendments to the Drugs Rules, 1945 to simplify the procedure for obtaining permission for import of drugs for examination, test or analysis, commonly known as through Form 11.The amendment introduces an acknowledgement-based system for import of all drugs in small quantities for analytical and non-clinical testing purposes.The amendment is expected to significantly reduce the compliance burd…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Reducing compliance burden, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare notified amendments to the Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010, replacing criminal penalties for procedural lapses with a fair administrative mechanism, an official said on Thursday. The reforms are aimed at promoting trust-based governance, improving ease of doing business, and ensuring proportionate regulatory enforcement, while continuing to safeguard patient safet…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) In a major step towards achieving universal health coverage, West Bengal on Monday became the 36th State and Union Territory to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), completing the nationwide rollout of the Centre’s flagship health assurance programme.The National Health Authority (NHA), under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Bengal Department of Health and Fami…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has said it is closely monitoring the evolving situation of Ebola Virus Disease following recent outbreaks reported in parts of Africa. The government stated that, while exercising abundant caution, it had placed an individual with recent travel history from Uganda under isolation at the state-run Epidemic Diseases Hospital in Bengaluru after the person reported mild symptoms of body ache.Officials clarified that the indivi…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Fourth India–Africa Forum Summit (IAFS IV), initially scheduled to take place in New Delhi from May 28–31, has been postponed due to the evolving health situation in parts of Africa, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announced Thursday. The decision was taken after extensive consultations held between the Indian government, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), and the African Union Commission regarding the holding of the summit and associated activitie…
Bengaluru, May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Medical Education, Skill Development, and Livelihood, Sharanprakash R. Patil, on Saturday, announced that an additional 1,122 seats will be made available to the state, offering a golden opportunity for those aspiring to build a career in the medical field. Addressing a press conference held at Vidhana Soudha on Saturday, the Minister stated that Karnataka is at the forefront of the country in the field of medical education.The additional seats all…
Agartala, May 15 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sanctioned Rs 273.46 crore for the expansion and infrastructure development of Agartala Government Medical College, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Friday. The Chief Minister, in a social media post, expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda for approving the substantial financial assistance aimed at strengthening medical education and healt…