Essential drug makers can no longer quit without informing govt
Pharma companies can no longer quit making essential drugs at will, citing non-viability, without informing the government. Drug makers will […]
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Drug prices continue to remain out of control
The proposed drug pricing policy is riddled with a host of anomalies. Extending price control to all “essential” medicines will […]
World TB Day – March 24, 2013
24th March World TB Day TB is one of the leading causes of mortality in India- killing -2 persons every […]
Include hospital names in GPS of PCR vans: HC to govt.
The Delhi High Court Thursday directed the city government to feed the names of hospitals in the GPS of PCR […]
India’s water pollution situation is a ‘time bomb’ – UN Report
A UN report has described Indias water pollution situation as alarming. It has been dubbed as a a time-bomb. The […]
Heavy metals in drinking water
The deteriorating quality of water and the orders passed by the supreme court go hand in hand. The first assessment […]
Delhi to get 7 hospitals and 100 ambulances
Overall the plan outlay for the health sector has been enhanced by 33 % from Rs 1872 crore in 2012-13 […]
Policy for drug approval and clinical trials
A government policy for the approval of medicines, as well as clinical trials conducted in India is in the offing. […]
New health mission to be launched
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that a new National Health Mission, combining the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and a […]
Ambulances for pregnant women
The UP government will soon launch ambulance services exclusively for pregnant women. A total of 1,000 such ambulances would be […]
Delhi Govt launches five in one vaccine for children
For the benefit of children, the Delhi government launched pentavalent vaccine – a five-in-one vaccine yesterday in all government hospitals […]
India among top scientific powers
The Government has announced the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy-2013 which interalia aspires `positioning India among the top five […]
India to launch integrated health scheme
An overarching National Health Mission, covering both rural and urban areas, is underway to extend medical facilities to the last mile
