Planning Commission to strengthen drug regulatory system via Health Ministry
The Planning Commission has recommended more powers to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen the drug regulatory […]
Health policy
UNDP ranks India at 134 out of 187 countries
The latest Human Development Index (HDI) 2011 prepared by the UNDP ranks India at 134 out of 187 countries and […]
NABH Accreditation Matters
Dr B K Rana, Joint Director, National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Besides licensing of blood banks, […]
Blood Banking Has Come a Long Way
Dr Anju Verma CMO, Rotary Blood Bank Most of the blood banks in cities like Delhi have equipments, fully automated […]
In Pursuit of Uniformity
Dr R C Khurana HOD, Transfusion Medicine, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi To start with, could you give a […]
We Choose the Best of Solutions
Kabita Chatterjee, Faculty in charge, AIIMS, Member, National Blood Transfusion Council , Member, Specialty group of Transfusion Medicine, MCI In […]
Banking on the River of Life
The fragmented Blood Banking industry in India is in need for a major thrust that only Information and Communication Technology […]
Separate drug controller for traditional medicines soon
The move is aimed at providing accessible, affordable, safe and quality healthcare to the people
India will fight child deaths: Health Minister
It plans to cover over 270 million children from birth to 18 years of age for early identification of birth defects and their free treatment
Iron-based anti-anaemia scheme to be damp squib
Unless the intake of fluoride through food and water is reduced, tackling anaemia by providing iron folic acid tablets is a futile exercise, an expert says
Kerala to revamp primary healthcare sector
For this, the state has proposed a Universal Health Coverage (UHC) project to the Centre for approval to implement it on a pilot basis
IMA, MCI differ over generic drugs
IMA is against the new directive of the MCI which mandates heads of medical colleges, hospitals and its state chapters prescribe medicines only in generic terms
Govt gearing up to launch free TB drugs scheme
The Health Ministry held meetings with leading pharma companies to explore the possibility of them manufacturing and supplying certain drugs […]
