Why the Govt’s Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation Programme won’t produce...
On July 17, the Weekly Iron Folic Acid Supplementation Programme was launched with great fanfare – full-page newspaper ads and the works that any government scheme has. However, soon afterwards...
View ArticlePM Manmohan Singh claims NRHM showing good results
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) had started showing good results and had helped bring down both maternal and infant mortality rates. ‘We had...
View Article‘Government committed to healthcare for all’
The government is committed to making healthcare services affordable and accessible to all, specially in inaccessible areas, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday. He said the government...
View ArticleCentral government to provide financial assistance for haemophilia patients
The central government will provide financial assistance under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) to state governments to help haemophilia patients, the Rajya Sabha was informed. The Rashtriya...
View ArticleMaharashtra now gets emergency medical care – thanks to Indian-American doc
The Maharashtra government is set to roll out over 900 fully-equipped ambulances across the state to provide emergency care to accident and trauma victims in the critical initial moments, thanks to the...
View ArticleHimachal’s free ambulance service saved 6,708 lives in two years
Himachal Pradesh’s free ambulance service, which can be availed by dialling phone number 108, has saved 6,708 lives in 325,178 emergencies handled since its launch in December 2010, a statement said on...
View ArticleUPA aims to strengthen healthcare: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government aims to upgrade and strengthen healthcare systems at all levels. More than Rs.96,000 crore has been...
View ArticleWest Bengal crib deaths: Toll rises to 28 in the last week
Crib deaths are back to haunt West Bengal with more than two dozen infants dying in two different government-run hospitals in the state in the past few days. While Malda Medical College Hospital (MMCH)...
View Article‘NRHM needs to be decentralised’
The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), which aims to provide affordable and quality health care to the rural population, needs to be decentralised. It also requires greater incentives, Public Health...
View ArticleNew J&K hospitals under NRHM to get adequate funding: Health Ministry
Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Centre will provide adequate funding to Jammu and Kashmir government for early completion of work on hospitals constructed under the National Rural...
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