health policy

New Delhi, April 1 A member of parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urged the government on Wednesday to expand free healthcare access across the country, criticizing the growing commercialization of medical services and the practices of private hospitals and insurance companies.Sant...

Amaravati, March 31 – Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday directed that the Sanjeevani project for creating digital health records be extended to the entire state by July.The project is currently being implemented in Kuppam and Naravaripalli in the Chittoor district...

Amaravati, March 31 Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said that village meetings, camps, and awareness programs will be held every fourth Saturday under the 'Swarna Andhra Population Management' initiative to improve public health.Reviewing the Sanjeevani project, Naidu directed officials to...

March 20, New Delhi – The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare organized the ‘Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala’ to strengthen HIV response at the district level in Haryana and Delhi, focusing on targeted, data-driven interventions.A total of 219 districts have been identified for intensified...

Buenos Aires, March 18 – Argentina formally withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO), Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno said.He said in a social media post on Tuesday that Argentina communicated this decision through a note addressed to the United Nations Secretary-General on March 17...

Aizawl, March 16 Mizoram Health Minister Lalrinpuii issued a formal apology and ordered a high-level inquiry on Monday, following the death of a 31-year-old pregnant woman, who was allegedly denied admission by a government hospital in Lunglei.Speaking at the launch of Mizoram Universal Health...

New Delhi, March 13 The nationwide rollout of the HPV vaccination campaign for 14-year-old girls was preceded by careful deliberations, training of medical staff, and guidance from the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday.In a written...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to formulate a no-fault compensation policy for serious adverse events following Covid vaccination, stating that the Constitution envisions the State as an active guardian of welfare and dignity, not a "distant spectator" to...

New Delhi, March 9 The government is expanding the digital health infrastructure under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, strengthening primary health services through health and wellness centres, Union Minister of State for Health and Ayush, Prataprao Jadhav, said on Monday.He further...

Jaipur, February 27 Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday accused the BJP-led state government of insensitivity towards patients suffering from silicosis and demanded immediate steps to ensure relief for the affected.Gehlot said that silicosis is an incurable and...

Washington, February 26, Dr. Casey Means, Donald Trump's nominee for US Surgeon General, told senators that America is "the most chronically ill, high-income nation in the world," promoting a prevention-first approach that mirrors growing concerns in India over diabetes, obesity, and...

The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry hosted a high-level panel discussion today on the theme "Scaling AI for Public Health Impact: Public-Private Partnership" during the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava...