health services

Shimla, March 30 BJP state president Dr. Rajeev Bindal on Monday expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing special assistance of Rs 3,920 crore to Himachal Pradesh under "Pride of Hills: Special Development Assistance for Hill States" (SASCI 2026-27) by the central...

Bhopal, March 25 – Over two lakh adolescent girls aged between 9 and 14 years have so far received the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Madhya Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla said on Wednesday.The ongoing HPV vaccination drive is part of a nationwide initiative launched by...

New Delhi, March 24: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva welcomed the "Sarvajan Hitay, Sarvajan Sukhay" Delhi Budget for 2026-27, presented on Tuesday in the State Assembly by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.He said that inspired by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya's Antyodaya principle and Prime...

Kohima, March 24 Early diagnosis and appropriate quality treatment are crucial to ending tuberculosis (TB), a senior official said on Tuesday.Addressing a World Tuberculosis Day programme, National Health Mission Nagaland's Mission Director Dr. Keveduyi Theyo said the National TB Elimination...

New Delhi, March 24 Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister J P Nadda highlighted on Tuesday that there are 18,646 Jan Aushadhi Kendras across the country that provide affordable generic medicines to people.Responding to supplementary queries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, the minister said...

New Delhi, March 23 The Delhi State Legal Services Authority launched an initiative on Monday to include ASHA and Anganwadi workers as para-legal volunteers, in the presence of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.Under the initiative, "Community Legal Empowerment through Health and Childcare...

Jaipur, March 19 – In a major administrative overhaul, the Rajasthan government has transferred 25 IAS and nine IPS officers, bringing about significant changes across key departments.Senior IAS officer Alok Gupta has been appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the Urban...

Shimla, March 19 The issue of doctor recruitment led to a heated exchange between Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Thursday.While Sukhu stated that the state currently has more medical colleges than needed, and...

Jammu, March 16 The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched the PM-Road Accident Victims Hospitalisation and Treatment (PM-Rahat) scheme, aimed at providing timely medical assistance to those injured in road accidents.According to an official communiqué received from the Transport...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar warned on Monday of "strict action," including FIRs, against hospitals found charging beneficiaries of state-run cashless health schemes, asserting that patients should not have to pay "a single rupee" for treatment.The minister...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

Chandigarh, March 8: Punjab Bharatiya Janata Party's working President Ashwani Sharma on Sunday said that the state budget "is a major betrayal of the mothers and sisters of the state and is disappointing for farmers, employees, and the common people too."Reacting to the budget for 2026-27...

Idukki (Kerala), March 7 The remote family health center in Edamalakudy, Kerala's first tribal panchayat, located deep within this hill district's lush forests, now has an e-health facility.Located about 30 km from the tourist town of Munnar, Edamalakkudy is mainly inhabited by members of the...

Hyderabad, March 3 The Telangana government will undertake a 99-day public outreach program from March 6 to June 12 in five phases to bring welfare schemes, development works, and public services closer to the people, government officials said on Tuesday.The program, titled 'Praja...

New Delhi, February 28 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inaugurated a 10-bed Medical ICU ward and a GI HD Video Endoscopy Suite at Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital and launched an Integrated AYUSH Stress Management Programme on Saturday.According to a statement, she also laid the foundation...

The Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar and the Chief Medical Officer of Srinagar launched the HPV vaccination campaign at the UPHC Batmaloo for 14-year-old girls.February 28, Srinagar: On Friday, the Deputy Commissioner of Srinagar, along with the Chief Medical Officer of Srinagar, inaugurated...

KISHTWAR, FEBRUARY 27: Deputy Commissioner of Kishtwar, Pankaj Kumar Sharma, chaired a District Task Force on Immunization meeting to review preparations for the launch of the National HPV Vaccination Campaign, which begins on February 28. The campaign targets girls aged 14–15 to provide early...

The HPV vaccination campaign was launched at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara to prevent cervical cancer among adolescent girls across the district.February 28, Srinagar: The HPV (Human Papillomavirus) vaccination campaign was inaugurated on Tuesday at the Sub District Hospital in Kupwara...

Raavivalasa (Andhra Pradesh), February 28 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu launched the HPV vaccination drive here in the Vizianagaram district on Saturday.A Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was administered to a young girl at a community health center in the Raavivalasa...

POONCH, FEBRUARY 26: ADC Poonch, Tahir Mustafa Malik, chaired a District Task Force meeting to review preparedness for the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, which is scheduled to begin on February 28, targeting 4,724 girls aged 14–15 years.CMO Dr. Parvaiz Ahmed Khan briefed the...