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New Delhi, March 24 Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday that consolidated data on the production of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) and rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) is not centrally maintained, as multiple private and public sector entities undertake manufacturing.He was...

New Delhi, March 24 Union Health Minister J P Nadda stated on Tuesday that there is no shortage of Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) and Anti-Rabies Vaccine (ARV) in the country, as supply far exceeds domestic demand.Responding to supplementary queries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha, the...

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...

Shillong, March 20 – In a significant public health and education milestone, Meghalaya has become the first state in India where 86 per cent of schools have been certified as Tobacco-Free Educational Institutions (ToFEI), the highest percentage recorded nationwide, officials said on Friday.A...

New Delhi, March 17 During the 2025-26 fiscal, funds amounting to ₹572.66 crore have been released to Punjab, Union Health Minister J P Nadda told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.Nadda said that public health is a state subject, therefore, the primary responsibility of providing basic healthcare...

New Delhi, March 15 India's flagship health insurance program, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, has emerged as a lifeline for cancer patients, offering financial protection and timely access to care that would otherwise be out of reach for most of them, even as a significant gap...

Chandigarh, March 13 Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's political rally in Moga on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday criticised the Centre for allegedly withholding funds to the state and asked state BJP leaders to seek clarification from Amit Shah regarding...

Chandigarh, March 13 – Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s political rally in Moga, Punjab, on Saturday, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema raised a series of pointed questions to the BJP-led central government on Friday, urging BJP leaders to seek clear answers from the rally.Cheema...

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...

Programme Manager, National Health Mission, Dr. Jatinder Mehta, along with a four-member delegation from the State Health Society, Jammu and Kashmir, undertook an official visit to Kishtwar to review the status of healthcare services in the district.During the visit, a comprehensive review...

Chandigarh, March 10 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cautioned on Tuesday that the interim India-US trade agreement would open India's agricultural markets to heavily subsidized American produce, which would leave farmers in Punjab and other parts of the country struggling to compete.While...

New Delhi, March 9 One in seven Indians is affected by mental health disorders, while several states continue to face a treatment gap ranging from 70 to 90 per cent, experts said on Monday.In a post-budget webinar breakout session, experts discussed the Union Budget announcements, which focus...

New Delhi, March 9 Nearly 30 per cent of Delhi residents need spectacles either for near or distance vision problems, a review of refractive error services has revealed.The review was conducted by the Dr Rajendra Prasad (RP) Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences at AIIMS, Delhi.The findings from...

Jaipur, March 6 Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani, while giving a directive during Question Hour in the House, said that only the names of elected public representatives should be written on plaques during the inauguration of all government buildings, regardless of their party...

To commemorate World Hearing Day 2026, the Cell for Persons with Disabilities at Lady Keane College, Shillong, in collaboration with the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness under the National Health Mission, Government of Meghalaya, organized an awareness programme on...

Three-day regional workshop on AIDS and STIs begins in GuwahatiGuwahati, February 25: A three-day regional workshop, titled "Suraksha Sankalp Karyashala" on AIDS and STI awareness, began today in Guwahati under the National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NACP).The workshop aims to raise...

Bhopal, February 18 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday described the Chief Minister Mohan Yadav-led government's budget for 2026–27 as "inclusive and results-oriented," stating that it focuses on welfare, infrastructure development, and economic growth across...

Shimla, February 16 Hundreds of ambulance workers associated with the 108 and 102 Ambulance Workers' Union held a massive protest outside the National Health Mission office in Shimla on Monday, raising several demands, including the payment of minimum wages.The union is affiliated with the...

Mass voluntary blood donation to mark V-DayFrom: Isaac ZoramsangaCopy Editor (RNU), Akashvani News, AizawlDate: 14.02.2026Phone: 8131823773At least 614 young people across Mizoram celebrated Valentine's Day on Saturday by donating blood for their fellow human beings who needed it, as...

Doda, February 10: Deputy Commissioner Doda, Harvinder Singh, chaired a review meeting of the Health Department at the DC Office Complex to assess performance, progress of ongoing schemes, and fund utilisation. The meeting focused on key health indicators, strengthening primary healthcare...