Corona Virus

COVID-19 Vaccine Availability

Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs; More than 181.77 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs; More than 16.70 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs. […]

Corona Virus

COVID-19 UPDATE

179.72 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive; India’s Active caseload currently stands at 42,219; Active cases stand at 0.10% […]

Finance

ADB to fund $300Million for Primary Health Care

The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a $300 million loan to strengthen and improve access to comprehensive primary health care in urban areas of 13 states that will benefit over 256 million urban dwellers including 51 million from slum areas. […]

Health Care

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission for Digital Health Mission

PM launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission; Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will create a seamless onlinPM launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission; Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will create a seamless online platform that will enable interoperability within the digital health ecosysteme platform that will enable interoperability within the digital health ecosystem […]

Health Care

Battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device to carry vaccines to remote india

DBT-BIRAC supported startupBlackfrog Technologies has developed Emvolio, a portable, battery-powered medical-grade refrigeration device that improves the efficiency of the immunization by strictly maintaining preset temperature for up to 12 hours, thus enabling the safe and efficient transportation of vaccines to the last mile. […]

Foreign Relations

India & Myanmar to work in the field of Health

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India and the Department of Medical Research (DMR), Ministry of Health and Sports of Myanmar […]

Corona Virus

Modi chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination

PM chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination; State governments will not have to bear any cost towards vaccinating 3 crore Health Workers and Front Line Workers in the first stage; Co-Win digital platform to assist vaccination drive and issue digital vaccination certificates; India aims to achieve vaccination for 30 crore people in the next few months; Plan to tackle Bird Flu put in place; constant vigilance paramount […]

Technology

Global Indian Scientists & Technocrats (GIST) meet begins at IISF 2020

Global Indian Scientists & Technocrats (GIST) meet begins at IISF2020; No country can achieve global solutions in isolation; Such challenges can be addressed through cooperation, particularly seamless scientific and technological cooperation; There is enormous untapped potential in connecting and engaging with the Indian scientific diaspora – not only for the benefit of our national development but also for the global good […]

Health Care

Centre rushes medical experts team to Eluru

Centre rushing medical experts team to Eluru following Vice President’s intervention; Vice President speaks to Union Health Minister after children with an undiagnosed illness are hospitalized in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh; Health minister assures all help; says reports of samples are awaited; Vice President was informed that blood samples sent to AIIMS Delhi […]

Health Care

Tuberculosis to be eradicated by 2025

Dr. Harsh Vardhan meets Development Partners to discuss the challenge and opportunity in eradicating TB by 2025; Sets the way forward; “At a time, when COVID is taking prioritized attention, we should not lose sight of the goal to eliminate TB by 2025. Advocacy and engagement are a way to move forward.”; “Fight against TB needs to be through a Jan Andolan- a People’s Movement”; Important to address issues of stigma: Dr Harsh Vardhan […]