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VIJAYAWADA: Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has strongly criticised the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), alleging that its one-crore signature campaign against the government's Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model for medical colleges had turned into a 'drama marked by meaningless scribbles.' Speaking to the media at the State Secretariat on Tuesday, the Minister said the coalition government decided to run ten new medical colleges under the PPP model to improve public healthcare and ensure bett ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will soon sign a loan agreement worth $108 million with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to implement and strengthen public healthcare schemes in the state, Health Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday. The Asian Development Bank approved the $108 million loan (approximately Rs 980 crore) on December 5 under the 'Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Health Care for Mizoram' project, she said. She added that the Centre will repay 90 ...Read More >
The Armed Forces Medical Services, AIIMS, and MoHFW have launched India's first AI-based community screening for Diabetic Retinopathy (DR). The initiative uses an AI tool, MadhuNetrAI, to prevent blindness in India's 65 million diabetics. In a landmark initiative that blends military discipline, academic excellence, and digital innovation, the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) in a joint collaboration with Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC), AIIMS, and the e-Health AI Un ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday convened a focused interaction with Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu to strengthen the State's contribution to India's tuberculosis (TB) elimination efforts under the initiative "Parliamentarians Championing a TB-Mukt Bharat." The meeting underscored the critical role of elected representatives in driving community-level action, reducing stigma, and ensuring early detection and ...Read More >
Belagavi: Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the State government is aware of the rising cases of female foeticide and that strict action has been initiated in this regard. He said that 46 arrests have been made and eight cases registered since 2023. He made the statement while replying to questions raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi. "No one is being forced to undergo foeticide. People ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the State government is aware of the rising cases of female foeticide and that strict action has been initiated in this regard. He said that 46 arrests have been made and eight cases registered since 2023. He made the statement while replying to questions raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi. "No one is being ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Mizoram government will soon sign a USD 108 million (around Rs 980 crore) loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank to strengthen the state's public healthcare system. Health Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday that the ADB approved the loan earlier this month under the project titled "Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Healthcare for Mizoram." She said the Centre will repay 90 per cent of the loan amount, while the Mizoram government will r ...Read More >
Four children, suffering from thalassemia, have tested HIV positive after receiving blood transfusions at the District Hospital blood bank in Madhya Pradesh's Satna. The incident reportedly took place around four months ago but came to light recently, triggering panic among families and raising serious questions over blood safety protocols. Children suffering from thalassemia require regular and life-long blood transfusions to survive. The affected children received blood transfusions on multip ...Read More >
Satna, (MP) Dec 16 (PTI) A routine necessity turned into a nightmare for six families in Madhya Pradesh's Satna after their children, already battling severe blood disorder thalassemia, tested positive for HIV, which officials suspect was transmitted via contaminated blood transfusions at different hospitals. All these cases were reported between January and May this year, and all the affected children - aged between 12 and 15 - are being treated under HIV protocols, an official said. Madhya P ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP headquarters was abuzz on Tuesday as its newly appointed national working president Nitin Nabin met current and former ministers, senior party functionaries and workers from various states on his first day in office, a day after he assumed charge. National general secretaries Arun Singh, Vinod Tawde and Dushyant Gautam, and Sanjay Mayukh, the party's co-incharge of the national media department, welcomed him as he arrived at the party office. Scores of party lea ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal, Dec 16 (PTI) Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. MP Health Minister Rajendra Shukla told reporters in Bhopal that he has order ...Read More >
Satna/Bhopal (PTI): Four children suffering from thalassemia have tested HIV positive at Satna District Hospital in Madhya Pradesh allegedly due to contaminated blood transfusions, officials said on Tuesday. The case is four months old and an investigation is underway into it, an official said. Officials suspect the use of contaminated needles or blood transfusions for the spread of infection to the children. ALSO READ: 3 Indian students among those injured in Australia's Bondi Beach attack ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As India marked Vijay Diwas on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the bravehearts who lost their lives in the line of duty during the 1971 war, ensuring the historic win. Every year on December 16, India marks Vijay Diwas to mark the decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which resulted in the liberation of East Pakistan and the formation of a new country, Bangladesh. The date also celebrates the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani sold ...Read More >
New Delhi: As India marked Vijay Diwas on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to the bravehearts who lost their lives in the line of duty during the 1971 war, ensuring the historic win. Every year on December 16, India marks Vijay Diwas to mark the decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, which resulted in the liberation of East Pakistan and the formation of a new country, Bangladesh. The date also celebrates the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers to the Indian Armed ...Read More >
The state government has ordered extensive testing of eggs sold in the state after reports suggested that a specific brand may be using antibiotics, prompting concerns about food safety and public health, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Monday. The health department has already begun collecting egg samples from markets across Karnataka, including branded products, and has sent them for laboratory analysis. The move follows claims circulating publicly that some eggs could be unsafe or e ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 15 (PTI) Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday said the state government has sought information following reports that a specific egg brand may be using antibiotics, and assured the public that samples have already been collected for testing. The Minister said officials of the Health Department have been instructed to ascertain the quality and content of eggs available in the market, stressing that eggs are generally good for health, and any doubts regarding qualit ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: All arrangements are in place for the launch of the Atal-Modi Good Governance Yatra in Dharmavaram, Sri Sathya Sai district. The yatra will commence on Thursday with the unveiling of a statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, followed by a public meeting. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will attend as chief guest, along with BJP state president PVN Madhav, national secretary and state minister Satyakumar Yadav, and NDA alliance leaders. The yatra, designed to ...Read More >
An "accidental" explosion ripped through the Nowgam police station in Srinagar, killing nine people and injuring 32 others, senior officials said while underlining that it was not a terror attack. The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced an ex gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each of the deceased in the accidental blast in Nowgam police station. The compensation will be provided from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. Those severely injured will get Rs 1 lakh each, Chief Mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H. D. Kumaraswamy hailed the NDA's sweeping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, describing it as a "resounding mandate for the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi" and a clear signal that the people of Bihar have endorsed the politics of development. Calling the verdict historic, Kumaraswamy said the people of Bihar have once again placed their trust in Prime Minister Modi's development-centri ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukvinder Singh Sukhu distributed Rs 81.28 crore to 4,914 beneficiaries via Direct Benefit Transfer for houses damaged by the recent disaster. Aid was provided to affected families in Mandi, Kullu, and Bilaspur districts. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukvinder Singh Sukhu distributed Rs. 81.28 crore to 4,914 beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) during a function held at Paddal Ground, Mandi on Monday. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source During the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's drug regulator has sought strict compliance with revised Schedule M. It has asked state drug regulators to carry out inspections of pharma manufacturing units which have applied for extension of Schedule M to verify their compliance with the requirements, in a bid to ensure quality of pharma products by mandating Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). "In case any manufacturing unit is found non-complying to the requirements of revised Schedule M during inspections, strict actio ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], November 11 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday announced a significant hike in financial assistance for families affected by natural disasters, raising the aid for partial loss from Rs. 70,000 to Rs. 1 lakh. The announcement was made during a public gathering at Paddal Ground in Mandi, said the release. Despite limited resources, the state government was steadfastly moving toward making Himachal Pradesh a self-reliant state ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) BJP president and Union Health Minister J P Nadda expressed anguish over loss of lives in an incident of car blast in the national capital and said authorities are ensuring that all necessary medical assistance reaches the injured. A high-intensity explosion ripped through a slow-moving car at a traffic signal near the Red Fort metro station on Monday evening, killing at least eight people and gutting several vehicles, officials said. Twenty-four people were injured in ...Read More >
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) The National Coordination Centre-Pharmacovigilance Programme of India (NCC-PvPI), under the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), joined 130 partner organisations worldwide in marking the tenth edition of the global MedSafetyWeek campaign, held from November 3 to 9, 2025, according to an official document shared by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. The campaign, themed "Everyone has a role to play in medicines safety", aimed to raise awareness among p ...Read More >
Aizawl, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Election authorities are all set to hold the bye-election to Mizoram's Dampa Assembly constituency on Tuesday, with polling officials accompanied by security personnel having reached all 41 election stations in the poll-bound segments in Mamit district, officials said on Monday. An election official said that the more than month-long hectic campaign by all political parties for the November 11 bypoll in the Dampa Assembly constituency ended on Sunday, without any ...Read More >
Jharkhand government has formed a medical team to find out how the child received contaminated blood. Four more children suffering from thalassemia were detected HIV-positive in Jharkhand's Chaibasa town on Saturday during an investigation by a five-member medical team from Ranchi, taking the total number of affected minors to five. The development comes a day after the family of a seven-year-old thalassemia patient alleged that the local blood bank in Chaibasa had transfused HIV-infected bloo ...Read More >
Ranchi, Oct 27 (PTI) The opposition in Jharkhand on Monday demanded stringent action against Health Minister Irfan Ansari and senior functionaries of his department after five children suffering from thalassemia tested HIV-positive in Chaibasa following blood transfusions. The demand came a day after the state government on Sunday suspended the West Singhbhum civil surgeon and other officials in connection with the matter. "In the last five years, the Health Department has been filled with the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 27 (UNI) Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav delivered a sharp critique of the Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party government today, alleging that the state's public health infrastructure has crumbled. Yadav said the healthcare system under the current administration has seen a severe decline in service delivery. "The BJP's misrule has turned ambulances into 'bullock carts'. In UP, bullock carts are running instead of ambulances," the SP chief stated in a pointed message s ...Read More >
Lucknow: Highlighting improvement in medical facilities in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said that Uttar Pradesh is now touching new heights in the field of health services.Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of Yashoda Medicity at Indirapuram in Ghaziabad, which was inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh, Yogi said that Uttar Pradesh was rapidly moving towards investment, innovation and quality facilities in healthcare sect ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], October 27 (ANI): Ajoy Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Health, Jharkhand on Sunday highlighted that HIV tests can miss recent infections (window period: up to one month) and new tests can shorten this window to one week. Speaking with ANI, Singh said the government plans to procure machines to shorten HIV detection windows and health officials are reviewing and tightening blood transfusion protocols. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: UPSC Aspirant Mu ...Read More >
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