Health Ministry

New Delhi: Around 10,000 people are expected to take the pledge to donate organs on September 16, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare today. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will lead the pledge for organ donation…

New Delhi: The Health Ministry has further eased  COVID-19 guidelines for international travelers taking note of the prevalent COVID-19 situation and the significant achievements made in vaccination coverage across the globe. Under the…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Wednesday mandated anti-tobacco warnings for OTT platforms. The ministry's notification laid down new rules for anti-tobacco warnings for publishers and a failure to comply with new rules will lead to…

New Delhi: Following reports of substandard Indian drugs causing health concerns, and even deaths, in countries like the US, The Gambia, and Uzbekistan, the health ministry is seriously considering putting in place a new system for drug…

New Delhi: The Union health ministry is examining the possibility of introducing a centralised recruitment for faculty and non faculty at various AIIMS across India to address the shortage of personnel at these premier health institutes.…

New Delhi:The Union health ministry has launched a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into allegations of corruption and financial irregularities at the regional branches of the Red Cross Society in four Indian states and a Union…

New Delhi: The central government on Saturday expressed concern over a gradual increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some states amid a rise in cases of the seasonal influenza subtype H3N2 and further said that it needed to be…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said the cases of seasonal influenza are expected to come down by March-end and that the government is strictly monitoring the H3N2 subtype, news agency ANI reported. So far, Karnataka and…

New Delhi: Tobacco products manufactured, imported, or packaged on or after December 1, 2022 will display a new image with the textual health warning "Tobacco causes painful death,” the Union Health Ministry has said. The image will be…

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday asked states to increase surveillance on monkeypox, which has been reported in many countries across the world. India's first monkeypox case has been reported in Kerala on Thursday,…