Health Minister
- India
With addition of 34 new drugs, number of essential medicines goes to 384
New Delhi: A total of 384 drugs have been included in the National Lists of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022, which was released by the Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here on Tuesday.…
- Middle East
Jordan detects first monkeypox case
Amman: Jordan’s Health Ministry has confirmed the first monkeypox case in the kingdom. The patient was a Jordanian citizen in his 30s who had recently traveled to several European countries and returned…
- Telangana
Death of 4 women due to botched-up surgery unacceptable: Telangana Guv
Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday said that the death of four young women after undergoing family planning surgery is not acceptable. She said the health department and the government…
- World
Portugal: health minister quits after pregnant Indian woman dies; probe ordered
Lisbon: The tragic death of a pregnant Indian woman in Portugal while being shifted between crisis-hit hospitals here has led to the resignation of the country’s health minister Marta Temido while authorities…
- Bangalore
FSSAI to take against Domino’s Bangalore outlet for unhygienic conditions
Bengaluru: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday took cognisance of hanging of toilet brushes over pizza dough at a Domino’s outlet in Bengaluru. The apex food regulator…
- India
Monkeypox isolated, possibility of developing vax: Health min
New Delhi: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday informed the Upper House that scientists have isolated the monkeypox virus and a vaccine, like that for COVID-19, might be developed. While replying to…
- India
IMA demands Punjab Health Minister quit for misconduct with Baba Farid varsity VC
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association has demanded the resignation and an unconditional apology from Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra for his misbehaviour with Baba Farid University of Health Sciences Vice Chancellor,…
- India
Punjab: After forcing surgeon to lie on dirty mattress, health minister under attack
Chandigarh: Punjab Health Minister Chetan Singh Jouramajra has come under fire from several quarters after he was seen forcing the Vice Chancellor of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences (BFUHS) to lie on…
- World
Myanmar reports 7,835 dengue fever cases, 31 deaths in H1
Yangon: Myanmar recorded 7,835 cases of dengue fever and 31 deaths in the first half of 2022, the state media reported on Thursday. Most of the dengue fever cases were detected in…
- Telangana
Telangana: Amid rainfall, health minister asks doctors to be on alert
Hyderabad: Amid heavy rainfall in the state, Telangana health minister Harish Rao asked the doctors to be alert in a review meeting with district health authorities and medical personnel on Saturday. The…
- India
Health Ministry issues guidelines for monkeypox management
New Delhi: A day after India registered its first monkeypox case, the Union Health Ministry on Friday issued guidelines for the management of the disease. The first laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox was…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: 131 new Basthi Dawakhanas to be set up by August 15
Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and other Telangana municipal corporations will establish 131 more Basthi Dawakhanas by the 15 August Independence day, said Health Minister T Harish Rao. In a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Task force to inspect consumption of adulterated food
Hyderabad: The Telangana Health, Medical & Family Welfare Minister, T Harish Rao declared that the Task Force teams will conduct surprise inspections across the state on the consumption of adulterated food. The…
- Delhi
Covid cases rising in Delhi, but no reason for alarm: Health Minister
New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said that the Covid cases are rising in the capital city, but this is not an alarming situation presently as rate of hospitalisation…
- World
Laos to vaccinate children aged 6-11 against Covid
Vientiane: The Lao government will begin a nationwide rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations for children between 6-11 years of age in March to reopen schools safely, local media reported on Wednesday. Local daily…
