Tag: Health ministry
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India Considers Mandatory Warnings on Children’s Cough Syrups: Health Ministry Advisory Details
There has been increased regulation on the usage of cough syrups and other medicines for the children in India owing to issues regarding safety and rationale in using paediatric cough syrup. This particular regulation is extremely vital for the parents as there has been a clear mention of the age restriction on certain cough and ... -
Union Health Ministry Proposes CCTV Surveillance Rules Across Licensed Pharmacies
The Union Ministry of Health has come up with a radical amendment for the manner in which prescription medicines are sold at licensed pharmacies in India. In the draft amendment to the Drugs Rules 1945, medical stores are expected to put up and maintain CCTV monitoring during the sale of medicines supplied through prescriptions. The ... -
NEET PG 2026 Reforms Announced: Health Ministry Introduces Multiple Exam Centre Options for Candidates
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has made some very important reforms in NEET PG 2026, with the aim of making the postgraduate entrance test more open, secure, and candidate-friendly. One of the most prominent among these reforms is the provision of multiple centers, whereby candidates have the option to pick from a wider ... -
India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive is now the world’s fastest
With 1 million COVID-19 shots in just 6 days, India’s vaccination drive becomes the world’s fastest The Indian government has vaccinated nearly 16 lakh people against COVID-19 since the launch of its mass inoculation drive on January 16. According to the Health Ministry, authorities have administered approximately 10 lakh vaccine shots in just six days, ... -
New COVID-19 strain: Flyers from UK test positive in India
New COVID-19 strain: More than 22 passengers flying from the United Kingdom to India have tested positive for Coronavirus Amid the alarming concerns over a new COVID-19 strain, at least 22 people who came to India from the United Kingdom over the past few days have tested positive for the disease. As per media reports, ... -
Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi govt over COVID-19 handling
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday condemned the Union Government’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in India. Taking to Twitter, he shared a BBC video showing how India responded to the pandemic crisis. The video briefed about various aspects of India’s response to COVID-19 ranging from the plight of migrant workers after a nationwide lockdown ... -
India witnesses steady decline in daily COVID-19 cases
After recording the highest number of Coronavirus infections around September 17 with more than 98,000 cases in a single day, India’s daily tally of new COVID-19 cases has steadily declined in the past three weeks. With this developments, experts have suggested that the first COVID-19 wave in India appears to be receding for the first ... -
India’s healthcare sector facing shortage of frontline workers amid surge in COVID-19 cases
India’s healthcare workers are risking their lives as they battle Coronavirus infections at the frontline. Overburdened with work, several doctors and medical staff are also putting themselves at risk of virus infections. While medical professionals have raised multiple concerns over the lack of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hygienic quarantine facilities, and mental health support as ... -
Coronavirus response: India’s COVID-19 testing capacity increases to more than 5.15 lakh tests a day
With a rapid surge in the number of infected cases, India has ramped up its testing capacity to combat the pandemic crisis in the country. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) officials, on Monday, stated that India recorded the highest number of single-day testing with more than 5.15 lakhs tests conducted in the past 24 ... -
Mumbai: WHO hails Dharavi’s model in successfully containing COVID-19 transmission
In an unprecedented development, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hailed the efforts of Mumbai authorities in containing the COVID-19 outbreak in Dharavi – Asia’s largest slum. Speaking at a virtual press conference in Geneva on Saturday, the WHO chief lauded the efforts of the authorities in ensuring the basics of testing, tracing, ...









