Govt Will Achieve Goal of Tuberculosis-free India by 2025, Says Harsh Vardhan
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt Will Achieve Goal of Tuberculosis-free India by 2025, Says Harsh Vardhan

News 18  

The COVID-19 pandemic has given a chance to revisit and structurally re-imagine a robust public health infrastructure for the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Confederation of Indian Industry Public Health Conference virtually, Vardhan expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of a tuberculosis-free India by 2025 would be achieved with the help of industry leaders and the CII. A virtual exhibition on Healthcare and the 'CII TB Free Workplaces Campaign' was launched and the 'CII Public Health Report' was also released at the event which was virtually attended by Vardhan, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Member NITI Aayog Dr. Vinod K. Paul, among others. On the TB Free Workplaces campaign, Vardhan said, "India with nearly 26.4 lakh Tuberculosis cases continues to have the largest share of the global TB burden".

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Behind India’s success in curbing tuberculosis
1 week, 2 days ago

Behind India’s success in curbing tuberculosis

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s clarion call to eliminate tuberculosis from India laid the foundation for a new model of TB care and management. India has a unique universal nutritional support scheme — the Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana for TB patients. The monthly support under Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana was doubled to ₹1,000 per month from November 1, 2024, to reinforce India’s commitment …

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality
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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Health Minister launches 100-day campaign to reduce TB incidence and mortality

The Hindu  

“The rate of TB decline in India has doubled from 8.3% in 2015 to 17.7% today, much ahead of the global average. Deaths due to TB have also reduced in India by 21.4% in the last 10 years,” Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said at the launch of the intensified national ‘100 day TB elimination campaign’ on Saturday, in Haryana. …

PM Modi pledges support to WHO chief 'Tulsi Bhai' for global health efforts
1 month ago

PM Modi pledges support to WHO chief 'Tulsi Bhai' for global health efforts

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that India is actively working in the health sector, giving high priority to integrating technology. Responding to a tweet from the Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whom he called 'Tulsi Bhai', the Prime Minister also pledged to strengthen global efforts in public health. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK
1 month, 1 week ago

Healthcare saw major reforms in past 10 years: HDK

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel HD Kumaraswamy said a major revolution has taken place to build a healthy India in the last ten years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Delivering the convocation address at the graduation ceremony of the 14th batch of Rajarajeswari Medical College here on Tuesday, he said, “In the past decade, …

PM Modi Launches Health Cover Plan for Senior Citizens, Hits Out at Delhi and West Bengal Governments
1 month, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi Launches Health Cover Plan for Senior Citizens, Hits Out at Delhi and West Bengal Governments

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a health cover plan for citizens aged 70 and above under the government's flagship Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY). The scheme will provide health coverage to all eligible senior citizens regardless of their income. Modi highlighted that the scheme was a blessing for every person associated with it, be it a …

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian
3 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi on Ayushman Bharat Health Insurance: We are committed to ensuring affordable, top-quality healthcare for every Indian

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his government is committed to ensuring accessible, affordable, and top-quality healthcare for every Indian. In this context, the Cabinet today has decided to further expand the ambit of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY to provide health coverage for all citizens above 70 years," Mr. Modi said in a post on X. In a post on …

'Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis', says CM Pinarayi Vijayan
3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis', says CM Pinarayi Vijayan

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that tuberculosis is seldom discussed in public nowadays, as it’s often thought of as a disease that has been eradicated. However, Kerala has made notable strides in combating tuberculosis, achieving a 40 percent reduction in its prevalence over the past six years, he said. Speaking at the health department’s programme ‘Advancing Kerala’s Fight Against …

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible
4 months ago

Eliminating TB by 2025 looks near impossible

Hindustan Times  

Optimism is the madness of insisting that all is well when we are miserable. The latest WHO Global TB Report reveals that India has the world’s largest TB epidemic; at 2.6 million, the country accounts for the highest number of TB cases as well as multi-drug resistant cases. A study from Mumbai highlighted an unacceptably long average delay between a …

Health Matters newsletter: Hark! Good news on the HIV vaccine front
6 months ago

Health Matters newsletter: Hark! Good news on the HIV vaccine front

The Hindu  

We could start with the NEET mess again, and there is indeed much to report since our last health newsletter. A collaborative survey 1,482 TB patients across four States conducted by the George Institute for Global Health, New Delhi, along with the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U.K., highlighted the severe …

India to Screen 100% Population Over 30 For Diabetes, BP by March 2025; New Deadlines Set For Health Projects
6 months, 1 week ago

India to Screen 100% Population Over 30 For Diabetes, BP by March 2025; New Deadlines Set For Health Projects

News 18  

India is planning to screen a “100 per cent eligible population” aged over 30 years for diabetes and hypertension by the end of March 2025. He wrote that these “action points” were designed through “collaborative efforts of the Centre and states to ensure ease of living of citizens.” “Now the final action point pertaining to Health and Wellness have been …

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Health Ministry reworks protocol as India’s TB elimination drive plateaus

The Hindu  

India’s goal to achieve rapid decline in the burden of tuberculosis morbidity and mortality, while working towards the elimination of TB in the country by 2025, has plateaued, a senior Health Ministry official said. According to the Health Ministry, India has been engaged in TB control activities for more than 50 years, yet the disease continues to be the country’s …

India highlights commitment to implement proactive actions for women and adolescents’ health at World Health Assembly
6 months, 3 weeks ago

India highlights commitment to implement proactive actions for women and adolescents’ health at World Health Assembly

The Hindu  

India highlighted its commitment to implement proactive actions for women, children and adolescent health and well-being at the on-going 77th World Health Assembly, at Geneva, while hosting a side event on the topic. Held in collaboration with Norway, the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund and the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the event was …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya

News 18  

After two challenging years of the pandemic, India has seen a reduction in tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent, almost double the pace witnessed globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Virtually addressing the 37th Board Meeting of the Stop TB Partnership, he also said the number of missing TB cases in India has reduced from 1 million …

Let’s just talk health, shall we?
11 months, 1 week ago

Let’s just talk health, shall we?

The Hindu  

Often times, in the post-COVID world, with science/health reporting picking up since the pandemic, health writing becomes all about telling a story in detail, it’s about laying it all bare, explaining the nuances, capturing the latest research and interpreting it for a burgeoning group of readers of science and health articles. “A crippling cost-of-living crisis, burnout and well below inflation …

Missing TB cases in the private sector
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Missing TB cases in the private sector

The Hindu  

India made notification of TB patients mandatory in 2012 to address the problem of delayed diagnosis, suboptimal quality of care, incorrect diagnostic and treatment protocols being used, and a high drop-out rate in the private sector. Despite the significant increase in the private sector TB notifications over the years, they fall far short of the targets set by the National …

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry
1 year, 1 month ago

WHO hailed India’s success in managing TB: Union Health Ministry

The Hindu  

India has made tremendous progress in improving case detection and reversed the impact of COVID-19 on the tuberculosis programme, noted the World Health Organization’s ‘Global TB Report 2023’ released earlier this week, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. “The WHO has made a downward revision of TB mortality rates from 4.94 lakh in 2021 to 3.31 lakh in 2022, …

Our aim is to make Rajasthan free from Tuberculosis by 2025: CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 3 months ago

Our aim is to make Rajasthan free from Tuberculosis by 2025: CM Ashok Gehlot

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said his state government’s aim is to make Rajasthan Tuberculosis -free by 2025. Addressing TB-Free Rajasthan conference, Gehlot said of the world’s 26% TB patients, 6% of them are in Rajasthan. He said that the state government is continuously working to make Rajasthan the number one state in all sectors including health by 2030. …

PM Wants Health System Ready for Next Emergency
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Wants Health System Ready for Next Emergency

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the health system must be ready to prevent, prepare for and respond to the next health emergency. Addressing the G20 health ministers' meeting in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar via a video message, the Prime Minister urged G20 nations to facilitate equitable availability of technology and open innovations for public good. The …

India Gearing Up To Tackle Next Likely Pandemic After Coronavirus Antibiotic Resistance Influenza
1 year, 4 months ago

India Gearing Up To Tackle Next Likely Pandemic After Coronavirus Antibiotic Resistance Influenza

ABP News  

Arboviruses, multi-drug resistant bacteria, Nipah, Marburg virus and the dreaded "Disease X" -- one among them may cause the next Covid-like pandemic if the World Health Organization is to be believed. READ | India May Have Seen An 'Invisible' Covid Wave Larger Than 2022 Third Wave, Wastewater Surveillance Shows 'India Better Prepared After Covid' Experts said while India was better …

COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in India’s health infrastructure in India: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
1 year, 5 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in India’s health infrastructure in India: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

The Hindu  

Union Health Minister Mr. Mansukh Mandaviya on July 6 said the COVID-19 pandemic had highlighted gaps in the country's health infrastructure and and led to measures for bridging them. Mr. Mandaviya said Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi has decided to set up a critical care unit in every district of the country with an expenditure of ₹64,000 crore under National …

Health Matters | Of monsoons, maladies and medicine
1 year, 6 months ago

Health Matters | Of monsoons, maladies and medicine

The Hindu  

Now that the Southwest monsoon has arrived, there’s always some romanticism in the air along with the petrichor, but this time, a little trepidation too. The Joint Malnutrition Estimates released by UNICEF, WHO and World Bank has a mixed bag for India, but the gains in reducing stunting are quite significant: In the decade between 2012 and 2022, stunting among …

Country's Health Service Undergoing Rapid Transformation: PM Modi
1 year, 7 months ago

Country's Health Service Undergoing Rapid Transformation: PM Modi

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the country’s health service is undergoing a “rapid transformation”, asserting that in the last nine years, the poor have realized that medical facilities are easily accessible to them. The PM said that the Ayushman Bharat scheme has played an important role in it and opened the door to not only government hospitals but …

PM Modi calls for integrated global response to address healthcare challenges
1 year, 7 months ago

PM Modi calls for integrated global response to address healthcare challenges

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for an integrated, inclusive and institutional global response to healthcare challenges, saying the Covid pandemic showed that borders cannot stop threats to health in a deeply-connected world. In his virtual address to the "One Earth One Health - Advantage Healthcare India 2023", Modi said a collective response to healthcare issues is …

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis
1 year, 8 months ago

A new edge to the fight against tuberculosis

The Hindu  

At the One World TB Summit in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh on March 24, 2023, Prime Minister Narendra Modi instilled fresh energy to the global tuberculosis elimination response and reiterated India’s commitment to spearhead this effort. The Prime Minister’s remarks are critical as we look to redefine India’s and the world’s TB elimination response — with innovation and research being central …

The big tests of India’s healthcare ambitions, in 5 charts
1 year, 8 months ago

The big tests of India’s healthcare ambitions, in 5 charts

Live Mint  

Friday, 7 April, will mark World Health Day. Despite public health milestones such as the eradication of polio and neonatal tetanus, India still has miles to go in achieving universal healthcare. A health ministry report for 2021-22 showed that community health centres—the third and top tier of public healthcare service in rural India—have an 82% shortfall in paediatricians and 80% …

India as G20 President Has Much to Offer the World in Fight Against TB - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

India as G20 President Has Much to Offer the World in Fight Against TB - News18

News 18  

Tuberculosis continues to claim over 4,100 lives every day and half of this global burden is in G20 countries. It was in 2018 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the call to end TB in India by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals target. Private sector engagement, active case finding, decentralization of services through the Ayushman Bharat …

PM Modi launches several initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis
1 year, 8 months ago

PM Modi launches several initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis

Deccan Chronicle  

Varanasi: India's ideology of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbkam" is giving the modern world an integrated vision and solutions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday as he launched a series of initiatives to eliminate tuberculosis. Addressing the 'One World TB Summit' on World TB Day, Modi said the country is working to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 as against the global target of …

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

India committed to end tuberculosis by 2025: PM Modi

The Hindu  

March 24, 2023 01:56 pm | Updated 02:17 pm IST - Varanasi Over the last nine years, public participation through initiatives like 'Ni-kshay Mitra' has played a very important role in the fight against tuberculosis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday, March 24, 2023. The Prime Minister said this after launching the TB-Mukt Panchayat initiative, the official pan-India rollout …

What It Will Take To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025 - News18
1 year, 8 months ago

What It Will Take To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025 - News18

News 18  

TB – The Silent Killer For several thousands of years, the aetiology of tuberculosis remained a mystery and this most dreaded scourge of mankind consumed many millions, earning the nickname “Captain among men of death.” Thanks to the epoch-making discovery of Tubercle Bacillus on March 24, 1882, by Robert Koch, the legendary German microbiologist, both aetiology as well as the …

‘In last 9 years India has worked on many fronts in fight against TB’, PM Modi
1 year, 8 months ago

‘In last 9 years India has worked on many fronts in fight against TB’, PM Modi

Live Mint  

On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on his Varanasi visit by addressing the One World TB Summit at Rudrakash Convention Centre on Friday. Key points of PM Modi's address on World TB day -During his address of the One world TB summit, Prime Minister expressed his happiness on the fact that the summit is …

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹1780 cr during his visit to Varanasi today
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi to launch projects worth ₹1780 cr during his visit to Varanasi today

Live Mint  

A number of projects related to sports, farmer welfare, healthcare, drinking water availability, and infrastructure projects worth ₹1780 crore will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Varanasi on Friday. World Tuberculosis Day On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, the Prime Minister will attend the ‘One World TB Summit’ an launch a number of initiatives …

India will eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025: Chief of Stop TB Partnership
1 year, 9 months ago

India will eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025: Chief of Stop TB Partnership

Hindustan Times  

The Executive Director of the STOP TB Partnership, Dr Lucica Ditiu on Thursday said she has no hesitation to say that India will end Tuberculosis by 2025. Read here: Japanese scientists discover new 'glass-like' orchid species In an exclusive Interview with ANI, she said, "I think the financial resources will come and will basically facilitate the implementation of these activities …

In The Fitness of Things: PM Modi May Inaugurate National TB Programme, Multiple Schemes in Varanasi
1 year, 9 months ago

In The Fitness of Things: PM Modi May Inaugurate National TB Programme, Multiple Schemes in Varanasi

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may inaugurate the National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme in Varanasi later this month, News18.com has learnt. The Prime Minister had announced in 2018 that India would totally eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global deadline set for 2030, and reiterated this while addressing the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New …

India consistently trying to minimise dependence on foreign countries in health sector: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

India consistently trying to minimise dependence on foreign countries in health sector: PM Modi

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that life-savers like medicines, vaccines and medical devices were weaponised during the COVID-19 pandemic, and asserted that his government has been consistently trying to minimise India’s dependence on foreign countries in the health sector. Addressing a post-budget webinar on ‘Health and Medical Research’, Modi said India’s health sector was marred by …

India trying to minimise dependence on foreign countries in health sector: PM Modi
1 year, 9 months ago

India trying to minimise dependence on foreign countries in health sector: PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that life-savers like medicines, vaccines and medical devices were weaponised during the COVID-19 pandemic, and asserted that his government has been consistently trying to minimise India's dependence on foreign countries in the health sector. Addressing a post-budget webinar on 'Health and Medical Research', Modi said India's health sector was marred by …

India can lead efforts to find new TB vaccine, says WHO’s former chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan
1 year, 11 months ago

India can lead efforts to find new TB vaccine, says WHO’s former chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

The Hindu  

Raising the need to develop a new vaccine for tuberculosis, Soumya Swaminathan, former chief scientist at the World Health Organisation, said India, considering its accelerated timeline for TB elimination than the rest of the world, should be in the lead, and scientists and researchers around the country as well as globally should come together to develop a better vaccine. I …

HWG meet calls for boosting pandemic policy as part of overall health blueprint
1 year, 11 months ago

HWG meet calls for boosting pandemic policy as part of overall health blueprint

The Hindu  

Pandemic policy should become a defining part of a nation’s health policy as any health crisis can be followed by an economic crisis, Bharati Pravin Pawar, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, has said. Delivering the keynote address at the opening session of the first Health Working Group meeting under India’s G20 presidency here on Wednesday, she …

‘Be vigilant’: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat as China sees huge jump in Covid cases
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Be vigilant’: PM Modi on Mann ki Baat as China sees huge jump in Covid cases

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday noted that Covid-19 cases are rising in many countries and asked people to take precautions to remain safe. Modi said many people are on a vacation or will go on one during Christmas and New Year and urged them to follow protocols like wearing masks and washing hands to ensure that their enjoyment is …

PM Modi in high-level Covid meet: Ramp up testing, genome sequencing, wear mask | 10 Points
2 years ago

PM Modi in high-level Covid meet: Ramp up testing, genome sequencing, wear mask | 10 Points

India TV News  

Covid New Wave: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a high-level meeting on Covid-19 Thursday urged people to wear masks in crowded public places, asked authorities to ramp up testing, genome sequencing, and to encourage people especially vulnerable, elderly groups to take 'Precaution dose'. PM Modi advised States to audit Covid specific facilities to ensure operational readiness of Hospital Infrastructure, including …

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB
2 years ago

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 16:26 IST It is slowly becoming apparent that the COVID-19 pandemic, which first hit India in early 2020, has had devastating and long-lasting effects on the nation’s ability to achieve its tuberculosis goals. The pandemic, followed by lockdowns and large-scale migrations of various populations, has continued to impact access to diagnosis as well as treatment …

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet
2 years ago

How prepared is India for future epidemics? Experts discuss at THSTI meet

Hindustan Times  

The first day of the international meet on preparedness for future epidemics saw academicians, industrialists and policy makers deliberating on synergistic collaborations between academia and industry to help achieve faster vaccine development. Experts discuss at THSTI meet The Translational Health Science and Technology Institute, an autonomous research institute of Department of Biotechnology under the central government's Ministry of Science and …

The Largest Vaccination Drive: Victory of People, Process and Technology
2 years, 2 months ago

The Largest Vaccination Drive: Victory of People, Process and Technology

News 18  

On the occasion of the celebration of 75 years of India’s Independence, Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Government of India under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi was able to inoculate over a billion people with more than 217 crore vaccination doses across different age groups, diverse communities and regions within the span of 18 months after the general availability …

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis
2 years, 2 months ago

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis

The Hindu  

Termed as the severest crisis in a century, the COVID-19 pandemic dislodged the entire health system in India, sidelining other public health issues, and tuberculosis was no exception. Despite an extensive national programme and a vast private sector, India is the global epicentre for TB, with an estimated 2.8 million TB cases, and with TB killing more than 4,00,000 Indians …

President Murmu to launch TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on Sept 9
2 years, 3 months ago

President Murmu to launch TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on Sept 9

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu will virtually launch the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on September 9 to reinvigorate the mission of tuberculosis elimination from the country by 2025. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the clarion call to end TB in the country five years ahead of SDG target of 2030 at the Delhi End TB Summit in March …

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief
2 years, 3 months ago

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief

News 18  

India’s aim to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 is the most ambitious goal of any country in the world, the chief of an American non-profit alliance for TB drug development has told News18.com. “India has set perhaps the most ambitious goals of any country in the world in terms of TB elimination,” Spigelman told News18.com in an exclusive interaction. “There is …

Holistic health care been a priority for the past eight years: PM Modi in Mohali
2 years, 3 months ago

Holistic health care been a priority for the past eight years: PM Modi in Mohali

Firstpost  

The 300-bed hospital has been built in Mohali’s Mullanpur at a cost of over Rs 660 crore by Tata Memorial Centre, an aided institute under the Union Department of Atomic Energy Mohali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said holistic health care has been a priority in the country for the past eight years and more work has been done …

Cereals, Pulses, Fruits & Veggies: PM Modi to Launch Scheme to Support Nutritional Needs of TB Patients
2 years, 4 months ago

Cereals, Pulses, Fruits & Veggies: PM Modi to Launch Scheme to Support Nutritional Needs of TB Patients

News 18  

With a sharp focus on the eradication of tuberculosis in India, the Narendra Modi government is planning to launch a scheme to support the nutritional requirements of patients suffering from the deadly disease, News18.com has learnt. Driven primarily by the office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the scheme has tentatively been named Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan under which …

‘Heal in India’, ‘Heal by India’: Big-Ticket Health Projects PM Modi May Announce Tomorrow
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Heal in India’, ‘Heal by India’: Big-Ticket Health Projects PM Modi May Announce Tomorrow

News 18  

36 hours, 50 stakeholders, and a series of presentations – this is how the Narendra Modi government has geared up to launch one of its big-ticket health projects, Heal in India, to boost medical tourism in the country. With an aim to launch the two top-of-the-line health initiatives, the government’s immediate focus is to push medical tourism in India via …

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora
2 years, 6 months ago

Modi@8: India’s Covid Vax Drive is a Myth Breaker in Public Health Space, Writes NTAGI Head NK Arora

News 18  

Not so long back, a reputed international media-house had predicted gloomily that it could take over a decade for India to vaccinate its 1.4 billion population against Covid-19. The resounding success of this drive, which has been a proactive, pre-emptive, and graded response in the management of Covid-19 has been a myth-breaker on several fronts in the public health space …

Big vaccine drive, self-reliance mark 8 years of Modi government
2 years, 6 months ago

Big vaccine drive, self-reliance mark 8 years of Modi government

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Taking forward the motto of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has completed eight years in office since the BJP came to power in 2014 under Mr Modi’s leadership, bagging 282 Lok Sabha seats, and then crossing the 300-seat mark in 2019. Since being elected to power in 2014, the Narendra Modi government has implemented …

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