Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Wednesday directed State Drug Control officials to register a case against Paschim Banga Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of Compound Sodium Lactate Injection IP, that is suspected to be the cause of the four maternal deaths that occurred in the Ballari District Hospital since November 9. The Minister, who chaired a meeting with the State Drug Control …
More than 40 lakh cancer cases were reported and 22.54 lakh people died of the disease in the country between 2018 and 2020, the government informed Lok Sabha on Friday. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that 13,92,179 cancer cases were reported in 2020; 13,58,415 in 2019; and 13,25,232 cases in 2018. Financial assistance is provided to patients belonging to …