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Bengaluru City’s first digital population clock, which will display real-time estimates of the population of Karnataka and the country, will be inaugurated at the Institute for Social and Economic Change in the city on Friday. The population clock, a project jointly taken up by ISEC and the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, would update the estimated Karnataka’s population …

To curb illegal trade, Health Ministry tells States to plug gaps in compiling data of organ donors

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has expressed concern over some States not compiling living and deceased donors’ data, which were essential to monitor the implementation of the organ transplantation programme and prevent commercial dealings in organs. In an advisory to all States recently, the MoHFW noted the National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation, established under the Transplantation …

Though the NMC statute mentioned that the chairperson and all members shall declare their assets at the time of joining and demitting office, the norm was not followed. “I have sent eight RTI applications to the NMC and the Union ministry of health and family welfare. Before making the apex regulator comply with the statutory requirement, a chairman demitted office …

Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, hosted a virtual meeting to augment the strengthening of National Tobacco Testing Laboratories in the Indian subcontinent. Chief guest Hekali Zhimomi, additional secretary, department of health and family welfare, MOHFW, while highlighting the annual deaths caused by tobacco, commended PGIMER for leading MOHFW established scientific support group in the country to …

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Legal Consultant Vacancy At Ministry Of Health & Family Welfare (Moh&FW)

National Health Systems Resource Centre, New Delhi on behalf of the Mental Health Division, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare invites online applications for the post of Legal Consultant. Name of the Post: Legal Consultant Essential Qualification and Experience • A bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized Institution/ University. • Should have 10 years experience in legal matters out …

Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare receives Porter Prize 2023 for containment of Covid

The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare received the Porter Prize 2023 at the event organised by Institute for Competitiveness and Stanford University. In a statement the MoHFW stated, "In a significant achievement towards recognizing efforts in the health sector and especially COVID management, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has received the Porter Prize …

Centre warns Punjab of cuts to health funding over rebranding health centres as Aam Aadmi Clinics

In a strongly worded warning, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has threatened Punjab that it will cut off funding of nearly ₹676.11 crore for augmenting health infrastructure if the State continued to rebrand centrally funded Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres as ‘Aam Aadmi Clinics’. “It was observed that the facades of AB-HWCs had been turned on their …

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday impleaded the Secretary of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare as a respondent in the suo motu public interest writ petition seeking inclusion of 'Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia' as a rare disease under the National Policy for Rare Diseases.The division bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly, passed the interim order, …

PM Modi lauds health workers involved in COVID-19 vaccination

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lauded health workers who went to different heights to successfully carry out the nation's vaccination drive. He was responding to a tweet by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya who had posted a video of health workers carrying the vaccines and navigating a tough terrain and said their contribution in keeping the country safe will be …

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'Insensitivity Of Union Health Ministry' : Bombay High Court Shreds Centre's Affidavit Defending 'Faulty PM CARES Ventilators'

India has exceeded the 140 tests per day for per million population, as advised by the World Health Organization for comprehensive surveillance, of COVID-19 by nearly six times, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. "WHO in its Guidance Note on "Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID-19" has …

COVID-19: "Never Issued Any Guidelines; Don't Recommend Spraying Disinfectants On People" Health Ministry Tells SC In PIL Seeking Ban On Sanitisation Tunnels [Read Affidavit]

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has filed an affidavit in Supreme Court asserting that it has never issued any advisories or guidelines regarding any kind of usage of disinfection tunnels involving disinfectant chemicals to sanitize the entrance to public places. On April 18, the MoHFW issued an advisory on the basis of recommendations made in the meeting as …