New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) The Union Health Ministry on Saturday assured doctors of all possible efforts to ensure safety, as services were impacted in the states in the wake of nation-wide strike called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old PG trainee in Kolkata.
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IANS) A total of 7.37 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 1 lakh crore have been authorised under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) as of June 30, 2024, according to the latest data compiled by the Ministry of Health.
Jaipur, Aug 17 (IANS) The deadly Chandipura virus is spreading across Rajasthan as the number of people infected by it has increased to four, while 74 people are suspected to be infected by it, state health officials said on Saturday.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Friday demanded a Central Act (Central Protection Act for Doctors) protecting medical professionals from violence at workplaces, saying only a legislation to this effect would end the doctors' strike against the brutal rape and murder of junior doctor at Kolkata's R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital last week.
Islamabad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least three cases of mpox have been detected in two days in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a health official told Xinhua news agency on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) India’s drugs and pharmaceuticals exports are continuing to maintain their steady growth with an 8.36 per cent increase to $2.31 billion during July this year as the country’s cost-effective generic medicines continue to gain popularity in advanced western nations.
Kolkata, Aug 16 (IANS) The 12-hour general strike in West Bengal convened on Friday by the Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C) against the ghastly rape and murder of a woman doctor at the state-run R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital here last week has so far evoked scattered response in select pockets in the state.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday declared a 24-hour nationwide withdrawal of medical services starting 6 a.m. on Saturday till 6 a.m. on Sunday in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9.
Indore, Aug 15 (IANS) Doctors' protest in Indore continued on Thursday against the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last week.
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) In a bid to boost healthcare in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on Independence Day on Thursday, promised to create 75,000 more medical seats over the next five years, adding to the existing over one lakh seats in the country.
