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WI Bureau Sep 29 2017 - 1 min readIn a bid to see oversee enforcement of quality standards and consumer protection under the National Health Assurance Mission (NHAM), the government will institutionalise a regulatory authority with elaborate powers in the same direction. Confirming the news, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said, “NHAM is going to be the biggest ever health outreach with universal ...
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Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 2 min readAfter Swine flu creating havoc and rapidly spreading to many districts in Uttar Pradesh (UP), the State government is taking a serious view of the growing cases of Swine flu. On May 16, the State Government gave an undertaking before the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court that three new labs to test ...
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Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 3 min readAiming to reach out to the tuberculosis patients, Union Government announced to launch a toll-free helpline, whereby even a missed call would suffice to connect them with the health programme against the Tuberculosis (TB) disease. Reportedly, the government will use the mobile and telecommunication technology and provide platform to suspected patients to call on ...
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Agencies Sep 29 2017 - 2 min readPaving the way for smoother access its world-class healthcare facilities, Delhi-based BLK Super Speciality Hospital has announced a special pact with Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Government of Afghanistan. The hospital shall also provide assistance to the Ministry in areas of capacity building of its health professionals, telemedicine, medical tourism and public private partnership, ...
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PTI Sep 29 2017 - 2 min readUnion Government is planning to link healthcare scheme with the Jan Dhan initiative, a flagship financial inclusion programme of BJP government, in a bid to offer adequate facilities to poor people, informed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. About 14 crore bank accounts have already been opened with over Rs 14,000 crore coming in as ...