In response to the alarming rise in heatwave-related hospitalizations across several states, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya led a high-level meeting to assess the country’s preparedness. Mandaviya announced the deployment of a five-member team comprising senior officials from the Health Ministry

According to officials, India has generated approximately $7.4 billion in revenue through medical tourism in the past decade. This figure is projected to reach $43.5 billion over the next ten years. The health sector in India has experienced significant private

An AMRIT pharmacy was recently opened at AIIMS Delhi with the aim of providing affordable medications. The pharmacy, known as the Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) pharmacy, has 13 dedicated counters and operates 24/7. This extended working

AstraZeneca and Quell Therapeutics have entered into a significant agreement, valued at over $2 billion, to collaborate on the development of cell therapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. This partnership aims to create innovative treatments that could potentially provide

Pharmacists working in government hospitals will now be required to provide medications in envelopes with dosage instructions written in the local language. The objective of this measure is to enhance patient safety, ensure quality assurance, and prevent medication errors. The

AIIMS in New Delhi has successfully implemented a new app called ABHA, which stands for Ayushman Bharat Health Account, aimed at reducing waiting times and long queues for Outpatient Department (OPD) patients. The implementation of this app has yielded impressive

Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for older adults has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), becoming the second vaccine against this common respiratory disease to receive approval. The FDA’s decision closely follows the approval of

Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced plans to introduce the Product Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for fundamental chemicals on Friday and urged the pharmaceutical and medical device sector to concentrate on producing high-quality goods at competitive prices to compete

The COVID-19 pandemic, according to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has shown numerous weaknesses in the global health infrastructure. He also underlined that concerted action is required to create resilience in global systems. While India demonstrated its commitment to international cooperation

According to the National Medical Commission’s (NMC) new regulations, doctors must get a Unique Identification Number (UID) in order to practise medicine in the nation. The NMC ethics board will centrally generate the UID, which will thereafter grant the practitioner