According to data published on Monday by the Union Health Ministry, India’s Covid case positivity rate surpassed 1% for the first time in over two months, as the country saw a single-day increase of 3,157 infections and 26 fatalities. According

Jaipur: The health department has decided to use teleconsultation to boost healthcare facilities in rural regions as well. The state has 6,419 community health officers (CHOs) at the sub-health centre level who will use teleconsultation to connect patients in villages

In a week, 6.75 lakh hypertension screenings, 6.11 lakh diabetes screenings, 2.05 lakh cataract screenings, and over 1.76 lakh teleconsultations were conducted at Ayushman Bharat block-level health melas, according to the Union Health Ministry. In a week, more than 27.31

For the first time in the country, AYUSH doctors will receive training in primary trauma treatment. The Union AYUSH ministry and the city-based NGO Lifeline Foundation signed an MoU in this regard. The programme, which is being carried out in

In light of the rising number of infections in recent days, a major meeting of the DDMA on Wednesday is expected to discuss mandatory usage of face masks and a hybrid form of offline and online instruction for schoolchildren, according

Dr. VG Somani, Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), claimed that India is on track to become a “global hub for medicines,” claiming that there has been a fourfold increase in applications for investigational new drugs in the country. “We

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised people’s determination in the fight against Covid on Tuesday, saying that whether it’s the world’s largest free vaccination campaign or medical infrastructure development, India is setting new health benchmarks. Modi posted a graphic on Twitter

The Healthy Indian Project’s information media division, THIP Media, has announced the launch of a WhatsApp health information and fact-checking chatbot. Ask RAKSHA is the name of the chatbot. RAKSHA stands for Readily Accessible Knowledge and Support for Health Action.

Siemens Healthineers has announced that its manufacturing facility in India will be expanded. The company has launched a new production line (plant) for computed tomography scanners at its Bengaluru facility in order to accelerate the growth of the medical devices

Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 medicines and instruments have been sold at a GST rate of 5%, while other medicines have been sold at a GST rate of between 5% and 12%, according to Union Minister of State