Mansukh Mandaviya. File | Photo Credit: PTI Of 60,202 postgraduate (PG) medical seats available for 2021-2022, 3,744 remained vacant after counselling, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed the Rajya Sabha on December 13. Similarly, of the 92,065 UG seats available in 2021-2022, 197 seats were left vacant for MBBS courses after counselling, the Minister said … Read more
India has made remarkable progress in controlling malaria with 86.45 per cent decline in cases of the vector- borne disease and 79.16 per cent reduction in deaths in 2021 as compared to 2015, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday. During an address here on World Malaria Day, the minister said railway stations in … Read more
At a high-level meeting, chaired by the minister, the government’s decision of resuming scheduled international flights from March 27, the vaccination situation and the level of genomic surveillance were reviewed. Amid a rise in Covid cases in some European and East Asian countries, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday directed officials to maintain a … Read more
The central government is formulating a policy to encourage research in pharmaceutical sector for patented drugs, and is also trying to widen the reach of generic medicines, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said here on Saturday. He lamented that although India is making generic medicines available to the world on a large scale, people of … Read more
A Union Health Ministry statement pegged the total number of dengue cases at 116,991 across the country. (File/PTI) The Union Health Ministry has rushed high-level expert teams to nine states and Union Territories with a high dengue caseload, the government announced today. The expert teams will assist the state and Union Territories in public health … Read more
Drones to deliver vaccines, medical supplies to last mile. (representative Image) Covid-19 vaccines will now reach remote areas through drones. Union Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday launched a new initiative as a part of its universal vaccine coverage to deliver jabs to tough and not so motorable terrains of North East India through drones. … Read more
Now get COVID-19 vaccination certificate through MyGov Corona Helpdesk in 3 easy steps (Photo: Reuters) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Sunday announced that people can get “Get COVID19 vaccination certificate within seconds on WhatsApp.” Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the office of Mansukh Mandaviya shared a post with the caption, “Revolutionising common man’s life … Read more