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December 5, 2025 4:24 PM

AI-based diagnostic tools gain traction as Health Ministry expands digital initiatives

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has stepped up the integration of artificial intelligence into public healthcare delivery, designating AIIMS Delhi, PGIMER Chandigarh and AIIMS Rishikesh as Centres of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence to drive the development and adoption of AI-driven diagnostic solutions. According to the ministry, multiple collaborations are underway with key institutions including the Central Tuberculosis Division, National Centre for Disease Control, CDAC-Moha...

November 15, 2025 5:07 PM

Nadda marks 10 years of AMRIT pharmacies, announces plan to expand network to 500 outlets

Health Minister J. P. Nadda on Saturday inaugurated the 10th anniversary of the government-run AMRIT pharmacy scheme and announced plans to expand the network from the current 255 outlets to 500 across the country. Launched in 2015, the AMRIT chain provides essential and life-saving medicines at discounts of 50% to 90%. Government data shows more than 6.85 crore patients have used the service, with medicines worth over ₹17,000 crore at maximum retail price sold at reduced rates, resulting in ...

October 27, 2025 7:17 PM

J.P. Nadda administers Integrity Pledge as Health Ministry observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2025

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday led the observance of Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 by administering the Integrity Pledge to senior officers and staff of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in New Delhi. The week-long observance, held from October 27 to November 2, is being marked nationwide under the theme “सतर्कता: हमारी साझा जिम्मेदारी” (Vigilance: Our Shared Responsibility). The campaign...

September 14, 2025 4:05 PM

Ayush Ministry joins national women’s health campaign starting Sep 17

The Ministry of Ayush will participate in the 'Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan', a national women’s health campaign to be launched by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, September 17, the government said on Sunday. In collaboration with State and Union Territory administrations, Ayush research and educational institutions, industries, NGOs, associations, and cooperative societies, the ministry will organise activities focusing on wome...

August 13, 2025 11:24 AM

Centre launches SHRESTH Index to boost state drug regulatory systems

The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday launched the State Health Regulatory Excellence Index (SHRESTH), an initiative aimed at benchmarking and strengthening state drug regulatory systems through a transparent, data-driven framework. Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, unveiling the index alongside Drug Controller General of India Dr. Rajeev Singh Raghuvanshi, said the initiative will help states identify gaps in their regulatory capacity and work towards achieving “maturity certifi...

June 11, 2025 3:32 PM

Health ministry issues advisory as Delhi sizzles, urges people to stay indoors during peak hours

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning that daytime temperatures in Delhi may soar to 45 degrees Celsius, the Health Ministry on Wednesday urged people to stay indoors during peak hours, and stay hydrated. The IMD has issued an orange alert for the national capital on Wednesday. The IMD has warned that daytime temperatures in Delhi could reach as high as 45 degrees Celsius, with night-time lows hovering around 29 degrees Celsius. The ongoing weather conditions are part of a pro...

February 7, 2025 6:13 PM

TB Mukt Bharat campaign screens 5.63 crore people, notifies 1.59 lakh new TB patients: Nadda

The Health Ministry’s 100-day intensified TB Mukt Bharat campaign has screened 5.63 crore vulnerable people and notified 1.59 lakh new TB patients from 347 districts, said Union Health Minister JP Nadda in Parliament on Friday. The 100-day campaign, which started on December 7, 2024, and will continue till March 24, aims to end TB five years ahead of the global target. The campaign targets 347 high-priority districts across 33 States/UTs. “Since the launch of the 100-day intensified TB eli...

January 6, 2025 12:11 PM

ICMR detects two cases of HMPV in Karnataka, surveillance indicates no unusual surge

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday confirmed that two cases of Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) cases have been detected in Karnataka. The cases, detected as part of ICMR's ongoing efforts to monitor respiratory illnesses, highlight the effectiveness of the country's robust surveillance systems, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. HMPV, a respiratory virus already in circulation worldwide, including India, has been linked to respiratory illnesses in several ...

December 31, 2024 10:55 AM

Health Ministry cracks down on spurious drugs, major seizure in Kolkata

In a major crackdown on counterfeit medicines, a large consignment of suspected spurious anti-cancer and anti-diabetic drugs was seized during a joint operation by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) and the West Bengal Drugs Control Directorate in Kolkata. During the operation, authorities confiscated a substantial quantity of anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and other medications, valued at approximately Rs. 6.60 crore. The drugs, labelled as originating from countries such as...

September 9, 2024 8:55 PM

West African clade 2 Mpox case confirmed in India: Health Ministry

A man who recently returned from a country experiencing Mpox transmission has tested positive for the virus, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Monday. Laboratory tests confirmed the presence of the West African clade-2 Mpox virus in the individual, marking this as a travel-related case. In a statement, the Health Ministry emphasized that the case is isolated, akin to the 30 previous Mpox cases reported in India since July 2022. It also clarified that this instance is unrela...