The prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital tops the list of hospitals and research institutes to get the maximum allocation of Rs. 1,340 crore in the budget for 2013-14. India's health …
The central government increased the plan outlay for health by 13.9 percent to Rs 3,04,777 crore in 2012-13, the Economic Survey said on Wednesday. It said that under the National Rural Health Mission, over 1.4 lakh health …
With Rashtrapati Bhavan all set to get a new resident here are some things we’re sure you didn’t know about the septuagenarian’s fitness regime. We don’t know but perhaps some of these habits might have heralded his …
India should work towards universal health coverage, the World Health Organisation (WHO) India representative Nata Menabde declared. Talking to media persons after WHO and the health ministry released a joint Country Cooperation …
Health indicators of the urban poor are worse than their rural counterparts, a parliamentary panel has said slamming the government for its failure to launch a key programme for the health of nine crore people who live in slums …
Ahead of the BRICS summit here, a report by a global health group Monday said the five major emerging economies have witnessed a significant increase in their financial contribution to health policies. The BRICS countries -- …
Despite the ruling earlier this week that allowed Natco, an Indian pharmacy to copy Bayer’s Nexavar, a blockbuster cancer drug that will bring down the price by 97%, the generic cancer drug is still too costly for most …
With Rs.1,124 crore, the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital tops the list of hospitals and research institutes with the maximum budgetary allocation.India's health allocation has …
The budget for 2012-13 Friday focused on better health services to the poor in rural as well as urban slums, increasing the outlay of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and launching the National Urban Health Mission.The …
The Union health ministry has asked all states to either levy or increase VAT on all tobacco products – cigarettes, smokeless tobacco (gutka, pan masala, etc.), snuff and beedis. This will help generate around Rs 73 billion in …
The current allocation to tackle child health and nutrition, giving Rs.4 per child in an anganwadi centre, is too low, say experts, recommending a hike in Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) expenditure in the upcoming …
