Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Friday that maternal and child health wings will be set up in district hospitals and medical colleges and comprehensive medical check-ups for children will take place …
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to sort out their differences over the planning and formulation of the health policy under the …
The government proposes to give away free medicines through government hospitals and health centres. This was announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his address to the nation on Independence Day.
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Think doctors and hospitals fleece you after providing bad service? The Planning Commission's proposal to set up state-based and central health regulators looks to change that. "There is need for much better regulation of both …
The Planning Commission’s intention to corporatise healthcare didn’t go down well with people – particularly health activists – and now they’re reconsidering the draft. Deputy Chairman Montek Ahluwalia met some members …
The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, or people's health movement network, has voiced concern over the 12th Five Year Plan document's proposal for restructuring the country's health system, saying it would "effectively hand over health care …
The centre has put in place a $ 5.4 million policy to provide free medicine for all. This could change the lives of millions and bring down the out-of-pocket expenditure. The other effect will be that will cut big pharmas out of …
India's ambitious plan to provide free medicines to all will be launched from October, says a government report. Strongly backed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself, the free-medicines-for-all scheme has received its …
The proposal for the 12th Five Year Plan includes a new initiative to supply essential medicines free of cost for patients seeking healthcare in public health facilities, the health ministry said Tuesday. "This is with a view …
