Tuesday 22 May 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead

Health

Govt moots ethical code for pharma firms, doctors

The move is aimed at restricting medical practitioners from prescribing drugs of a particular brand

MP launches new health scheme

Under the scheme, the smallest unit—Gram Arogya Kendra—will work in all the 52,000 villages of the state

India adds Rubella in immunisation programme

Rubella, with symptoms like measles, is a viral disease that infects pregnant women leading to babies being born with a variety of congenital defects

Bengal to rope in NGOs to revive sick hospitals

State government has invited expression of interest from the NGOs to operate and maintain healthcare facilities at government-run hospitals

Panel to look into irregularities in drug trials

It will examine the validity of the scientific and statutory basis adopted for approval of new drugs without clinical trials

India declares Tuberculosis a notifiable disease

It has now become mandatory for all institutions and hospitals to inform the government after detecting a new TB patient

Bihar lauded for child healthcare model

Its vitamin A supplementation programme is being taken up as global best-practice for its giving protection to 95 per cent kids against the deficiency

M’laya to roll out universal health insurance plan

The World Bank and IFC will jointly design and implement the plan that will cover over 30 lakh people from low- and middle-income households

Haryana to promote institutional deliveries

It has introduced ‘Surakshit Maa Award Yojna’ to encourage the pregnant women for early ante natal registration

Health Ministry wary of AIDS Dept, NRHM merger

The Planning Commission’s proposal for NRHM convergence could reverse the gains made by India in bringing down HIV infections, officials feel

 
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