Over 9 lakh given oxygen support in India, 1.7 lakh ventilator: Vardhan

While 1,70,841 COVID patients across the country have required ventilators so far, as many as 9,02,291 patients have needed oxygen support, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.......

Guard at health minister's staff office tests COVID-19 +ve

A security guard deployed at the office of officer on special duty to the Union health minister at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and a nurse working in Dr B R Ambedkar Institute Rotary......

India expects 500 million doses of Covid vaccine by July 2021

The group of ministers headed by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan met on Tuesday to discuss the current national and international scenario of SARS-CoV2 virus and strategies that are to be......

India ahead of US, UK in slowing down COVID-19 spread

India's COVID-19 cases climbed from 100 to one lakh in 64 days, which is more than twice the number of days when compared to the United States and Spain, as per statistics by Worldometers. IMAGE:......

Modi govt plans to make medicines cheaper

The health ministry has formed a committee that is meeting for the first time on Tuesday to consider raising the number of drugs deemed essential and subject to price caps, people directly involved......

Say goodbye to the national health policy

Private health insurance in India today is riddled with inefficiency and corruption, notes Subir Roy The draft national health policy, issued by the Union ministry of health and family welfare late......