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Mandaviya to chair high-level review meeting on Friday over rising COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will on Friday chair a high-level review meeting with the core team of experts over increasing cases of COVID-19 in…
US announces USD 122 million fund for India to address challenges posed by infectious diseases
Washington, Jun 16 (PTI) The United States has announced a funding of USD 122 million to top three Indian medical research institutions to prevent avoidable epidemics, early detection of disease…
Speakers at health conference object to WHO report on Covid deaths in India
Kevadia, May 6 (PTI) The ongoing 14th conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) strongly objected to a WHO report estimating 4.7 million (47 lakh) Covid-related…
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new…
Media reports claiming 15-18 yrs COVID Vaccination Guidelines mentioning that COVAXIN has WHO EUL for this age group are Misleading: Ministry of Health
Some media reports are suggesting that the approval for Covaxin vaccine for 15-18 yrs age group has been given despite WHO not having accorded Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to its…
COVID-19: Myth vs Facts – Media reports claiming that India has missed Vaccination targets are misleading
In a recently published news article by a reputed international news agency, it has been claimed that India has missed its vaccination target. This is misleading and does not represent…
Centre reviews Public Health Preparedness with States/UTs in view of new COVID19 Variant (OMICRON) reported by WHO
Union Health Secretary, Shri Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level meeting with States/UTs to review COVID-19 public health response measures and preparedness amid reports of Omicron variant of COVID19 across various…
Government of India continues to keep track of the evolving situation; Home Secretary chairs high level review meeting for Covid Management
The Union Government has been leading the fight against the global pandemic with a ‘Whole of Government’ and ‘Whole of Society’ approach. As an ongoing effort to strengthen stakeholders for…
PM Modi chairs a comprehensive high level meeting to review the situation relating to Covid-19 & vaccination
Today morning PM Narendra Modi chaired a comprehensive meeting which lasted for almost 2 hours to review the public health preparedness & vaccination related situation for Covid-19. PM was briefed…
Centre rushes high-level team to Maharashtra to support state in effective public health interventions for Zika
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday decided to depute a high-level multidisciplinary team to Maharastra after the state reported its…
No deaths due to lack of oxygen reported by states/UTs during COVID-19 second wave: Centre
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday informed the Rajya Sabha that no deaths due to lack of oxygen has been specifically reported by states/Union territories…
Next 100 to 125 days are critical in the fight against COVID-19 in India: Govt
By Sahil Pandey New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Union Health Ministry in its weekly press conference on Friday cautioned that the next 100 to 125 days are critical in…
