Tag: Health
Sub committee on e-pharmacy regulations submits its report
The Sub-Committee has inter alia recommended the creation of a national portal to act as the nodal platform for transacting and monitoring online sale of drugs............
Experts call inadequate protein in Indian diet a major nutritional challenge
The Delhi Chapter Indian Dietetic Association (IDA) has announced ‘The Protein Week’, supported by PFNDAI, a special initiative aimed at building awareness around the importance of protein.......
Health ministry comes up with guidelines on Thalassemia
While it has defined the guidelines, the health ministry hasn't made the carrier testing compulsory for relatives of thalassemia patients as it wants the same to be voluntary and not cause stigmatisation of the family...........
BioVoice eMag July 2017 Issue-2 Volume-2
BioVoice eMag July 2017 Issue-2 Volume-2:
The ‘July 2017’ edition features ‘Cover Story’ on the impact of implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in...
Growing incidents of violence against healthcare providers a disturbing trend
While 156 laws are applicable to the hospital in India but that is not the remedy to bridge the trust gap between medical professional and the public.........
India to strengthen health systems as a non-negotiable strategy: J P...
While speaking at the ‘BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting in China, the health minister, Mr J P Nadda mentioned that the National Health Mission (NHM) in its next phase is aligning its goals with the National Health Policy 2017 and the SDG-3...........
NCDs account for higher number of deaths among adolescents in India
The analysis conducted by The George Institute for Global Health shows that for both younger and older adolescent boys and for older adolescent girls, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries are responsible for a higher number of deaths..........
Regulations to keep check on organic food products soon
Food regulator FSSAI has come out with a draft regulation for organic food products, seeking to ensure that these food items are actually organic..........
GST Rollout: Indian medtech firms request govt to go easy on...
While it has complimented the government for a new tax regime, the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) has listed out many complications in the Goods and Services Tax.......Read on....
Researchers surprised over results from new global trial on strokes
The results raise serious questions about the benefit of rehabilitation carried out by family members and highlights the need for urgent investment in professional stroke facilities in low and middle-income countries.............