Tag: Health
National Digital Health Mission holds name, logo & tagline contest
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India is conducting an online contest on MyGov website to seek creative suggestions and ideas from members of the general public on Name, Logo and Tagline for the National Digital Health Mission..............
DCGI nod to Serum Institute for conducting human trials of Oxford...
The Drugs Controller General of India has given the Serum Institute of India a green light to conduct phase 2 and 3 human trials of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine candidate in India..................
Need coordinated efforts for timely response to COVID-19 like challenges: Dr...
While chairing the session of The Bureau of The Executive Board of WHO, Dr Harsh Vardhan stressed on the need to come together and be more responsive to manage the new challenges to ensure a timely, adequate and coordinated global response............
ECHO India in top six of MacArthur Competition for $100 mn...
Project ECHO has recently been named as one of the top six finalists for "100 & Change" – a global competition for a single $100 million grant from MacArthur Foundation.....................
Bangalore startup develops mobile app for detection & risk assessment of...
It uses the power of smartphone processor and smartphone sensors to capture a bunch of body signals..................
COVID-19: Health Ministry conducts sero-prevalence study in Delhi, 21,387 samples collected
This study has been done by the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in collaboration with Govt of National Capital Territory of Delhi, following a rigorous multi-stage sampling study design....................
In the long fight against COVID-19, ASHAs show selfless commitment to...
The contribution of the ASHAs, in collaboration with the state’s Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs), enabled reaching out to households for active surveillance and information dissemination...............
MTaI urges govt to release stalled imports of medical devices
Many consignments of essential medical devices imported by these companies are held up at various Indian ports since 22nd June 2020...............
Union health ministry bolsters efforts for COVID-19 management in New Delhi
Diagnostic material for 4.7 lakh RT-PCR tests and 50,000 rapid antigen test kits supplied free of cost to Delhi government by ICMR “Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre” at Chhattarpur, a 2000-bedded facility, to be operated by medical and other personnel of Central Armed Police Forces................
Health Ministry issues updated clinical management protocol for managing COVID-19 cases
The updated protocol includes use Dexamethasone as an alternative to Methylprednisolone for managing moderate to severe cases...............