Finally Delhi to implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana, signs pact with Health Ministry

The BJP-led Delhi government on Saturday entered into an agreement with the Union health ministry to implement the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), touted as the world’s largest health coverage...

In a first, ICMR to study zoonotic diseases that could spill over from birds to humans

In a one of its kind research, India is set to begin an inter-ministerial scientific study aimed at detecting zoonotic diseases that could spill over from birds to humans, seeking to unravel the critical intersection of...

Health ministry concerned over hospitals not sharing data on organ transplants

The Union health ministry has written to states expressing “serious concern” over hospitals not sharing data on organ transplants and registering them on the National Transplant Registry. The letter pointed out that many...