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India will be able to end tuberculosis by 2025: Health Min Harsh Vardhan

Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has accorded high priority for ending tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG, said Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare

12.6 million got free treatment under Ayushman Bharat: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Tuesday said the Ayushman Bharat scheme has provided free treatment to more than 12.6 million beneficiaries

Not waiting for act of God, Covid vaccine expected in early 2021: Govt

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan assured the Lok Sabha that the Central government is not just waiting for 'act of God' in fight against Covid-19

'Irresponsible behaviour' behind coronavirus case spike: Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan held "irresponsible behaviour" of people responsible for the surge of Covid-19 cases in the country, and appealed to Lok Sabha MPs to spread awareness regarding the pandemic

ICMR exploring saliva-based tests to diagnose Covid-19: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan also said that no significant or drastic mutations had been found in strains of SARS-CoV-2 in India till now

Harsh Vardhan moves Epidemic Diseases, Amendment Bill, 2020 in RS

The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was taken up in the Rajya Sabha on Saturday

Covid-19 vaccine to be available by 'start of next year': Harsh Vardhan

Harsh Vardhan said that the coronavirus vaccine will be made available in the country by the start of next year; the remarks come at a time when India has recorded more than 5 million cases

Not enough Covid-19 vaccines for everybody till 2024 end: Adar Poonawalla

Poonawalla estimates that the world will need 15 billion doses of the vaccine if it is taken in two steps

India has been able to limit Covid deaths to 55 per mn population: Vardhan

Owing to the nationwide efforts the COVID-19 related deaths have been limited to 55 per million population, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

Would be happy to take first dose of Covid-19 vaccine: Harsh Vardhan

Vardhan assured that the vaccine would be first made available to those who needed it the most, irrespective of their paying capacity

Participation in digital health ecosystem shall be optional: Vardhan

"Participation in the digital health ecosystem shall be totally optional and shall never be made mandatory for individuals," he underscored

Coronavirus case count will be under control by Diwali: Dr Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday expressed confidence that the country's Covid-19 count will be "under control" by Diwali this year

India has one of the lowest global Covid-19 fatality rates: Harsh Vardhan

"As of now, only 0.29 per cent of cases are on ventilators, 1.93 per cent on ICU and only 2.88 percent of cases are on oxygen," he said

New science and tech policy should capture scope, relevance: Vardhan

A new policy is being formulated to capture these aspects, Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday

Harsh Vardhan to chair meeting on status of southwest monsoon over India

Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan will chair a meeting to "understand the current status of southwest monsoon in the country"

India to have coronavirus vaccine by 2020 end, says Harsh Vardhan

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday that the country will have a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus by the end of the year.

India has best Covid recovery rate, lowest fatality rate: Dr Harsh Vardhan

While India has the lowest fatality rate due to Covid-19, it probably has the best recovery rate in the world, said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday

Covid-19 gave chance to structurally re-imagine health infra: Harsh Vardhan

The COVID-19 pandemic has given a chance to revisit and structurally re-imagine a robust public health infrastructure for the country, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Public Health Conference virtually, Vardhan expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of a tuberculosis-free India by 2025 would be achieved with the help of industry leaders and the CII. A virtual exhibition on Healthcare and the 'CII TB Free Workplaces Campaign' was launched and the 'CII Public Health Report' was also released at the event which was virtually attended by Vardhan, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Member (Health) NITI Aayog Dr. Vinod K. Paul, among others. "This pandemic has given us a chance to revisit and structurally re-imagine a robust public health infrastructure for our country," Vardhan was quoted as saying by a statement. Citing Indi

Risk of disease spread bigger in era of globalisation: Harsh Vardhan

In an era of globalisation, the risk of the spread of a disease is even bigger since it does not distinguish between the boundaries of countries, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday.

India's fatality rate at 2.18%, one of the lowest globally: Harsh Vardhan

He also said of the total 545,318 active cases, 1.61 per cent patients need ICU care and 2.32 per cent are on oxygen support