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AB-PMJAY ensures poor, well-off get same treatment at same place: Mandaviya

The mines ministry on Wednesday said it has adopted a scheme for accreditation of private exploration agencies to undertake prospecting operations of minerals

Centre announces Rs 1,300 crore package for Northeast to tackle pandemic

Mandaviya said the fund is being provided to purchase medicines, enhance oxygen supply, increase beds -- general, ICU and children -- at local and district-level hospitals.

Covid-19 pandemic: Centre promises 11 million vaccine doses to Kerala

Visiting Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has promised to supply around 11 million vaccine doses to the state before the end of next month

Centre allocated Rs 267.35 cr to Kerala to boost health infra: Minister

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in Kerala with a central team on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, said the Centre has allocated Rs 267.35 crore to the state to strengthen its health infrastructure and will also provide it more vaccines to combat the pandemic. In a tweet, subsequent to his "intensive" meeting with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and state Health Minister Veena George, Mandaviya said that besides the Rs 267.35 crore an additional Rs one crore would be made available to each district of Kerala for creating a medicine pool. He also said that the central government has assured all possible help to Kerala, including providing vaccines to the state. "Had an intensive meeting with the Chief Minister and Health Minister of Kerala, @VijayanPinarayi ji & Veena George ji, along with State officials to review COVID19 situation in Kerala." "Central Govt allocates Rs 267.35 crore to Kerala under Emergency COVID Response Package- II. .

Union Health Minister lauds Covid-19 prevention steps in Kerala

Mansukh Mandaviya, who arrived in Kerala with a central team on Monday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state, lauded the coronavirus prevention steps taken by the Left government

Health Minister Mandaviya to visit Kerala, Assam to review Covid situation

He will be accompanied by the Director of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other senior officials of the Health Ministry.

Covid: Health minister Mandaviya to visit Kerala on Aug 16, Assam on Aug 17

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will be visiting Kerala on August 16 to review the Covid-19 situation in the southern state

Mandaviya urges pharma industry to increase share of generic drugs in India

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday urged the pharma industry to consider domestic manufacturing of medicines which are soon going to be off patent under Atmanirbhar Bharat

Covid-19 pandemic: Bharat Biotech's Covaxin ready for dispatch at new plant

The doses are ready to be dispatched to the Central Drugs Laboratory in Kasauli for quality and sterility inspection this month

Mandaviya meets WHO chief scientist, discusses health body nod for Covaxin

Mandaviya on Thursday met WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held discussions over the global health body's approval for Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin

'We want to make country TB-free by 2025': Health Minister Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said that the government aims to make the country tuberculosis (TB) free by the year 2025.While speaking at Parliament House, Mandaviya said an awareness drive was in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal to make India TB-free by 2025."We want to make this country TB-free by 2025. We had never linked health with development. Under PM Modi's leadership, the definition of health has been comprehensive. In the coming days, India will achieve its target of making the health sector more robust," said Mandaviya.Apart from Mandaviya, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that he expected elected representatives to ensure steps for the eradication of the disease."Time has come to end deadly diseases in this country. We need to make collective efforts to win against TB. Poverty and malnutrition are two main reasons for TB. Elected representatives need to ensure steps for the eradication of the disease," said Birla.Rajya Sabha Chairman M ...

Mandaviya discusses Corbevax production with Biological E Ltd MD

The Minister was briefed on the progress of Biological's upcoming Covid vaccine Corbevax.

Mandaviya holds meeting with Dr Reddy's Chairman on Sputnik V supply

Dr Reddy's is in a pact with RDIF to sell 250 million vials of Sputnik V in India.

No shortage of Covid-19 vaccines but you lack maturity: Mandaviya to Rahul

Following Rahul Gandhi's criticism over COVID-19 vaccine shortage in the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya took a swipe at the Congress leader by calling him "immature".

Covid-19 vaccine for children likely in August: Health minister Mandaviya

Zydus Cadila has done trials on 12-plus; Bharat Biotech conducting trials on two-plus

Pharma PLI scheme has export generation potential of Rs 1.96 tn: Mandaviya

PLI for pharmaceutical products has export generation potential of Rs 1,96,000 crore over a period of six years, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.

NPPA has fixed ceiling prices of 355 medicines, 882 formulations: Mandaviya

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed ceiling prices of 355 medicines and 882 formulations under the National List of Essential Medicines, 2015, Parliament was informed

SII writes to Mandaviya proposing reforms in drug regulatory system

Serum Institute of India (SII) has written to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya suggesting reforms in the existing drug regulatory system

No reason to hide Covid deaths; effort is to vaccinate all: Health Minister

On the allegation of under-reporting of Covid deaths, he said the central government compiles and publishes data sent by the state government.

Centre procuring 110-120 mn Covishield doses every month: Mandaviya in RS

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Indian companies are increasing their production of COVID-19 vaccines and that the country may become the first in the world to develop a DNA-based vaccine.