National Health Mission

UHI to expand interoperability of health services, NHA invites comments

Unified Health Interface (UHI) is envisioned as a foundational layer of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and aims to enable interoperability in health services in India through open protocols

NHM takes measures to improve maternal, child health in 34 Assam districts

National Health Mission, Assam, has taken a series of measures, including visits by the state team to all 34 districts, for improving maternal and child health. The team stays in the district for three days to review maternal, and newborn deaths and other health-related aspects, NHM mission director Dr. M S Lakshmi Priya told a review meeting. The measures also include organising a monthly consultation-cum-review conclave in the districts, and special health camps. The NHM mission director said that the state has the capability to reduce maternal and newborn deaths if a targeted approach is adopted. The maternal death cases have come down to 289 in the AprilSeptember period of 2022-23 as against 384 during the corresponding period in 2021-22. The number of child deaths has also declined from 3,842 in 2021-22 (April-September) to 3,523 in 2022-23. A monthly consultation-cum-review conclave, 'Swasthya Manthan', is being organised by the NHM in all the districts and so far three suc

NHM rollout created 271,000 jobs in FY21, Centre spent Rs 28K cr on mission

Across-the-board improvement in mortality rates over the years, shows govt data

Ficci commits to adopt 100,000 patients under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

The scheme aims to bring together all community stakeholders to accelerate the country's progress towards TB elimination

NHA shows effectiveness of govt's increasing expenditure on health care

The current trends in the nature of the health expenditure in India vindicate the multiple steps taken by the Union government to increase access to healthcare services in the country

Draft on data anonymisation missing from website week after release

Documents were to be open for public comments till September 21, civil society groups protest 'removal'

E-governance: Draft rules on data anonymisation, mobile security released

The documents are open for public consultation and the comments would be accepted till September 21

Assam records 196 fresh Covid-19 infections; case tally at 725,677

Assam has recorded 196 fresh COVID-19 cases, which took the tally to 725,677, the National Health Mission (NHM) said in a bulletin

Health ministry takes steps to boost compliance as corruption cases surface

The CDSCO is planning to monitor visitors to any of its officials closely

Surge in Assam's Covid cases, 43 new infections logged, tally at 724,508

Assam registered 43 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 7,24,508, a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission (NHM) said.

One citizen, one e-health record aim of digital health mission: Kerala CM

This new system will ensure ease of access to doctors, regulation of patient crowds in OPDs, easier referrals and also telemedicine facilities for online consultations, Vijayan said

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Govt data that showed excess mortality during pandemic go offline: Report

Health data relating to 2020-21 and April-May 2021 in the National Health Mission's Health Management Information System showed a spike in unexplained mortality in rural areas Rukmini S

The path to herd mortality

The pandemic has changed the way people look at the government, says Devangshu Datta

PM Modi chairs meeting to review National Digital Health Mission

Chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday to review the National Digital Health Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it will bring ease of living for citizens as they can avail a large number of health services via it. The PMO said Modi directed that steps be expedited to expand operations under the NDHM, noting that the platform's utility to the citizens will be visible only by way of enabling them across the country to avail of services like tele-consultation with a doctor, availing services of a lab, transferring test reports or health records digitally to the doctor and paying digitally. He asked the National Health Authority, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Electronics & IT to coordinate efforts in this direction. Modi had announced the launch of NDHM during his Independence Day address in 2020. Since then, the digital modules and registries have been developed and the mission has been rolled out in six Union Territories. So far, nearly 11.9 lakh Health .

National Health Mission fund transferred to personal account of officer

The Ballia district administration has ordered a probe into the transfer of Rs 50 lakh under the National Health Mission (NHM) to the personal account of an officer of the health department.

E-pharmacies urge govt to notify e-pharmacy rules vital to health Mission

Online pharmacies on Thursday said they have requested the government to notify the final e-pharmacy rules. A vibrant e-pharmacy remains a vital cog in the implementation of the National Digital Health Mission, association of Indian internet pharmacies Digital Health Platforms said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "It is our sincere request that the government notify the final e-pharmacy rules," the association added. Draft e-Pharmacy Rules are in addition to, and not in substitution of, the existing legal framework of the IT act and DC (Drugs and Cosmetics) Act and Rules, which the existing e-pharmacies are fully compliant with, the letter said. Therefore, the registration of e-pharmacies under the proposed Draft Rules is over and above the existing relevant Act and Rules, it added. "A vibrant e-Pharmacy sector continues to be a key element in successfully implementing the National Digital Health Mission, and governmental support and motivation to the sector is critic

Pradhan urges Odisha CM to initiate Ayushman Bharat, Digital Health Mission

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement two flagship public welfare schemes of the Union Health Ministry in Odisha

Healthy stimulus

Govt should increase expenditure on health care

Digitised health care

Draft policy is ambitious but raises privacy concerns