Mansukh Mandaviya holds review meeting with health ministers of states, UTs amid Covid spurt

April 7, 2023

Coronavirus has been spreading its wings all over the nation. Seeing the nationwide upward trend in the Covid cases, Union health minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday chaired a review meeting with health ministers of states and UTs via video conferencing. In order to monitor Covid-19 situation across the nation,...

Zero Tolerance for Corrupt practices in Indian Red Cross Society: Union Health Ministry

March 13, 2023

Ministry of Health & Family Welfare reiterates that it has zero tolerance policy against corruption and financial irregularities. It has been noted that certain allegations have been marked against Indian Red cross society and regional branches. Ministry would like to clarify that Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry has been...

GOVT PRESSES ALERT BUTTON, SAYS COVID IS NOT OVER YET

December 22, 2022

Un i o n H e a l t h Minister Mansukh M a n d a v i y a o n Wednesday chaired a review meeting of top health officials and experts on the Covid situation in the country and directed officials to be alert and strengthen surveillance...

Covid-19: Mansukh Mandaviya Urges To Strengthen Surveillance

December 21, 2022

Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya reviews the COVID-19 Situation and the Preparedness of the public health system for Surveillance, Containment, and Management given the Rising COVID-19 cases worldwide. COVID is not over yet. I have directed all concerned to be on the alert, and strengthen surveillance. I also urge people to take...

Centre puts states on alert as Covid cases surge globally

December 21, 2022

ln view of the sudden spurt of Covid cases being witnessed in Japan, USA, Korea, Brazil and China, the central government on Tuesday urged all states and Union territories to gear up the whole genome sequencing of positive samples to keep track of emerging variants.“It is essential to gear up...

India on its way to end AIDS epidemic

December 1, 2022

India is on its way to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health threat by 2030. The annual new HIV infections in India have declined by 48% against the global average of 31% (the base line year of 2010), and adult HIV prevalence (15-49 years) has declined since the...