Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare

cyrus s poonawalla, chairperson and managing director of Serum Institute of India Ltd, a private vaccine manufacturer, says the vaccine shortage is a mess the government created. Edited excerpts: On self-sufficiency: Except for polio vaccine, we can provide all vaccines required for the Universal Immunization Programme. Whatever orders were placed have been completed on time. On

Publication Date:

14/07/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

18

Issue:

20090715

pp:

4

Tags:

Health, Health Policy, Drugs, Drug Industry, Immunisation, Vaccination, Public Sector, Private Sector, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India

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Allegations against former health minister

Ramadoss compromised India

Publication Date:

14/07/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

18

Issue:

20090715

pp:

4

Tags:

Health, Health Policy, Drugs, Drug Industry, Immunisation, Measles, Supreme Court, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare

Health

THE WAY OUT

Strengthen public sector The lack of foresight shown by former health minister Anbumani Ramadoss in shutting the public sector without first ensuring alternatives and lack of transparency have put a generation of children at risk. Clearly, the private sector

Publication Date:

14/07/2009

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

18

Issue:

20090715

pp:

4

Tags:

Health, Health Policy, Drugs, Drug Industry, Immunisation, Child Health, Public Sector, Private Sector, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare

Health

Innovative NRHM schemes to be reviewed

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry has recommended an in-depth review of 20 innovative schemes being implemented by States and Union Territories (UT) under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) for scaling up and replication.

Publication Date:

13/07/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Rural Health, National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare

Health

Pandemic now

On June 11, the World Health Organisation (WHO) raised the current worldwide epidemic of the new influenza virus A(H1N1), commonly called swine flu, to the status of a pandemic, the highest level of global alert. This is the first flu pandemic in 41 years. The last one was the 1968 Hong Kong flu.

Publication Date:

03/07/2009

Author(s): R. Ramachandran

Source: Frontline (Chennai)

Tags:

Health, Influenza, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, WHO, Mexico, United States Of America (US), India, Hyderabad (T), Delhi, Goa, Coimbatore (D), Swine Flu

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India faces severe shortage of essential vaccines, says CSE report

India is the largest supplier of vaccines to the world

Publication Date:

02/07/2009

Source: Centre for Science and Environment

Tags:

Health, Health Policy, Drugs, Drug Industry, Immunisation, Vaccination, Child Health, Private Sector, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, CSE, India

Health

Government plans to promote medicinal plants

Aarti Dhar

NEW DELHI: The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has decided to develop

Publication Date:

29/06/2009

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Health, Medicinal Plants, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare

Health

Pentavalent vaccine likely to be introduced in India soon

New Delhi: The long-pending proposal to introduce pentavalent vaccine in the National Immunisation Programme is likely to take off soon. The plan has already been cleared by the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) and will be put up before the Cabinet soon.

Publication Date:

25/06/2009

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Health, Health Care, Immunisation, Vaccination, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, India

Health

HP to set up new Directorate of Health Safety and Regulations

The Himachal Pradesh Government has notified the creation and establishment of a new Directorate of Health Safety and Regulations which would function independently under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

Publication Date:

22/06/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Health, Hospital Waste, Health Care, Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare, Himachal Pradesh