The government has appealed to the junior doctors not to link the compulsory government service with guidelines issued by the Medical Council of India as both are different issues.

K. Ratna Kishore, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical and Family Welfare, said here on Tuesday that the compulsory government service for one year to all the non-service candidates after completion of PG course was part of the State government policy to improve medical care in community health centres, area hospitals, district hospitals besides teaching and super-speciality hospitals.

Accusing that the Planning Commission ignored suggestions of the Working Group while preparing the draft chapter on health, the Union health ministry has sent out its reservations and have suggested major changes in the health chapter to the Commission.

In a recent communication to the Planning Commission, the health ministry has said that certain changes have been made including updating the figures, correcting factual inaccuracies to give positive “overtone” rather than negative connotion. “Changes have been made in the track change mode in the report,” said the comments made by the health ministry on the proposed chapter on health in the 12th plan document.

Hazaribagh, July 29: A Hazaribagh NGO today launched a maiden scheme in the district and neighbouring Chatra, promising free healthcare to villagers in 28 blocks.

The goal of universal health care requires an overhaul of the public health system, medical education and regulatory mechanisms.

Agency won’t wait any longer for govt sanction.

The book highlights the challenges faced by users of the NRHM as well as those offering the delivery systems under the mission.

LUCKNOW: An NGO in Rae Bareli's Shivgarh area uses community mobilisation activities to save expectant mothers and neonates from untimely demise.

LUCKNOW: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has detected anomalies of around Rs 5,000 crore in the implementation of the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in UP between 2007 and 2011 when