Health Minister

India achieves 'extraordinary feat', 90% of adult population completely vaccinated against COVID-19: Mansukh Mandaviya

The nationwide COVID-19 vaccination drive in India was started on 16 January, 2021. As per the latest health bulletin by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), more than 197.98 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered across India

Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to chair high-level review meeting with experts on rising COVID-19 cases

India saw a single-day rise of 13,313 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,33,44,958, while the active cases have increased to 83,990, according to the health ministry data on Thursday

Delhi court dismisses health minister Satyendra Jain's bail plea

The ED had arrested Jain in a money laundering case. He was taken into custody under criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Bill Gates praises India's COVID-19 vaccination drive; says, 'success offers lessons to world'

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya met the Microsoft co-founder at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland's Davos to exchange perspectives on global health

India doesn't agree to WHO's estimate of Covid deaths, says Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya said the registration of births and deaths in the country is extremely robust and is governed by the decades-old statutory legal framework the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969

Price of essential medicines set to spike by 10%; officials blame WPI inflation

It includes paracetamol and antibiotics such as azithromycin, used to treat bacterial infections, anti-anaemia prescriptions such as folic acid, vitamins and minerals

Decision on COVID-19 vaccine for 5-15 age group to be taken as per experts' recommendation, says Mansukh Mandaviya

The government has so far not received any such recommendation, and a decision in this regard will be taken in the coming days on that basis, said the health minister

Bengaluru needs special measures to contain COVID surge says Karnataka health minister

Health minister Dr K Sudhakar said that the government is concentrating on Bengaluru with focus on formation of micro-containment zones and screening at the airport

NEET-PG counselling: Union Health Ministry calls emergency meeting with FORDA representatives

Before convening the meeting, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today had urged resident doctors to call off their strike in the public interest

Ashes 2021-22: Sydney Test not at risk over COVID-19 rules, says state's health minister

The "sacred" Ashes Test in Sydney will take place as scheduled next week even as COVID-19 threatens to disrupt the series, the New South Wales health minister said on Tuesday.