Union Health Minister

Indian Medical Association demands explanation from Union Health Minister for 'promoting' Patanjali's untested Coronil

WHO's South-East Asia office clarified that it hadn't reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for treating COVID-19.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Antiviral drug Umifenovir to undergo clinical trial in CSIR institute, says health ministry

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the drug Umifenovir prevents the entry of the COVID-19 into human cells and also acts by priming the immune system.

Mortality rate among COVID-19 patients in India is three percent compared to seven percent globally: Health Minister

He also said that only 0.33 percent patients are on ventilators, 1.5 percent patients are on oxygen support and 2.34 percent patients are in ICU.

Indian Medical Association calls 24 hour strike across country on 8 August to protest against NMC Bill

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday called for a withdrawal of services of modern medicine doctors across the country on 8 August against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill.

Bihar encephalitis deaths: Harsh Vardhan constitutes high-level multi-disciplinary team to monitor patients, find cause of viral disease

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said one more high-level multi-disciplinary team has been sent to Bihar for immediately undertaking the necessary groundwork to set up a state-of-the-art multi-disciplinary research centre at Muzaffarpur.

Six more children fall prey to encephalitis in Muzaffarpur as toll rises to 103; Bihar govt to provide Rs 4 lakh to family of victims

Six children died on Monday in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, taking the death toll to a suspected case of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) to 103.

Encephalitis in Bihar: Toll rises to 93; state govt officials say majority died due to low blood sugar, electrolyte imbalance

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday visited the families of the children suffering from suspected acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) even as the death toll rose to 93 in Muzaffarpur.

Narendra Modi to roll out Ayushman Bharat scheme from Jharkhand on 23 September, says JP Nadda

At the flagging-off ceremony of battery-operated bus services at AIIMS in Delhi, JP Nadda said whatever budget is required to implement the Ayushman Bharat programme will be allotted by the government as it is committed to provide affordable healthcare to the people

Avoid blame game, coordinate to fight chikungunya: Centre tells AAP govt in Delhi

Amid a major row over chikungunya-related deaths in the national capital, the Centre on Thursday urged the Delhi government to desist from "blame game" even as opposition Congress, BJP and the Swaraj Abhiyan slammed the city government.

Airports should adhere to standard protocols to counter Ebola

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda Wednesday directed the civil aviation regulator to ensure that all the isolation and quarantine facilities set up at airports adhere to standard guidelines and protocols.