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Reports Claiming Non-Procurement Of Contraceptives Misleading: Government
The Union Health Ministry today termed "misleading" reports claiming that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to the country's central procurement agency's failure in procuring contraceptives.
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Centre To Repurpose CoWIN For Universal Immunisation Programme
The Union government is planning to repurpose the CoWIN platform for India's Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes
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Telangana Launches Rs 5 Meals At Government Hospitals
Telangana's Health Minister T Harish Rao and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday launched the subsidised meal programme of 'Rs 5 meals' to attendants of patients at government hospitals.
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Poll Body Wants Vaccination In Election-Bound States Expedited: Report
The Election Commission on Monday assessed the COVID-19 situation in the five poll-bound states with the Union health secretary and asked the government to expedite vaccination programme there.
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WHO Director General Has Lauded India's Covid Vaccination Efforts: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded the "mammoth efforts" undertaken by the Indian government for vaccination against COVID-19.
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Andhra Pradesh Government To Distribute Sanitary Napkins To Over 10 Lakh Adolescent School Girls
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday launched the 'Swechha' programme aimed at the health and hygiene of adolescent girls studying in government schools and colleges by providing quality sanitary napkins at free of cost.
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Kerala Government Launches "Be The Warrior" Campaign To Tackle Third Wave Of Pandemic
"Be the Warrior" campaign, part of the health department's COVID-19 mitigation programme to fight the expected third wave of the pandemic, was launched on Saturday by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Karnataka Bets On Private Sector Shot For Healthcare Amid Covid Spike
With the COVID-19 pandemic showing signs of extending its strain on health infrastructure - both state and private, the Karnataka government thinks this is the right time to take on private sector help through corporate social responsibility or CSR programmes to improve its 2,500 primary healthcare centres.
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Personal Data of ‘Thousands’ Stolen from Dutch Coronavirus Track-and-Trace Programme in Two Separate Leaks
Dutch health authorities (GGD) said on Friday that personal information of a large number of people — perhaps in "thousands" — who participated in the Netherlands' coronavirus track-and-trace programme has been stolen in two separate leaks.
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Rs 1 Lakh Crore Fund To Reduce Post-Harvest Losses: Agriculture Minister
Flagging health of the soil and post-harvest management as major areas of concern for the Indian farm sector, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said the government has set up Rs 1 lakh crore fund under Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme to strengthen the storage infrastructure and reduce post-harvesting losses.
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Vaccination In Delhi 4 Times A Week. Details Here
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government had made all preparations for the Covid-19 vaccination programme that rolls out across India from Saturday and that he had reviewed the situation. Delhi had received 2.74 lakh vaccines from the Centre, of which 1.2 lakh will be used for health care workers. Up to 2.4 lakh such personnel...
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PM To Launch Covid Vaccination Programme At 10.30 AM On Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide Covid vaccination drive at 10.30 AM on Saturday through video-conference, the government said today. Some three lakh health workers will receive shots on the first day of one of the world's biggest vaccination efforts.
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"COVID-19 Vaccine For Our Countrymen In The Next Few Days": Harsh Vardhan
COVID-19 vaccines could be made available to "our countrymen" as early as the "next few days", Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today. The government has, meanwhile, ensured that every detail of the vaccination programme is conveyed to the people, from the national level to the grassroots level, he has said.
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Centre Frames Draft Policy On Data Privacy Under National Digital Health Mission
All necessary data privacy measures will be put in place to safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive health-related information of individuals under the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) programme that seeks to provide a unique ID to all citizens to map their medical history, the government has said.
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What Is Digital Health ID? Here’s What You Need to Know About Government’s New 14-Digit Health ID
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) as a unified healthcare programme under which the government will issue a digital health ID for every Indian citizen. Here is our explainer to detail the important points about the digital health ID.
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Reports Claiming Non-Procurement Of Contraceptives Misleading: Government
The Union Health Ministry today termed "misleading" reports claiming that India's family planning programme is likely to get severely affected due to the country's central procurement agency's failure in procuring contraceptives.
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Centre To Repurpose CoWIN For Universal Immunisation Programme
The Union government is planning to repurpose the CoWIN platform for India's Universal Immunisation Programme and other national health programmes
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Telangana Launches Rs 5 Meals At Government Hospitals
Telangana's Health Minister T Harish Rao and Home Minister Mohammed Mahmood Ali on Thursday launched the subsidised meal programme of 'Rs 5 meals' to attendants of patients at government hospitals.
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Poll Body Wants Vaccination In Election-Bound States Expedited: Report
The Election Commission on Monday assessed the COVID-19 situation in the five poll-bound states with the Union health secretary and asked the government to expedite vaccination programme there.
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WHO Director General Has Lauded India's Covid Vaccination Efforts: Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded the "mammoth efforts" undertaken by the Indian government for vaccination against COVID-19.
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Andhra Pradesh Government To Distribute Sanitary Napkins To Over 10 Lakh Adolescent School Girls
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday launched the 'Swechha' programme aimed at the health and hygiene of adolescent girls studying in government schools and colleges by providing quality sanitary napkins at free of cost.
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Kerala Government Launches "Be The Warrior" Campaign To Tackle Third Wave Of Pandemic
"Be the Warrior" campaign, part of the health department's COVID-19 mitigation programme to fight the expected third wave of the pandemic, was launched on Saturday by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
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Karnataka Bets On Private Sector Shot For Healthcare Amid Covid Spike
With the COVID-19 pandemic showing signs of extending its strain on health infrastructure - both state and private, the Karnataka government thinks this is the right time to take on private sector help through corporate social responsibility or CSR programmes to improve its 2,500 primary healthcare centres.
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Personal Data of ‘Thousands’ Stolen from Dutch Coronavirus Track-and-Trace Programme in Two Separate Leaks
Dutch health authorities (GGD) said on Friday that personal information of a large number of people — perhaps in "thousands" — who participated in the Netherlands' coronavirus track-and-trace programme has been stolen in two separate leaks.
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Rs 1 Lakh Crore Fund To Reduce Post-Harvest Losses: Agriculture Minister
Flagging health of the soil and post-harvest management as major areas of concern for the Indian farm sector, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said the government has set up Rs 1 lakh crore fund under Aatmanirbhar Bharat programme to strengthen the storage infrastructure and reduce post-harvesting losses.
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Vaccination In Delhi 4 Times A Week. Details Here
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said his government had made all preparations for the Covid-19 vaccination programme that rolls out across India from Saturday and that he had reviewed the situation. Delhi had received 2.74 lakh vaccines from the Centre, of which 1.2 lakh will be used for health care workers. Up to 2.4 lakh such personnel...
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PM To Launch Covid Vaccination Programme At 10.30 AM On Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the nationwide Covid vaccination drive at 10.30 AM on Saturday through video-conference, the government said today. Some three lakh health workers will receive shots on the first day of one of the world's biggest vaccination efforts.
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"COVID-19 Vaccine For Our Countrymen In The Next Few Days": Harsh Vardhan
COVID-19 vaccines could be made available to "our countrymen" as early as the "next few days", Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said today. The government has, meanwhile, ensured that every detail of the vaccination programme is conveyed to the people, from the national level to the grassroots level, he has said.
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Centre Frames Draft Policy On Data Privacy Under National Digital Health Mission
All necessary data privacy measures will be put in place to safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive health-related information of individuals under the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) programme that seeks to provide a unique ID to all citizens to map their medical history, the government has said.
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What Is Digital Health ID? Here’s What You Need to Know About Government’s New 14-Digit Health ID
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM) as a unified healthcare programme under which the government will issue a digital health ID for every Indian citizen. Here is our explainer to detail the important points about the digital health ID.
