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Modi government issues strict directions to remove stray dogs from central institutions following the Supreme Court order, action to be taken for non-compliance

Following a Supreme Court order, the Modi government has directed central ministries to clear stray dogs from educational campuses, hospitals, and transit hubs.

No more OTC syrups: Doctor’s prescription now mandatory for cough syrups and other liquid medicines

India's Union Health Ministry has ended over-the-counter sales for all syrup-based formulations, including cough syrups.

Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia for a patient for the first time in India: Read about the draft guidelines regarding the procedure and their challenges

"Draft Guidelines for Withdrawal of Life Support in Terminally Ill Patients" was declared in 2024 by the central government.

PM Modi to launch ‘Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan’ and the 8th edition of ‘Poshan Maah’ on his birthday: Here the details of the...

The Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan aims to advance the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of Health, Poshan (Nutrition), Fitness, and a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Healthcare transformation in 11 years of Modi Sarkar: From scarcity and disarray to digitalised, streamlined development

The period following 2014 marked a significant and permanent shift in India's healthcare policy. Instead of piecemeal welfare schemes, India established a coherent, integrated system with sustained, long-term ambitions that encompassed out-of-hospital and community healthcare, clinical care, and public health.

Health Ministry directs medical colleges to replace black robes with appropriate attire for convocation ceremonies as part of decolonisation, as per Panch Pran pledge...

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced that the black robe and cap traditionally worn during convocation ceremonies, a practice introduced by the British, should be replaced

Media reports highlighting high number of ‘zero dose children’ in India paint an incomplete picture of the country’s immunization efforts: Health Ministry

Union Health Ministry has clarified that media reports claiming India having high number of ‘zero dose children’ is misleading

Reports claiming significant hikes in prices of medicines are false, misleading and malicious: Union health ministry

Government dismissed reports claiming that medicine prices will increase by up to 12% and called them false, misleading and malicious.

Union health ministry seeks report from Punjab govt over IVF treatment of Sidhu Moosewala’s mother for age limit violation

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has sought a report from the Punjab govt regarding the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatment of Sidhu Moosewala's mother

Union Government to encourage human papillomavirus vaccination to prevent cervical cancer through price capping and other initiatives

The central government, which announced plans to encourage vaccinations against the human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent cervical cancer, is exploring options to cap prices

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