Mansukh Mandaviya

Mansukh Mandaviya said India's model can learn from the best global practices and could go beyond the Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) to become flexible and agile to deal with exigencies on the ground.

Speaking at a breakfast session organised by industry chamber CII and consultancy giant EY, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 here, the minister also said that there is no risk of data theft in digitisation of medical records of Indian citizens.

CIB is the highest decision-making body of all AIIMS for matters related to finance, infrastructure, vacancy, recruitment, enforcement of policies, challenges and procurement.

According to an amendment made to this in May, 2022, all groups of rare disease patients were assured a financial assistance of Rs 50 lakh for treatment, he said.

Another major focus would be on strengthening cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector for availability and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable medical countermeasures, Mandaviya said.

India has assumed the G20 presidency since December 1 last year and plans to highlight its severe healthcare initiatives, apart from COVID-19 management during the health working group meetings

In a tweet on Monday, Mandaviya said, ''Reviewed Air Suvidha system and RT-PCR testing facilities for international passengers at the IGI Airport, New Delhi.''

"As per directions, Ministry of Commerce has been asked to monitor ongoing exports of medicinal products and equipment to China," stated a press release issued following the review meet.

According to the officials involved in the inspection of plants at Noida, a deviation from Schedule M for Good Manufacturing Practices was observed at Marion's plant and the regulators have asked to stop the total production at this unit.

A joint inspection of Marion’s Noida facility has been carried out by the UP Drug Control and the CDSCO team and an inspection report is awaited.

Coronavirus News Highlights: The Centre had asked states and Union territories to conduct mock drills as part of precautionary measures following an increase in Covid cases in China and other countries. According to officials, 20,021 facilities, including 15,424 government ones conducted the exercise across 37 states and UTs on December 28.

Amid a spurt in COVID-19 cases in some countries, the Centre has asked states and union territories to conduct mock drills at all Covid hospitals as part of precautionary measures.

Mansukh Mandaviya made a suo motu statement in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday on India's preparedness.

Amid the COVID spike in several countries, including China, the Union health minister also urged the states to increase awareness towards precautionary doses against the virus.

Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya too raised concerns over the global rise in COVID-19 cases. He asked states to remain alert and create awareness about wearing face masks and using hand sanitisers, especially in view of upcoming festivals and new year celebrations.

States have also been asked to increase the whole genome sequencing of all positive cases so that new variants, if any, can be detected in time, the health minister told Parliament

In view of the rising threat, the health ministry has called for the random testing of international passengers at Delhi airport, the persons privy to the development said.

“I have directed all concerned to be alert and strengthen surveillance. We are prepared to manage any situation”, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya tweeted

The yatra has entered Haryana on Wednesday from Rajasthan.