Mansukh Mandaviya

In a written reply to a question on whether the government has any proposal to implement ”rotational headship policy” in AIIMS, New Delhi, the minister said, ”The recommendations of various committees on the issue of rotational headship have been divergent and marked by absence of consensus”.

The Centre aims the scheme will help the existing pharmaceutical clusters' in attaining sustained growth.

In order to provide impetus to the research in pharmaceutical sector, Mandaviya said that the union government has drafted a separate policy for research and development.

On the second day of his visit after visiting Puducherry, Mansukh Mandaviya took part in a series of events and also participated in the foundation stone laying ceremony of a Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) centre in neighbouring Avadi.

"India has tremendous opportunities in green hydrogen due to its geographical advantage", he said. Addressing an event. Mandaviya said the government alone cannot achieve the target of green energy. Synergy among industries, academia and the government is required.

The review meeting came on a day India reported 13,313 new infections in a day and active cases went past 83,000

India has been witnessing an increase in coronavirus infections over the last couple of weeks.

The cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country have exceeded 195.67 crore, according to the Health Ministry's provisional reports till 7 am on Thursday.

The minister said the government has already imported 16 lakh tonnes of urea, which will be shipped in the next 45 days.

The seven-day event in Geneva is the first health assembly being held in-person since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic

The government is set to allow those planning travel outside India to receive COVID-19 booster doses, as per the requirement of the country they are travelling to

Health ministers and health secretaries of all the states have been invited to participate in the meeting. The government says that in the meeting, best practices from states in the healthcare sector will also be discussed and other states will be encouraged to emulate them.

The objective of the three-day conference is to review the implementation of policies and programmes relating to medical and public health sectors and to recommend ways and means for their better implementation, officials said.

When asked if the gap for taking the booster dose has been reduced from nine months to six, the minister said, NTAGI is the panel to take decisions in this regard.

More than19 lakh (19,67,717) vaccine doses have been administered till 7 pm on Tuesday.

India reduced imports by encouraging local production of key bulk drugs and offering manufacturers financial incentives.

Addressing the 62nd Foundation Day of the National Academy of Medical Sciences here, Mandaviya said both traditional and modern systems of medicine have their own benefits.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO) is in India for the ground breaking ceremony of the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine (GCTM) at Jamnagar in Gujarat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Addressing an event of the Indian Drug Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA), Mansukh Mandivya, who is also the Minister for Health and Family Welfare, said that the Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is not only pro-poor and pro-farmer but "industry-friendly" as well.

Responding to a question in the Upper House, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said as per Indian Nursing Council records, there are around 33.41 lakh registered nursing personnel, including 23,40,501 registered nurses and registered midwives, and 10,00,805 nurse associates (9,43,951 Auxiliary Nurse Midwives), and 56,854 lady health visitors in the country.