Union Health Minister

Bihar Encephalitis Mortality Rate Down Due Thanks To Centre: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 26, 2019

The mortality rate due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases in Bihar has come down significantly due to strategic interventions made by the central government, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Tuesday.

One Nipah Case Reported From Kerala This Year, No Deaths: Harsh Vardhan

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 21, 2019

Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year from Kerala's Ernakulum district and the patient has been discharged, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Congress Slams Union Minister Harsh Vardhan Over Children Deaths In Bihar

India News | Edited by Niharika Banerjee | Tuesday June 18, 2019

The Congress hit out at Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today over the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Bihar, which has claimed the lives of over 100 children, saying there is "no work, all talk".

"How Many Wickets?": Bihar Minister At Meeting On Child Deaths

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan held a press meet with Minister Of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. On the agenda were several burning issues, including the death of more than 100 children due to encephalitis over the last two weeks and strategies the ...

At Bihar Hospital, Child Died During Health Minister's Visit, Says Family

India News | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday June 16, 2019

A child died in front of Union Health Minister Harsh Vardan, who is visiting Bihar's Sri Krishna Medical College hospital today to review the ground situation in the state. Over the last month, Bihar's Muzaffarpur has been grappling with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, in which 82 children died. Many of them died due to hypoglycemia, a condition cause...

No "Honest Initiative" From Mamata Banerjee, Say Bengal Doctors: 10 Facts

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday June 16, 2019

The strike by doctors in West Bengal is likely to continue into a sixth day today after junior doctors, in a late-night meeting on Saturday, said they would not return to work. This came after yet another appeal by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who also said her government would not force them to return to their duties despite having the power to...

Bihar Encephalitis Deaths Reach 73, Minister To Visit Today: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Sunday June 16, 2019

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome has claimed the lives of 6 more children in Bihar on Saturday as the state grapples with the deadly disease. The number of deaths in Muzaffarpur now stands at 73 this month. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will visit Muzaffarpur today to take stock of the situation. The state health department had cited hypoglycemia,...

Union Minister Urges States To Enact Law Protecting Doctors From Violence

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 15, 2019

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today asked states to consider enacting specific legislation for protecting doctors and medical professionals from any form of violence in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee's Return To Work Appeal Turned Down By Doctors: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday June 16, 2019

With the doctors' strike in West Bengal inching towards a sixth day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she accepts all valid demands of the protesting doctors and requested them to return to work. Ms Banerjee, addressing the media this evening, said, "We are not going to take any strict action against the doctors". The doctors, howeve...

300 Doctors Quit In Bengal, Centre Blames Mamata Banerjee: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday June 15, 2019

Nearly 300 doctors resigned from government hospitals in West Bengal as their protest against an attack on their colleagues earlier this week in Kolkata escalated on Friday. Demanding better security at hospitals, doctors in Bengal and across India skipped work and held demonstrations. The country's top medical body also announced a nationwide stri...

Doctors' Strike Started After Mamata Banerjee's "Threat": Health Minister

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday June 14, 2019

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today blamed Mamata Banerjee for the nationwide protests by doctors against the attack on a junior doctor in West Bengal earlier this week. Doctors in several cities across the country are staying away from work today to show support to their colleagues in West Bengal who have been on a strike since Tuesday.

All-India Doctors' Strike Monday, Centre Blames Mamata Banerjee: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday June 14, 2019

Nearly 300 doctors resigned from government hospitals in West Bengal on Friday as their protest against an attack on a colleague earlier this week in Kolkata escalated. Doctors across the country will boycott work on Monday to express solidarity with their Bengal counterparts whose strike continued for the fourth day. Junior doctors in several stat...

No New Cases Of Nipah In Kerala, Says Union Health Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan today said no new case of Nipah virus infection has been reported in Kerala and informed that the clinical condition of the patient suffering from the disease, the only case this year, is improving.

"Already Implemented In Delhi": Arvind Kejriwal's Jibe On Ayushman Bharat

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 7, 2019

Declining the central government's offer to implement the Ayushman Bharat health scheme, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, saying the city government is "offering ten times bigger and comprehensive health scheme".

Harsh Vardhan Urges Four States To Join Ayushman Bharat

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 5, 2019

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to the chief ministers of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana and West Bengal, urging them to join the Centre's flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), as the ultimate beneficiary of this collaboration will be the poor and vulnerable people of the country.