by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
Geneva: The so called "vaccine passports" should not be used as a requirement for international travel at the present time due to practical and ethical considerations, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. Addressing a press conference...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Nidhi (PMSSN) as a single non-lapsable reserve fund for share of health from the proceeds of health and education cess levied under Finance Act, 2007, an official statement said. The...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused relief to the widow of a private doctor who died of coronavirus, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover under a Central scheme included only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for Covid-19 duties....
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Policy
New Delhi: Smriti Irani,Union Minister of Textiles, on Wednesday said three crore women from poor, rural families have been screened for cervical and breast cancer under the Centre's flagship Ayushman Bharat health scheme in the last two years. Speaking at an...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 11, 2021 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
BENGALURU: An expert panel of India’s drug regulator has recommended relaxing norms for the use of a government-backed coronavirus vaccine after it was found to be highly effective in a late-stage trial, the regulator said on its website on Thursday....
