The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, Government of Netherlands Mrs. Edith Schippers called upon the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in New Delhi today. The two Ministers discussed issues pertaining to strengthening bilateral cooperation particularly in public health; responsible use of antibiotics to reduce threat of Anti Microbial Resistance

The Union Cabinet today approved the implementation of a joint venture programme on “Department of Biotechnology – Wellcome Trust R&D for affordable Healthcare in India” along with establishing of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to be operated as an independent not-for-profit Section-25 Company to deliver the programme.
The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and the Wellcome Trust

The Union Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee, while presenting the Union Budget for 2012-13, has proposed to extend concessional basic customs duty of 5 per cent with full exemption from excise duty/ CVD to six specified life-saving drugs/ vaccines in this year’s budget. He proposed to reduce basic customs duty on soya protein concentrate and isolated

The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad has reaffirmed that the Government of India is committed to meet and overcome the challenge of addressing social inequities. Moving forward in the direction of reducing inequities requires actions not only within the health sector but also across other sectors, the Minister said. While

The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Sri Ghulam Nabi Azad today held discussions with Mr. Goran Hagglund, Minister for Health and Social Affairs, Govt. of Sweden and his delegation in New Delhi. Shri Azad said “India has a lot to learn from Sweden in the field of Public Health. The midwifery model of

A high level delegation from the United States led by United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Ms Kathleen Sebelius, today met the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad for a bilateral meeting on health issues. The hour long discussions focused on the progress of the US India Health Initiative

India and Bulgaria today signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Health & Medicines to usher in new era of cooperation in health and medicines between the two countries. The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad signed the MoU today in New Delhi with the Minister of Health of the Republic

India has made a significant contribution to Vaccine development. Speaking at the opening ceremony of International Vaccine Symposium here at Surajkund today, Dr Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Earth Sciences said, India produces 60 percent of the world’s vaccines and account for 60-80 percent of annual

Cisco Uses Its Healthcare Solution to Connect 2 Remote Primary Healthcare Centers to the District Hospital, Total of 4 PHCs to Be Connected Remotely to District Hospital
SHIMOGA, INDIA–(Marketwire – October 19, 2011) – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced the launch of its Cisco® healthcare solution pilot program to enable remote healthcare for two primary healthcare

American health insurance company Aetna International Wednesday completed its acquisition of Indian Health Organization Pvt Ltd (IHO) for an undisclosed amount. The move now marks its foray into the Indian market, reported the Economic Times of India (ET).
Speaking to PTI, Aetna South East Asia Managing Director Derek Goldberg confirmed the company has acquired 100 per