The Latest Breaking News from The Health Ministry

As US casts doubt on casualty figures from Gaza, UN official says that few have doubted their reliability in the past.

As the Israel-Hamas war rages, international and local monitoring groups in Gaza have been unable to keep up

Recent proposals by authorities to restrict access to abortion have touched a nerve across Russia, which has embraced increasingly conservative values

As the Israel-Hamas war rages, international and local monitoring groups in Gaza have been unable to keep up

The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to sharply cut back relief operations across the Gaza Strip

Health Ministry denies report of weak enforcement of anti-tobacco warnings for TV/films streamed online. No compromise with rules; action will be taken for non-compliance. Gov't met with industry reps & emphasized need for "pragmatic approach" to OTT platforms, per meeting minutes.

Judith and Natalie Raanan had been visiting Israel from their home near Chicago when Hamas fighters stormed Israel

Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video reached an uneasy compromise with the Union government on adding smoking warnings to their content.

Health Ministry directs NMC to reduce NEET-PG 2023 cut-off to "zero" across all categories. Move to fill all clinical & non-clinical seats & provide relief to medical aspirants. IMA had written to Health Ministry to reduce cut-off marks. Move raises concerns around quality of PG medical education.

When SCD was included in the list of disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, patients could only avail disability certificates with a one-year validity. 

Mr. Munda’s remarks came as he was speaking at the launch of a training session for an awareness campaign that’s part of the government’s mission to make India “free” of SCD by 2047.