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India developing own influenza vaccine for first time: Azad

November 6th, 2009 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) An influenza vaccine is for the first time being developed in India that would be effective against the swine flu pandemic, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said ...

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Ghulam Nabi Azad calls for higher investment in health sector

November 6th, 2009 - 6:50 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday underlined the need for higher investment in health sector. Azad said that the present health care system put a heavy ...

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Upto Rs.25 lakh reward for information on spurious drug

November 3rd, 2009 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) Whistle blowers who pass on information about illegal drugs will be rewarded up to Rs.25 lakh (Rs.2.5 million), the union health ministry said Tuesday. "The reward of maximum ...

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Brave Kashmir girl Rukhsana made special police officer

November 2nd, 2009 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Nov 2 (IANS) Rukhsana, the brave Jammu and Kashmir girl who took on Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in September, has been appointed a Special Police Officer, a temporary job which would fetch her ...

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More awareness on pneumonia needed: Health experts

November 2nd, 2009 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A vaccine targeting the rampant pneumonia haemophillus bacteria will soon be included in the country's routine immunisation programme, health experts said Monday, also stressing the need to ...

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Azad hikes funds for cancer control, treatment of poor

November 1st, 2009 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Nov 1 (IANS) Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday announced enhanced funding for the cancer control programme, a fund for treatment of poor cancer patients and more emphasis ...

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Week full of VIP visits in Chandigarh

Week full of VIP visits in Chandigarh

November 1st, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS -
Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) Security agencies in Chandigarh and adjoining Punjab will be on their toes this week with a slew of VVIP visits in and around the city. Starting Monday, when ...

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Manmohan Singh meets Kashmir politicians

Manmohan Singh meets Kashmir politicians

October 28th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday concluded his hectic daylong engagements in the Kashmir Valley, meeting various political delegations here. Politicians of mainstream parties called on the Manmohan Singh ...

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PM arrives in Anantnag to inaugurate new railway service

PM arrives in Anantnag to inaugurate new railway service

October 28th, 2009 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Anantnag, Oct 28 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day visit to inaugurate the 119-km-long Anantnag-Qadigund Railway line at Vanpooh Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley. Dr. ...

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PM, Sonia arrive on two-day Kashmir visit

PM, Sonia arrive on two-day Kashmir visit

October 28th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi arrived here Wednesday on a two-day visit. A special aircraft carrying the Prime Minister and the ...

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Jammu and Kashmir to get two air ambulances

October 26th, 2009 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Jammu, Oct 26 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir will soon get two air ambulances to move seriously injured and critically ill people to speciality hospitals in New Delhi or Chandigarh, according to official ...

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Azad asks rich nations to help more in health sector

October 18th, 2009 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday urged the developed countries to invest more in areas of population control and family planning in the developing countries despite global ...

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Indian medical community exhorted to work for inclusive medical care

Indian medical community exhorted to work for inclusive medical care

October 16th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has exhorted the medical community to work for the ideal of medical care for all. Speaking at the General Assembly of the World ...

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Burns meets Krishna, discusses PM’s visit to Washington

Burns meets Krishna, discusses PM’s visit to Washington

October 16th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William J Burns met External Affairs Minister S M Krishna here on Thursday and is reported to have ...

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US-India relationship key to global order and prosperity: Burns (Lead)

US-India relationship key to global order and prosperity: Burns (Lead)

October 15th, 2009 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Visiting American diplomat William Burns, who is on a two-day trip to India in preparation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's journey to the US, said Thursday ...

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Software for better data on immunisation: Azad

October 4th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is not happy with data on the outcome of immunisation drives and his ministry is developing a software which will keep a ...

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Villagers over 35 will be tested for diabetes: Azad

October 4th, 2009 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) All villagers across India over the age of 35 will be tested for diabetes through easy and affordable test kits to reduce the burden of the lifestyle ...

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Azad promises more medical colleges for North-East India

October 3rd, 2009 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI -
Guwahati, Oct 3 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday the Centre will set up medical colleges under the supervision of the State Governments in the ...

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Shri Azad to inaugurate conference of Leprologist on Gandhi Jayanti

October 2nd, 2009 - 12:49 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Oct 1 (THAINDIAN NEWS) This 27th Biennial Conference of Indian Association of Leprologist (IAL) is being organized in Delhi by the department of Dermatology, STD and Leprosy of PGIMER., Dr. ...

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Hurriyat Conference willingness to participate in peace talks welcomed

September 26th, 2009 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Sep 26 (ANI): Union Ministers and Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad welcomed the decision of the moderate faction of the All Party Hurriyat ...

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Don’t leave AIIMS for private institution, Azad tells doctors

September 25th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sep 25 (ANI): Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the doctors and faculty of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) not leave the institution for private ...

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Don’t leave for greener pastures, Azad tells AIIMS doctors

September 25th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday appealed to the faculty and doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) not to be lured by highly-paying ...

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Finally, India’s HIV patients can hope against discrimination

September 20th, 2009 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS -
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) India's law ministry is soon expected to clear the draft of a bill that aims to prevent discrimination against HIV patients in a country that ...

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Radio Pakistan wants India to spend more money on health and education

Radio Pakistan wants India to spend more money on health and education

September 19th, 2009 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Abohar, Sep.19 (ANI): Radio Pakistan in its recent Punjabi Darbar programme has suggested that India should spend less on defence and more on education and health. Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi ...

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Azad bats for therapeutic cloning

September 18th, 2009 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Friday urged the scientists to tap the potential of therapeutic cloning to heal and regenerate damaged body parts and find treatment for ...

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India needs a robust and vibrant public health system : Azad

September 18th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Sep18 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that to improve the standard of public health, there is a need for introducing a robust ...

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India to produce raw material for swine flu drug, toll touches 220 (Lead)

September 17th, 2009 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India is working overtime to come out with a swine flu vaccine and will soon produce the raw material used in the anti-flu drug, the government said ...

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India to produce raw material for H1N1 drug

September 17th, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) India will soon produce raw material for Oseltamivir, one of the drugs used in treatment of Influenza A (H1N1) virus, health ministry officials said Thursday. The move ...

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Doctors who work in rural areas to get extra money: Azad (Lead)

September 17th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) In a far-reaching move to improve healthcare services in rural India, doctors who opt to work in rural areas will be compensated with extra money and 'weightage' ...

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Doctors to get 10 years jail for illegal organ trade (Lead)

Doctors to get 10 years jail for illegal organ trade (Lead)

September 17th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Doctors and touts involved in illegal organ transplantation will be put behind bars for 10 years, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Thursday soon after the ...

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