Health ministry wary of merging AIDS department with NRHM
May 3rd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The Planning Commission's proposal to merge the two-decade-old AIDS control department with the flagship National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has caused a stir in the ... Read more...
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Cheaper drugs, better health services for poor (Second Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) India's health allocation has been hiked by 14 percent in the budget for 2012-13 to Rs.30,702 crore (Rs.307 billion/$6.1 billion) for the sector with special ... Read more...
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India’s health budget goes up by 20 percent (Lead)
February 28th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) India's health allocation has been hiked by 20 percent with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday announcing Rs.26,760 crore (Rs.267 million/$5.9 million) for the sector with ... Read more...
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India needs to focus on healthcare: Study
January 12th, 2011 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) Even as Indian economy is booming, the public healthcare system has gone on the backfoot and immediate attention is needed to upgrade the services, a study by ... Read more...
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Health budget up by Rs.2,700 cr, focus on rural, public health (Second lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India's health budget has gone up by Rs.2,700 crore to Rs.22,300 crore (Rs.223 billion/$4.82 billion) with special focus on rural and public health.
Presenting the 2010-11 budget ... Read more...
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Mukherjee allocates more for health, focus on rural populace (Lead)
February 26th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) India's health allocation has gone up by Rs.2,700 crore to Rs.22,300 crore (Rs.223 billion/$4.82 billion) with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee particularly focussing on rural heath in ... Read more...
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India’s health budget up by nearly Rs.4,000 crore (Lead)
July 6th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) India's health budget has gone up by nearly Rs.4,000 crore to Rs.21,113.33 crore ($4.35 billion) with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday giving special emphasis to the ... Read more...
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US gearing up for future flu threats: Obama
May 2nd, 2009 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 2 (DPA) While research has already started on developing a vaccine, there was some indication Friday that the swine flu virus might not be as deadly as once thought.
"It ... Read more...
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Manmohan Singh calls for accessibility of medical and education facilities to the poor
August 25th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Aug 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh today stressed the need on balanced regional spread of medical facilities and education to make them accessible to the poor people in ... Read more...
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