Nadda inaugurates Dharamshala at RML offers free facilities to public
New Delhi|Ekta
Union Health Minister J.P.Nadda inaugurates Dharamshala at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) Hospital, on Thursday which offers free facilities to the attendants of the poor patients who travel from outside Delhi.
The complex...
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered insurer to pay on death by mosquito bite
Mumbai|HL
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission ordered that malaria death caused by mosquito bite is an accident, and directed the insurer to honour its policy to a widow.
The claim filed by Mousumi...
Health Ministry issued new guidelines for Electronic Health Records
New Delhi |HL
A step forward for digitalisation of healthcare data in the country the Union Health Ministry has issued new guidelines for implementation of interoperable electronic health records (EHR).
It is aim to set...
Rs 25K penalty was imposed on insurance company Max Bupa for rejecting patient’s claim
Gurugram|HL
A penalty of Rs 25,000 on health insurance company Max Bupa was imposed by the District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum for rejecting a 70-year-old cancer patient’s claim.
The firm has also...
Need to incentivise people; offering discounts to buy health insurance
New Delhi|HL
There is a need to incentivise people who are not inclined to buy health insurance in form of free check-ups or discounts as part of efforts to deepen market penetration in this...
Doctors directed to learn sign language to communicate with impaired patients
Jaipur|HL
The health department of Rajasthan has issued directions that at least one doctor in government and private hospitals, which have more than 50-bed capacity, should learn the sign language to...
Health helpline for rural people by government
New Delhi|HL
To help the rural population the central government will soon start toll free number to complain or enquire about health facilities for mother and children in their vicinity.
As part of its Integrated Child...
Notices to doctors by Uttarakhand health department
Dehradun|HL
Uttarakhand health department recently published notices in leading dailies about the acute problem of doctors resisting hill postings, those who were shifted to the hills months ago but have not joined duty.
In...
Sushma thanked Dr. Mukut Minz and team of AIIMS
New Delhi |HL
I am back from AIIMS after the surgery. I am seeing the necessary official papers. However, I am not allowed to receive visitors,” Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj tweeted when...
First AYUSH institute for north-east
New Delhi|HL
AYUSH ministry gifting first institute on Ayurevada and Homeopathy to North-Eastern region of country. The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homoeopathy (NEAH) , will be inaugurated at Shillong in Meghalaya tomorrow.
The...