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All Blogs Under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

World Tuberculosis Day
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Posted on : 25 Mar 2017

On 24th March, the world Tuberculosis Day is observed every year to commemorate Dr Robert Koch’s discovery of the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis (TB) called the TB bacillus. This day is also observed to create public awareness amongst people around the world about the deadly epidemic, Tuberculosis and eliminate it completely.

World Water Day 2017
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Posted on : 23 Mar 2017

It comes once a year but it is an overwhelming warning to value the greatest boon to mankind – Water. World Water Day honors water and draws focus on those who are bereft of it. This occasion is a persuasive aide-memoire to the human world to deal with the global water crisis.

National Health Policy 2017: Building a Healthy India
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Posted on : 21 Mar 2017

The much-awaited national health policy that was approved by the central government on 15th March 2017 is a significant step towards ensuring universal health access and services to the citizens, residing both in rural and urban areas. It is country’s largest public health initiative that brings together a vision of a healthy India as well as the dedication to implementing this vision through concrete policy decisions.

CSIR – CCMB Work towards Paper Microfluidics Based Affordable Diagnostics
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Posted on : 17 Feb 2017

In its unending quest to bring affordable health care solutions and diagnostic practices CSIR-CCMB is working towards “Affordable clinical diagnostic using paper-based Microfluidics devices using micro and nanotechnological approaches”, such as blood typing, ESR, pregnancy kits (livestocks), cholesterol, low temperature molecular diagnosis (nucleic acid detection) etc. apart from tools such as non-expensive subtract for surface enhance Raman spectroscopy (SERS).

DNA vaccine for Leishmaniasis
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Posted on : 08 Dec 2016

A neglected disease of the tropical countries, leishmaniases or kala-azar, is caused by a single-celled (protozoan) parasite, Leishmania, that enters the human body when infected sand flies inoculate the parasite into the skin during its blood meal.

CSIR’s Novel Contraceptive Drug-A Woman’s True Saheli
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Posted on : 02 Dec 2016

Having baby brings tremendous responsibility on part of both parents right from the day of conception, through the next nine months and endlessly thereafter.

“Sphinx – A Novel “Ostomy Management Device”
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Posted on : 30 Aug 2016

Unmet Need and Market Opportunity: Millions of people worldwide need to undergo intestinal surgery to treat gastrointestinal conditions like Colo-rectal Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis etc.

IndioLabs- addressing clinical needs
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Posted on : 30 Aug 2016

IndioLabs is a Bangalore based medical device startup which was founded with the goal of identifying specific clinical needs in India and other emerging markets.

OrthoHeal- bridging gaps in Orthopaedic care
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Posted on : 30 Aug 2016

OrthoHeal, is a medical-technology start-up based in Gujarat, incubated while we were still in college, in IIT. That is when we had realised the several gaps in orthopaedic care in India which could only be met by providing robust unique health-tech solutions and founded OrthoHeal.

Sohum innovation lab- realising the goal of “Accessible India”
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Posted on : 30 Aug 2016

While working in the child development clinic at All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS), I came across a five year old child with an undetected hearing disability.

Announcing the Results of the National Level Competition for Creation of Logo, Background of Donor card & Slogan Writing on Organ Donation
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Posted on : 17 Dec 2015

Government of India as a part of its health initiative through the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has created the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) to promote Organ Donation and transplantation.

Ebook - Success Stories on Health Sector
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Posted on : 27 Nov 2015

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has encouraged piloting and scaling up of innovations and good practices to improve health outcomes. It is an essential part of National Health Mission and the states are supported to pilot & field test innovations.

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