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Delhi's primary healthcare network shrinks 38%; hospital OPD, school clinic visits fall

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The number of listed primary healthcare facilities under Delhi's health department fell nearly 38 per cent in 2025-26, while outpatient attendance at government hospitals and sch... Read More


Experts warn of weaker oversight of medical colleges after NMC scraps 2023 standards rules

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Public health experts have raised concerns over the National Medical Commission's (NMC) decision to withdraw the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023, ... Read More


Pay disparity: Why young MBBS doctors are protesting in Lucknow

New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- Young MBBS doctors serving under Uttar Pradesh's compulsory government service bond have been protesting in Lucknow for nearly a week, demanding equal pay for those posted at gov... Read More


Land, funding hurdles hamper Ayushman Arogya Mandir expansion, affecting primary healthcare access in slum areas

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Twenty-one-year-old Kishan Singh sells mobile phone covers just outside the lane that houses a shut mohalla clinic in Peeragarhi Camp, where around 15,000 people are now left wit... Read More


Hospital owners question impact of Centre's rate-display directive on treatment costs

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Private hospital owners are divided over the Centre's directive asking States and Union Territories to ensure prominent display of healthcare service rates at clinical establishm... Read More


Delhi yet to pick up pace in HPV vaccination drive, awareness push stepped up

New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Delhi has vaccinated around 20 per cent of its target cohort of girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) since the launch of the free vaccination campaign in February, with the H... Read More


Centre asks States, UTs to ensure prominent display of healthcare charges at clinical establishments

New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has urged all States and Union Territories to ensure that clinical establishments prominently display the rates charged for their ... Read More


Cancer drug margin cap sparks affordability concerns; industry seeks uniform pricing rules

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Civil society groups have questioned whether the government's 30 per cent cap on trade margins for non-scheduled cancer medicines will make costly treatments more affordable. They... Read More


Delhi on high alert ahead of protest against CEC

New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Delhi has been fortified ahead of Saturday's proposed protest at Jantar Mantar demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Police have denied permissio... Read More


Govt proposes prior approval for ads of prescription drugs, including BP, diabetes medicines

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The government has proposed making it mandatory for drug companies to obtain prior approval from the Central Government before advertising certain prescription medicines, includin... Read More