Health ministry initiates community support plans for TB patients
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ICMR calls a high-level meeting as covid-19 surges, driven by Omicron
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A high-level meeting has been called in the coming week to chalk out a strategy to stem the recent spike in covid cases and to review the efficacy of current surveillance measures.
The meeting will be chaired by Dr VK Paul, member (health), Niti Aayog.
Last week, scientists at the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) reviewed the genomic surveillance data which showed the surge is being driven by…
Centre raises alarm over spike in covid cases, experts advise caution
The union government is concerned about the sharp spike in covid cases, with new reported cases on Monday doubling to more than 4,500 in the last 24 hours, bringing the active case load to 25,000, the highest in nearly three months.
The health ministry has asked states with the highest number of active cases —Maharashtra (6,767), Karnataka (2,414), Kerala (8,835), Delhi (1,445), Uttar Pradesh (892) and Telangana (500)—to take measures to control the surge.…
Govt releases guidelines for substance use disorders and a new mobile app
The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday released a pocket book on standard treatment guidelines for substance use disorders and behavioural addictions, and a mobile app 'Addiction-Rx' on the occasion of 'World No Tobacco Day 2022'.The guidelines have been released for assisting physicians to provide quality care in substance use disorders under Drug De-Addiction Programme.To mark the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the Ministry organised a virtual event which was chaired by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan. The Health…