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Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid Covid: Vardhan

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that there is no scope for industries to stick to IPR and that organizations must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs.

Medical association Vs Baba Ramdev: 5 things to know about the controversy

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev has angered medical professionals with his remarks about allopathy and its treatment for coronavirus.

Reduce avoidable wastage of vaccines, Harsh Vardhan tells Rajasthan govt

Taking serious note of reports of wastage of Covid vaccine in some Rajasthan districts, the minister asked the state's health minister to optimise vaccine utilisation and reduce wastage

Smokers face 40-50% higher risk of severe diseases, Covid death: Vardhan

Smokers face a 40-50 per cent higher risk of severe diseases and death from Covid-19, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday

AIIMS RDA urge Vardhan to implement gargle lavage method in Covid detection

The Resident Doctors Association of the AIIMS wrote to Harsh Vardhan urging him to implement the gargle lavage method in detection of Covid-19

India ensured supply of medicines to 123 partner countries: Harsh Vardhan

India ensured supply of medicines to 123 partner countries despite its own needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Thursday.

Covid-19 pandemic: B.1.617 most common strain detected, says Harsh Vardhan

Accounts for over 20% of samples sent for genome sequencing

Going viral on vaccines

A sustained publicity campaign is urgently needed

Allopathy row: Harsh Vardhan calls yoga guru Ramdev's remark unfortunate

Vardhan said Ramdev's remark had not just disrespected the feelings of corona warriors but also deeply hurt the people of the country

Covid-19 vax availability to see exponential rise in coming months: Vardhan

India will be in a position to vaccinate at least all of its adult population by the end of 2021, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday. At a meeting to review the pandemic situation in nine states and union territories, the minister said, "Between August and December 2021, India will have procured 216 crore vaccine doses, while by July this year, 51 crore doses will be procured." Vardhan touched upon the speculation that the virus might mutate in future and endanger children, and said that the health facilities are being upgraded to deal with any such exigency, according to a health ministry statement. Vardhan also cautioned against the emerging trend in the country. He highlighted that now the smaller states are showing an upward trend and there is a dire need to be extremely cautious, the statement said. He asked the states to follow the basic principles of COVID-19-appropriate behaviour along with testing, tracking, tracing, treating and now vaccinating to fight against

Preparedness costs only fraction of impact of a pandemic: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that an important lesson Covid has taught is that preparedness costs only a fraction of the impact of a pandemic, but the returns are exponential

DRDO's anti-Covid drug 2-DG will reduce oxygen dependency: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the recovery time from Covid-19 infection and oxygen dependency will be reduced by anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by DRDO

Harsh Vardhan to interact with health ministers of 4 states to review Covid

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday will interact with health ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat via video conferencing to review the COVID-19 situation and the progress of the vaccination drive in these states."At 3 PM today, I'll be holding a VC with Health Ministers of #UttarPradesh, #AndhraPradesh, #MadhyaPradesh & #Gujarat to review current #COVID19 situation & progress of #COVID19Vaccination drive in their respective States.", tweeted Harsh Vardhan.Prime Minister Narendra Modi also chaired a high-level meeting on the country's coronavirus situation and the ongoing vaccination drive today.As many as 3,26,098 new COVID-19 cases, 3,53,299 discharges and 3,890 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, as per Union Health MinistryThe number of total cases stands at 2,43,72,907, including 2,04,32,898 recoveries, 2,66,207 deaths, and 36,73,802 active cases.A total of 18,04,57,579 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been ...

Demand for more vaccines harms govt's pandemic response: Vardhan to states

Production capacity is being steadily ramped up and will touch 80 million doses by May 2021 and 90 million by June 2021, says Harsh Vardhan

Avoid unrealistic Covid-19 vaccine expectations: Harsh Vardhan to states

The health minister was holding a meeting with eight states that have been showing a higher number of daily cases, positivity rate and mortality

Actively monitor private Covid vaccine manufacturers: Kejriwal to Vardhan

Arvind Kejriwal urged the Centre to 'actively monitor and supervise' private Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers in the country and ensure adequate availability of the vaccine doses to states and UTs

Harsh Vardhan says India, US have strong collaboration in public health

India and US have developed strong collaboration in the area of public health which extends to enhancing co-operation and support in the unprecedented times of Covid-19, Dr Harsh Vardhan said

Harsh Vardhan reviews RML preparation for severe Covid-19 patients

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan visited Dr RML Hospital and reviewed its preparedness for clinical management of severe Covid-19 patients

Centre will give 50% vaccines from its quota to states, UTs: Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has clarified on the issue of vaccines after concerns were raised from various quarters including the Congress. The clarification came on late Sunday night

States have no reason to complain about vaccines, says Harsh Vardhan

Ministry says allegation that the government is getting vaccines at a lower price and states are not are patently false