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E-pharmacies urge govt to notify e-pharmacy rules vital to health Mission

Online pharmacies on Thursday said they have requested the government to notify the final e-pharmacy rules. A vibrant e-pharmacy remains a vital cog in the implementation of the National Digital Health Mission, association of Indian internet pharmacies Digital Health Platforms said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "It is our sincere request that the government notify the final e-pharmacy rules," the association added. Draft e-Pharmacy Rules are in addition to, and not in substitution of, the existing legal framework of the IT act and DC (Drugs and Cosmetics) Act and Rules, which the existing e-pharmacies are fully compliant with, the letter said. Therefore, the registration of e-pharmacies under the proposed Draft Rules is over and above the existing relevant Act and Rules, it added. "A vibrant e-Pharmacy sector continues to be a key element in successfully implementing the National Digital Health Mission, and governmental support and motivation to the sector is critic

Pradhan urges Odisha CM to initiate Ayushman Bharat, Digital Health Mission

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to implement two flagship public welfare schemes of the Union Health Ministry in Odisha

Healthy stimulus

Govt should increase expenditure on health care

Digitised health care

Draft policy is ambitious but raises privacy concerns

How coronavirus pandemic has disrupted India's routine healthcare services

Fewer women accessed maternal healthcare in March and April 2020

The supply side

Govt needs to invest more in health care

Self-reliance to determine how high flag of freedom flies, says India Inc

Welcoming the National Digital Health Mission, Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw said it gives India's healthcare sector a digital backbone

Health Mission to Covid-19 vaccine: Key takeaways from PM's I-Day speech

Prime Minister Modi also informed the country of a new Cyber Security Policy

India's doctor-patient ratio still behind WHO-prescribed 1:1,000: Govt

Assuming an 80-per cent availability, it was estimated that around 9.27 lakh doctors were available for active service, which put the allopathic doctor-patient ratio at 1:1445, the minister said.

Funds Allocation for Strengthening Health Care System Under National Health Mission

? ? Public Health is a State subject. Under the National Health Mission (NHM) which encompasses the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) as its two sub-missions, support is provided to States/UTs for strengthening their health care systems based on requirements posed by the States/UTs in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).Approvals against the PIPs received have been provided to all States/UTs based on appraisal and resource availability. A Statement showing State wise Allocation under NHM in 2014-15 is given below:- ? Statement Showing State wise Allocation(B.E.) under NHM for 2014-15 Rs. in crore Sl. No. States Allocation ? 1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 28.29 ? 2 Andhra Pradesh 712.94 ? 3 Arunachal Pradesh 184.09 ? 4 Assam 1086.52 ? 5 Bihar 1300.32 ? 6 Chandigarh 19.48 ? 7 Chhattisgarh 559.01 ? 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 14.04 ? 9 Daman & Diu 9.72 ? 10 ..

Bihar population problem: 94% women know about contraception, 20% use them

In roughly five years, or by 2024, the population of India is expected to surpass that of China, according to a 2017 United Nations (UN) projection

Will Ayushman Bharat disrupt the health insurance market?

As a result of the mass state-led scheme, the processes in the health insurance market could get simplified over time and become uniform

Modi govt approves 20% cut in National Health Mission funding over 3 years

Officials familiar with the plan said finance ministry reduced planned funding because of other spending priorities and because of state governments' poor track record of spending the health budget