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Draft National Medical Commission Bill, 2016

A bill to create a world class medical education system that ensures high quality medical education system.

On 08 Sep 2016

National Action Plan and Monitoring Framework for Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India

In India, NCDs have surpassed communicable diseases as the most common causes of morbidity and premature mortality in the country. The indicators and targets are used to track progress of actions desi...

On 25 Feb 2016

Health Sector Financing by Centre and States / UTs in India

Public expenditure data has been sourced from the States' budget documents, detailed demand for grants of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and other Central Ministries/Departments. This document gi...

On 25 Feb 2016

Guidelines and Protocols: Medico-legal Care for Survivors/Victims of Sexual Violence

Sexual violence is a significant cause of physical and psychological harm and suffering for The health concerns of survivors/victims of sexual violence, and their right to health is an issue of import...

On 22 Jun 2015

Report of the Working Group on AYUSH for the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17)

The mandate of AYUSH Department encompasses seven key areas of activity and intervention, namely AYUSH services, Medicinal Plants, Research & Development, Human Resource Development, International Col...

On 26 May 2015

The Working Group on Health Research for XII Plan

Health research is the key to a well functioning and effective health sector in the country. The focus of the report is to identify major issues, areas for policy research in health sector for 12th Fi...

On 22 May 2015

Report of the Working Group on Drugs & Food Regulations

Strengthening of Drugs Regulatory Mechanisms is one of the major public health interventions. This ensures that safe, efficacious and quality drugs are made available to the people. Keeping in view th...

On 21 May 2015

Working Group on Disease Burden (Non-communicable diseases)

The paper aims to document the burden and trend of communicable diseases including emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in India and also to review the achievement of ongoing major communicabl...

On 20 May 2015

National Health Policy - 2002

A National Health Policy was last formulated in 1983, and since then there have been marked changes in the determinant factors relating to the health sector. Some of the policy initiatives outlined in...

On 14 May 2015

National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3): 2005–06

The report provides helpful insights into the changes that are taking place in the country and will provide policymakers and programme managers with up-to-date estimates of indicators that can be used...

On 29 Apr 2015

Demands for Grants 2015-16 (Demand No. 48) of the Department of Health and Family Welfare

The National Health Policy framed from time to time provides the framework for the implementation of policies and programmes for health care. The Eleventh Five Year Plan had focused on the poor and th...

On 28 Apr 2015

National Health Policy 2015 Draft

This National Health Policy addresses the urgent need to improve the performance of health systems. It is being formulated at the last year of the Millennium Declaration and its Goals, in the global c...

On 15 Jan 2015

The Assisted Reproductive Technologies (Regulation) Bill - 2010

With the enormous advances in medicine and medical technologies, today 85 percent of the cases of infertility can be taken care of through medicines, surgery and/or the new medical technologies such a...

On 21 Jan 2012

Annual Report to the People on Health

The Report to the People on Health examines the progress made in the health sector, identifies the constraints in providing universal access and provides options and future strategies. In terms of li...

On 11 May 2011

Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP): Non-Communicable Disease Risk Factors Survey

The overall objective of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) risk factors survey was to improve the information available to the Government health services and care providers on a set of high-priority...

On 24 Feb 2011

NPHCE

The National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) is an articulation of the International and national commitments of the Government as envisaged under the UN Convention on the Righ...

On 01 Feb 2011

National Programme for the Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE): An Approach towards Active and Healthy Ageing

The National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) is an articulation of the International and national commitments of the Government as envisaged under the UN Convention on the Righ...

On 01 Feb 2011

Five Years of NRHM 2005-2010

Health is a State subject and the Government of India has always tried to work in partnership with states to meet people's needs. As the report will indicate, it is through this partnership with const...

On 08 Dec 2010

Segregated Data Analysis Report of NFHS-3 for Adolescents

Adolescents (10-19 years) constitute about one fourth of India's population and young people (10-24 years) about one third of the population. This huge section of population represents a great 'demo...

On 08 Dec 2010

Performance Budget 2005-2006 AYUSH

Performance Budget for 2005-2006 of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH).

On 06 Nov 2007

Working Draft for Revised Medical Curriculum: Paraclinical: Forensic Medicine

At the end of the course in Forensic Medicine, the learner shall be able to: 1. Identify, examine and prepare report or certificate in medico-legal cases/situations in accordance with the law of lan...

On 08 Aug 2007

Working Draft for Revised Medical Curriculum: Paraclinical: Microbiology

At the end of the course, the learner shall be able to understand the infectious diseases in terms of their etiology, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis in order to efficiently treat, prevent and...

On 08 Aug 2007

Working Draft for Revised Medical Curriculum: Paraclinical: Pharmacology

At the end of the course the learner will be able to understand the general principles of drug action and handling of drugs by the body in normal individuals including children, elderly, women during...

On 03 Aug 2007

Working Draft for Revised Medical Curriculum: Paraclinical: Pathology

At the end of the course, the learned shall be able to : 1. Know the principles of collection, handling, storage and dispatch of clinical samples from patient, in a proper manner, 2. Perform and int...

On 03 Aug 2007

Handbook on Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994 and Rules and Amendments

A law to prevent sex determination tests was passed in Maharashtra known as Maharashtra Regulation of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988. In 1994 the the Parliament enacted the Pre-Natal Diagn...

On 05 Jul 2007