Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act (DISHA) to enable electronic health records
medianama.com | March 29, 2018 . DISHA (Digital Information Security in Healthcare Act) will enable the digital sharing of personal health records with hospitals and clinics, and between hospitals and clinics; it will be the basis for the creation of digital health records in India. As we’ve reported earlier, the National Health Policy has green-lit the creation of […]
Doctor gets 3-year RI for illegal abortion
TNN | Mar 24, 2018, 09.38 IST Beed district and sessions judge A S Gandhi on Thursday sentenced Shivaji Sanap, a medical practitioner from Beed, to three years rigorous imprisonment for illegal termination of pregnancy, but discharged him of all other charges. Sanap was convicted under section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The […]
Centre amends e-waste management rules 2016 yet again
Down to Earth | Friday 23 March 2018 Even the producers or importers, who have recently started their operations, have been given a collection target which is lesser than the targets for other producers On March 22, 2018, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) amended the E-Waste Management Rules, 2016. These rules will […]
CDSCO puts Wockhardt, two others under scanner for selling drug without clearances
Moneycontrol.com | Mar 16, 2018 12:29 PM IST The CDSCO looks to give show case notices along with cancelling their licenses for the offence. These companies were apparently selling combination drugs to treat diabetes and fungal infections without the required approval. The Central Drug Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has put Wockhardt Limited, Mascot Health Series Pvt. Limited […]
Schedule H1 drugs easily sold without prescriptions
The Kashmir Monitor.in | Srinagar | Mar 17, 2018 Srinagar, Mar 16: Several medical stores across the city are selling Schedule H1 medicines over the counter, despite the ban imposed on the dangerous practice. Under Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940, the 46 drugs categorised as Schedule H1 cannot be sold over the counter (OTC), unlike […]
Kerala DC dept finds it difficult to enforce drug laws due to staff crunch, thousands of pharmacies go unchecked
Pharmabiz.com |Kerala |Saturday, March 17, 2018 Since the Kerala state drugs control department reels from a shortage of inspectors, the regulatory cell of the administration finds it hard to enforce drug laws and monitor drug sales. Sample collection has become name sake throughout the state, and off and on it is carried out in major […]
Kerala fire department seeks amended law to enforce norms
The New Indian Express | Kerala |18th March 2018 02:35 AM THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Despite repeated mishaps, many high-rise buildings in the state — both residential and commercial — still do not comply with fire safety norms. In an effort to ensure safety, the Fire and Rescue Services Department has approached the government seeking to amend the legislation […]
Government pushes for labour laws reforms in the ongoing parliament session
Qrius.com | March 15, 2018 PM Modi has been after labour reforms ever since coming to power. The BJP-led government plans to introduce new labour reforms in the ongoing parliament session, in a bid to enhance its voter base before the 2019 polls. The move also serves the aim to improve the low productivity sector and […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to enable govt to double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh
The Economic Times | Mar 15, 2018, 06.16 PM IST The amendment will also allow the central government to notify the maternity leave period for “female employees as deemed to be in continuous service in place of existing twelve weeks”. The Lok Sabha today passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) bill which seeks to empower the government […]
Panel targets ‘hidden’ hospital costs
The Telegraph | Calcutta | Mar 16, 2018 00:00 IST Calcutta: The regulatory commission for private health care is working on a plan to root out the “hidden charges” levied by many hospitals and nursing homes to allegedly inflate bills. The commission has drawn up a list of charges that it feels private health care institutions […]
