National Tele Mental Health Programme: Tele MANAS
The National Tele Mental Health Programme of India emphasizes building the mental health workforce and ensuring that mental health services are accessible to every household and individual free of cost. The program particularly focuses on reaching vulnerable and unreached sections of society that may otherwise remain unnoticed.
eSanjeevani: Empowering Healthcare through Telemedicine
eSanjeevani operates on a hub and spoke model, where doctors, including specialists, offer their services to Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) situated in rural regions. This approach has brought expert medical assistance to remote areas, ensuring that people in the farthest corners of the country can access quality healthcare services.
Update on Digital Healthcare Mechanism developed under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission
Health Data Management Policy (HDM Policy) was released on 14th December 2020 by the Union Ministry of Health as a guidance document highlighting minimum standards for privacy and data protection to be followed by the participants/stakeholders of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) ecosystem. Health Data Management Policy specifies that no data shall be shared with any other entity without consent of the individual.
Update on Heal in India, Heal by India Initiatives
Ministry of Health is working towards promotion of Medical Value Travel (MVT) and Human Resources Mobility under the overarching theme of Heal in India and Heal by India.
Update on Access to Generic Medicines provided under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras opened across the country
In order to promote the PMBJP scheme, the Department of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), the implementing agency of scheme periodically requests state/UT governments/ district administrations to create awareness about the scheme and provide rent free space for opening Janaushadhi Kendras in Community Health Centre (CHC)/ Primary Health Centre (PHC)/Government Hospitals.
Rashtra Aarogya Nidhi scheme launched to provide financial aid provided to poor patients living below poverty line for treatment at any Super Specialty Government hospitals / institutes
The umbrella scheme of Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN) is a central sector scheme which provides one-time financial assistance to poor patients living below State/UT wise threshold poverty line and suffering from life threatening diseases relating to heart, kidney, liver, cancer, etc. for treatment at any of Super Specialty Government hospitals/institutes.
Dept. of Consumer Affairs clarifies on Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011 in respect of Medical Devices
If the Government or National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) or any other statutory body revises the prices of essential commodities, the industries must be permitted to revise their prices as per the notifications issued by such bodies.
CDSCO publishes List of Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics declared as Not of Standard Quality/Spurious for June 2023
This list includes a total of 48 drugs, medical devices and cosmetics that are identified as being deficient. All 48 samples of these samples were declared as not of standard quality and 1 was also declared spurious.
CDSCO re-constitutes its Internal Complaint Committee on Sexual Harassment
The CDSCO has re-constituted and notified the members of the Internal Complaint Committee that will deal with the complaints of working women on sexual harassment at the workplace.
Indian Red Cross Society holds Ceremonial Session of its AGM
Addressing the gathering, the chairman of IRCS emphasized that the Red Cross is dedicated to serving the needs of the vulnerable and underprivileged. He expressed the vision of taking the “Indian Red Cross to the next level by engaging in relief programs beyond Indian boundaries.”
