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More than twenty two thousand cases of violation of women’s rights registered with NCW in the year 2015-16 till date

More than twenty two thousand cases of violation of women’s rights registered with NCW in the year 2015-16 till date The National Commission for Women has reported that they have registered 16584, 22422, 32118 and 22292 cases of violation of women’s rights in 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16 (till date). The highest number of such cases…
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No Shortage Of #Blood Banks

No Shortage Of Blood Banks                                                                                                                       There is no shortage of Blood Banks in the country, and there are a total of 2708 Blood…

Healthcare Services

Healthcare Services As per the National Health Profile 2015, the number of beds in rural hospitals is 183602 as against 492177 beds in urban hospitals. The State/UT wise details of number of beds are given below: 6.2.2  State/UT…

Wrong Treatment of Diseases

Wrong Treatment of Diseases Health is a State subject. It is the responsibility of the respective State Government to take cognizance of such instances and take action to prevent and control such practices. Therefore, such complaints, as…

Cancer Prevalence

Cancer Prevalence National Cancer Registry Programme (NCRP) is being implemented by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) based on 29 Population Based and 29 Hospital Based Registries.  The estimated prevalence and mortality in the…

Online Sale of Medicines

Online Sale of Medicines In accordance with the provisions of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules made thereunder, the sale of drugs in the country is regulated by State Licensing Authorities. Accordingly, drugs specified in…

Guidelines Regarding Availability of #Ventilator Beds

Guidelines Regarding Availability of Ventilator Beds Since health is a State subject, it is the responsibility of the State Government to issue guidelines for providing ventilator bed facility in an emergency situation on immediate basis to…

Inspection Of Medical Colleges

Inspection Of Medical Colleges The Medical Council of India (MCI) with the previous sanction of the Central Government made regulations prescribing minimum requirements in terms of infrastructure, faculty and clinical material for…