Medical infrastructure in Bengal stressed due to non- implementation of Ayushman Bharat: Jagdeep Dhankhar"Because of Ayushman Bharat all over the country, we could have witnessed growth in the medical world... unfortunately some could not (take...
02 Dec, 2020, 04.27 PM IST
Phase-3 clinical trial of Covaxin commences in KolkataThe governor further said that the Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme, which provides free healthcare services, has provided succour to many a...
02 Dec, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
1,000 volunteers from Kolkata needed for COVID-19 vaccine - Covaxin - trial at NICEDThe list of 1,000 volunteers will be finalised by the first week of December when the phase III trial is likely to begin.
27 Nov, 2020, 12.03 PM IST
Indian Foreign Minister speaks to his counterparts from US, Russia, Saudi, Oman and Brazil on pandemicIn a series of tweets Foreign Minister S Jaishankar gave an overview of his conversations.
23 Apr, 2020, 09.44 PM IST
West Bengal government not cooperating: Home ministry“It has been brought to the notice of this ministry that both IMCTs at Kolkata and Jalpaiguri, respectively, have not been provided with th...
22 Apr, 2020, 07.28 AM IST
Central team on COVID-19 claims lack of cooperation by Mamata govtThe central government has constituted six Inter- Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) to make an on-spot assessment of the COVID-19 situation...
21 Apr, 2020, 04.09 PM IST
ICMR-NICED withdraws defective COVID-19 test kits from Bengal labsThe West Bengal government alleged that the COVID-19 testing kits supplied by the NICED, the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) no...
21 Apr, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Bengal governor vs state government again! This time over Covid-19In a telephonic interview to ET, Dhankhar, known for political activism and run-ins with the Mamata Banerjee government, claimed that the g...
16 Apr, 2020, 12.11 AM IST
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's ties with the government are on a firm footing despite some recent concernsDevelopment professionals said the biggest value that the foundation’s partnerships have brought is capacity building.
13 May, 2017, 08.59 AM IST
Hilleman Labs, NICED to develop Shigella VaccineThe two aim to complete the development of this vaccine by 2024, according to Hilleman Labs chief executive officer Davinder Gill.
30 Mar, 2017, 09.36 AM IST
Few takers for indigeniously developed cheap H1N1 test kitsDespite PM Modi's'Make in India' call, not even central government controlled organizations or hospitals like AIIMS are buying these kits.
18 Mar, 2015, 12.32 PM IST
- Huge crunch of medical professionals in rural areas: Official
Public health system in the country was facing a huge crunch of medical professionals, including doctors, in rural areas.
18 Jan, 2013, 06.25 PM IST