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Cancer cases, deaths have increased in country between 2020 and 2022: Govt

Estimated cancer cases and mortality due to it have increased in the country between 2020 and 2022, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, citing official data. The Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to states and Union territories under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) as part of the National Health Mission (NHM), based on the proposals received from the states and subject to the resource envelope, he said in reply to a question. According to the National Cancer Registry Programme of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), an estimated incidence of cancer cases in India by different states and Union territories in 2020 was 13,92,179 and it increased to 14,26,447 in 2021 and 14,61,427 in 2022. Estimated mortality due to cancer in India was 7,70,230 in 2020 and it increased to 7,89,202 in 2021 and 8,08,558 in 2022, ..

Only a healthy society can build a prosperous country: Health Minister

Noting that only a healthy society can build a prosperous country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that as the country is celebrating Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, it is necessary to make it healthy. He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day Community Health Officers Conference organised at Rudraksh Convention Centre here on the occasion of International Universal Health Coverage Day. "Today we all have gathered to reflect on some issues. If we want to achieve our goal, then everyone will have to make collective efforts," he said. He said medical officers had done a great job during the COVID-19 pandemic. "In times of crisis like Covid, our health army carried out its duty honestly by risking its life. With their collective efforts, all of us were able to fight that crisis," he said. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi believes that when we are celebrating the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence, it is necessary to make the .

1.39 mn cancer cases in India in 2020, expected to jump by 12.8%: Mandaviya

The estimated number of cancer cases in the country in 2020 was 13,92,179 and it is projected to increase by 12.8 per cent, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Lok Sabha on Friday citing National Cancer Registry Programme data. Responding to a question, Mandaviya said patients with cancer are getting treatment at various health facilities, including district hospitals, medical colleges, central institutes like AIIMS and private hospitals. Relevant data related to patients registered for treatment is maintained by the institutions and hospitals concerned at their own level. Under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), financial assistance is provided to poor patients belonging to families living below poverty line, suffering from major life threatening diseases for medical treatment at any of the super specialty hospitals/institutes or other government hospitals, Mandaviya said. Under the Health Minister's Cancer Patient Fund (a component of RAN), Rs 216. 98 lakh was utilised

Various healthcare initiatives by Modi govt brought down MMR: Mandaviya

Various healthcare initiatives taken up by Modi-led govt in order to ensure quality maternal and reproductive care have yielded results and helped tremendously in bringing down maternal mortality rate

India's pharmaceutical exports have grown by 138% since 2013-14: Mandaviya

India's pharma exports have increased 138% in April-October 2022-23 compared to the same period of 2013-14, the health minister said

Wear masks to protect yourselves as CM busy in poll campaign: Mandaviya

Taking a dig at Arvind Kejriwal, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday urged Delhi'ites to wear masks to protect themselves from pollution as the Delhi chief minister was busy in poll campaign in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Alarmed by hazardous pollution levels and health warnings, the Delhi government on Friday announced that primary schools will remain shut from Saturday and 50 per cent of its staff will work from home, while private offices have been advised to follow suit. Delhi's air quality remained "severe" for a second day on the trot. "The people of Delhi are urged to wear masks and protect themselves from air pollution because Kejriwal-ji is busy talking about free 'rewari' in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and putting up advertisements by spending crores of rupees of Delhi taxpayers' money," he said in a tweet in Hindi.

BJP-led Centre is pro-poor, industry-friendly, says Mansukh Mandaviya

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that the BJP-led central government is pro-poor, pro-farmer and also industry-friendly

Janaushadhi stores for affordable medicines grew 100-times in 8 yrs: Govt

More than Rs 15,360 crore estimated to have been saved due to central government service

Developing nations' vaccine manufacturers bat for pandemic treaty

It's time to focus on routine immunisation: Mandaviya

Mandaviya reviews Covid-19 situation; mask mandate should continue

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the Covid situation amid detection of cases of a new sub-variant of Omicron from parts of the country. The meeting concluded that wearing masks and following Covid-appropriate behaviour should continue, a health ministry statement said. With the emergence of new Omicron variants, many countries are witnessing a steep rise in Covid cases. During the meeting with public health experts and officials, Mandaviya reviewed the pandemic situation, status of vaccination drive and the global scenario of new variants of Covid, it said. The minister stressed on monitoring entry points, the statement said. Mandaviya stressed the need to undertake adequate testing (with higher proportion of RTPCR) and effective Covid surveillance to assess and control the spread of infection in a timely manner. He directed officials to continue to focus on surveillance, particularly through sentinel sites including monitoring of SARI and ILI cases, an

Govt reviews Covid situation as Omicron subvariant BQ.1 detected in Pune

The BQ.1 is a mutation of BA.5, which is behind 60% Covid cases in the US

Over 250k people donated blood during Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav: Mandaviya

Over 2.5 lakh people donated blood during the 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' which began on September 17 and concluded on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day on Saturday, according to Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The success of the 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav' has strengthened the noble cause of humanity which will help immensely in saving many precious lives, Mandaviya said while addressing a gathering on the occasion of National Blood Donation Day 2022 at AIIMS, Delhi. "Blood donation is a noble cause and given our rich culture and tradition of 'seva' (service) and 'sahyog' (cooperation), on National Voluntary Blood Donation Day, let us all pledge to be always there for someone else and donate blood regularly," he said. The minister said India's response to COVID-19 was inspired by the rich tradition of 'lok bhagidari' (public participation), showed the way to manage the pandemic and led to the world's largest Covid vaccination exercise. "Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav was aimed a

Three fertilizer firms sign MoU with Canada's Canpotex to import potash

Coromandel International, Chambal Fertilizers and Indian Potash Ltd have signed a pact with Canada-based Canpotex for the import of 15 lakh tonnes of potash annually for three years, according to the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Canpotex, Canada is amongst the largest suppliers of Potash globally, exporting around 130 lakh tonnes of product annually. Potash, which is a source of potassium, is used both for direct application as MOP (Muriate of Potash) as well as in combination with 'N' & 'P' nutrients in NPK fertilizers. India meets 100 per cent of its potash requirement through imports. The country imports approximately 40 lakh tonnes of MOP annually. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was presented to Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday, an official statement said. "In a significant step towards ensuring long-term fertilizer availability for the farming community, India's fertilizer companies - Coromandel International, Chambal ...

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission crosses 10 mn digitally linked records

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated that the country has achieved another milestone in its digital health journey

Mandaviya to inaugurate Arogya Manthan to mark 4 years of Ayushman Bharat

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate "Arogya Manthan 2022" to celebrate four years of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY)

AB-PMJAY substantially reduced out-of-pocket expenditure of poor: Mandaviya

The cashless treatment facility provided by Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY scheme for poor and underserved families has substantially reduced their out-of-pocket expenditure as well as financial bankruptcy due to severe and prolonged illness, and expensive treatment, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Mandaviya interacted virtually with beneficiaries of the scheme from different parts of the country as the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) completes four years of implementation, a statement by the health ministry said. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Bharati Pravin Pawar as well as Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel also attended the programme. The Union health minister also shared the travails and pain of the beneficiaries and their families who narrated their experience of severe health crisis, and their inability of meeting the healthcare expenditure on their own, the statement said. They also relived their joy on

New India prepared to deal with any threat in healthcare sector: Mandaviya

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday underlined the need for de-politicising the discussions on health policy and infrastructure and adopting a more holistic approach across the whole spectrum of the populace. He also asserted that a new India is prepared to deal with any threat in the healthcare sector. "A healthy India will be a wealthy India," Mandaviya said speaking at the Public Affairs Forum of India's (PAFI) 9th Annual Forum 2022. He said the new India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is an empowered nation and is well prepared to face any crisis. The difference has been made by the proactive planning of the prime minister, he said, adding health infrastructure is being propagated across the country via the PPP model with a microcosm of public hospitals mushrooming along with private medical colleges. Mandaviya said 22 AIIMS have been planned across the country to improve the tertiary level of health infrastructure. Elaborating on the coun

Mandaviya to inaugurate Arogya Manthan to mark Ayushman Bharat anniversary

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate 'Arogya Manthan' -- a two-day event to celebrate four years of the implementation of Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and one year of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission -- on September 25. The event will see active participation of global and national experts from the healthcare sector along with representatives from the academia, think-tanks, industry and the media, according to a health ministry statement. The health minister will interact with beneficiaries of AB-PMJAY from across the country on September 23. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Bharati Pravin Pawar, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog will grace the event, the statement stated. Senior Government officials from states and Union territories will also be present. The AB-PMJAY will complete four years of its implementation on September 23 and Ayushman

Over 100,000 donate blood on PM Modi's birthday, creating world record

Over one lakh people donated blood on Saturday as part of the fortnight-long 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav', which began on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday, creating a "world record" for single-day donations, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said. The previous record was set on September 6, 2014 -- 87,059 participants. It was achieved by the Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad at 556 blood donation camps across 300 cities in India. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who also donated blood at a camp set up at Safdarjung Hospital here, urged citizens to register on the Aarogya Setu app or e-Raktkosh portal to donate blood as part of the 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav', which will be held till October 1 -- National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. "New world record! Today I am happy to inform that on the birthday of Prime Minister @NarendraModiji more than 87,000 people have donated blood voluntarily so far under #RaktdaanAmritMahotsav, which is a new world record. This is a

Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav: 87K donate blood on PM's b'day, creates record

Union Health Minister Mansukh Madaviya said that 87,137 people donated blood on the first day of the fortnight-long blood donation drive which began on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday on Saturday which is a "world record". Mandaviya, who also donated blood at a camp set up at Safdarjung Hospital here, urged citizens to register on the Aarogya Setu app or e-Raktkosh portal to donate blood as part of the 'Raktdaan Amrit Mahotsav', which will be held till October 1 -- National Voluntary Blood Donation Day. "New world record! Today I am happy to inform that on the birthday of Prime Minister @NarendraModiji (T1 #RaktdaanAmritMahotsav more than 87 thousand people have donated blood voluntarily so far, which is a new world record. This is an invaluable gift from the country to our beloved Pradhan Sevak," Mandaviya said in a tweet in Hindi. The counting of individuals who donated blood on day one was still going on, officials said. The previous record -- largest blood donation ...