ADB sanctions USD 170 mn loan to reinforce India's health infrastructure for future pandemic preparedness

Jun 20, 2024

According to ADB, the loan, part of the Strengthened and Measurable Actions for Resilient and Transformative Health Systems (SMART Health) Subprogram 1, is designed...

Working to integrate AI with traditional medicine: JP Nadda at WHO Global Summit

Dec 19, 2025

According to Nadda, India's previous health policy was curative in nature, with an undue focus on only cure through medicine. However, after 2017, a...

Economic Survey recommends increasing public health spending to 2.5-3% of GDP

Jan 29, 2021

New Delhi [India], January 29 : The Economic Survey has strongly recommended an increase in public spending on healthcare services from 1 per...

Union Health Minister approves National Policy for Rare Diseases

Apr 03, 2021

New Delhi [India], April 4 : Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan approved the "National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021", which aims...

NHA report for 2017-18 released: Centre's health expenditure in GDP increased 1.35 pc

Nov 29, 2021

New Delhi [India], November 29 : The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday released findings of the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for...

Centre releases NHDM's Draft Health Data Management Policy for public consultation

Aug 27, 2020

New Delhi [India], Aug 27 : The National Health Authority (NHA) on Wednesday released the Draft Health Data Management Policy of the National Digital...