Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: The ‘National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021’ has been approved by Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and uploaded on the website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. The policy, finalized after multiple consultations…

New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccine will now be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The time constraint which was there earlier has been done away with, the idea being to increase the pace of vaccination, Union Minister for Health and…

New Delhi: The Indian government will go all out to make the country free of tuberculosis (TB) by the year 2025. Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting with senior officials…

New Delhi: Amidst the World Health Organisation's (WHO), clarification that it has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday…

New Delhi: Another COVID-19 vaccination dry run will take place in all districts, states and Union Territories — except Haryana and UP — on Friday. The simulation of the actual execution of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out is being conducted…

New Delhi: The COVID-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday. The minister told this to the media after reviewing the dry run of the vaccination process at a…

New Delhi: The first dose of COVID-19 could be administered to the people of the country in January, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said on Sunday. “India is not less than any country when it comes to COVID-19 vaccine and research.…

New Delhi: There have been reports suggesting that coronavirus cases might go up during winter. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Sunday agreed with that theory, saying that the possibility can’t be dismissed in Indian context. “SARS…

New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Monday launched a website on COVID-19 vaccine with all latest information on the deadly virus which has killed over 95,500 people in India. “An online portal about COVID-19…