PM Modi will inaugurate the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Vijaypur (Samba), Jammu. The institute, whose foundational stone was also laid by the Prime Minister in February 2019, is being established under the Central sector scheme Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana.
In the state of West Bengal, around 41.4 percent of girls get married before their legal marriageable age which is 18 whereas 20.1 percent of boys get married before they attain the age of 21. The constantly increasing numbers are worrisome given that child marriages are a human rights violation and a recognized form of sexual and gender-based violence.
MoHFW asked states and UTs to follow June 2022 guidelines and follow 5-fold strategy of test-track-treat-vaccination and adherence to COVID Appropriate Behavior amidst rising Covid cases worldwide
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare gave a befitting reply to NYT for asserting India was stalling WHO from publishing global death toll estimate of Covid-19 pandemic
On-site registration aims at reducing vaccine wastage and facilitate those without access to the internet, smart phones or mobile phones with limited access for vaccination to get themselves inoculated.