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Mansukh Mandaviya takes charge of Health Ministry
Updated : 11 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The second-term Rajya Sabha MP from Gujarat Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday assumed office as Union Health Minister, replacing Dr Harsh Vardhan.
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Relevance of Yoga increased during COVID-19, says Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of the seventh International Day of Yoga, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the relevance of Yoga has increased during COVID-19 and asserted that Yoga has helped people to maintain physical and mental health.
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20.2 pc of people who received one dose of COVID vaccine globally reside i
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): At least 20.2 per cent of all the people who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine globally, reside in India, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Monday.
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Harsh Vardhan completes tenure as WHO Executive Board Chairperson
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday successfully completed his tenure as the Chairperson of Executive Board of World Health Organization.
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Must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs amid COVID-19: Har
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): As Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan completed his tenure as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board, he said that there is no scope for industries to stick to intellectual property rights (IPR) of COVID-19 vaccines and that o
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WHO honours Harsh Vardhan for efforts in tobacco control
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 31 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has awarded Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan with 'WHO Director-General Special Recognition Award' for his accomplishments in the area of tobacco control.
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Bring centralised COVID vaccine procurement, allocation policy: Delhi govt
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Amid the shortage of COVID vaccines in several parts of the country, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging the Centre to come out with a centralised vaccine procurement and allocation polic
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My motto has always been 'Health for those without wealth': Harsh Vardhan
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 20 (ANI): Stating that a threat in any region can turn into a grave challenge for all in less time, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday took a strong note to build not only resilient but also transparent global health systems that are quick in identifying
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Preparedness costs only fraction of impact of a pandemic but returns expon
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Underlining the need for greater collaboration between countries on various aspects of health, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said Wednesday said that an important lesson COVID-19 has taught is that preparedness costs only a fraction of the impact of
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DRDO's anti-COVID drug 2-DG will reduce recovery time, oxygen dependency,
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that the recovery time from COVID-19 infection and oxygen dependency will be reduced by anti-COVID drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Read More
Kejriwal urges Centre to increase monthly supply of Covid vaccines, fix un
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday wrote to Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan urging to increase the monthly supply of vaccines to the national capital.
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Harsh Vardhan urges citizens to not skip second dose of COVID vaccine
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Reiterating the importance of full protection through two Covid Vaccine doses, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday appealed to all citizens to get the second dose which boosts the immunity against Covid manifold, adding that 53,25,000 doses will
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