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Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare
Illogical formula
Issue Date: Sep 15, 2012
THE hue and cry in recent months over failure to protect the interests of drug trial victims has finally forced the government to act. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) under the Union health ministry has drafted a formula to compensate drug trial-related injuries and deaths.
Health Act faces hurdles
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2012
Gutkha sympathiser
Issue Date: Aug 15, 2012
@Lathajishnu Turmoil in academia
Issue Date: May 15, 2012
On May 13 when the term of the body of governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI) expires, it seems there would be no one at the helm of medical education in the country. The Union health ministry is still undecided on who should take charge of MCI.
Time to nail pesticides
Issue Date: Apr 15, 2012
ALMOST two years after it was found that fruits and vegetables in Delhi markets contain harmful levels of pesticides, the Centre has formed an expert committee to frame a policy to check pesticide residues in eatables.
Endgame begins
Issue Date: Mar 31, 2012
It was a day of celebration for the Union health ministry. On February 25, it received a message from WHO saying India’s name has been taken off the list of polio endemic countries as not a single new case of wild polio was reported in the past one year. A two-year-old girl from Howrah in West Bengal on January 13 was the last detected case of wild polio.
