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The MoHFW had allocated Rs 11.07 crore to Delhi under the National Programme for Non-Communicable Diseases to establish these centres.

Day care cancer centres yet to come up in Delhi even a year after announcement

February 12, 2026 12:14 pm

Space yet to be earmarked in four identified city hospitals, say officials

The minister urged private institutions to work together to boost Delhi's medical emergency preparedness.

Delhi Health Minister flags off 10 free ambulances to boost emergency care

October 05, 2025 8:34 pm

Launched under a public-private partnership model, the ambulances will operate free of cost, officials said. The ambulances are intended to reduce response times for emergency medical cases in the city, officials added.

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'Become a role model, put phone away': Ghaziabad health dept's advisory to parents to curb screen use in kids

July 09, 2025 2:03 pm

Maintaining that the problem is not only limited to urban areas, the department said “every parent is troubled by their child's behaviour”.

Delhi forms state empanelment committee, 7 other panels in key step towards implementing Ayushman Bharat

April 19, 2025 10:59 pm

Delhi is 35th on the list of states and union territories to implement the Centre’s health insurance scheme, which provides free and cashless treatment for 1,961 medical procedures across 27 specialties

Enhance overall patient care, Delhi Health Minister tells officials as he visits Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital

March 18, 2025 12:40 am

Officials said the visit is a part of the BJP government’s effort to bring about visible improvement in the Capital under its 100-day plan

‘Can’t run like NGOs’: Delhi Health Minister seeks report on staff shortage at govt hospitals

February 25, 2025 6:23 am

"If a doctor from Deen Dayal Hospital is travelling to a hospital in Jafrabad daily... spending three hours commuting, he won’t be able to perform his duty" Pankaj Singh told The Indian Express

Delhi L-G suspends top health official, she says order violates norms

January 08, 2025 3:58 am

An official from the state health department claimed she was not issuing a tender approved by the health minister for outsourcing lab services.

Delhi Model: How AAP govt’s financial health changed in 10 years

January 02, 2025 8:46 am

On health and education, the AAP nearly dedicates 40% of its Budget – among the highest in the country.

Delhi health dept sacks supervisor, ‘carelessness’ led to TB patient not getting essential drugs

December 21, 2024 3:55 am

According to an official from the health department, it came to the department's notice that "Harshita, a school-going girl in North District was deprived of essential TB medicines due to the carelessness of a DOTS Plus Supervisor".

Express report on Tuberculosis drug shortage: Delhi Health dept forms panel to look into supply gaps

December 20, 2024 6:53 pm

This comes after The Indian Express on December 17 reported on the non-availability of TB medicine to a 16-year-old patient named Harshita Singh Chandel.