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Sharp rise in out-of-pocket health spending, 11% fall in government expenditure in FY23: Ministry report

May 28, 2026 4:07 pm

Reversing a decade of steady declines, households saw their out-of-pocket medical spending spike sharply to 43.4 per cent according to 'National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2022-23'.

'Seat imbalance, fee structures, competitive salaries,': Parliamentary panel pushes for overhaul in medical education

43 medical colleges added; 11,682 MBBS seats cleared for 2025-26: Health Ministry data

March 11, 2026 5:42 pm

According to the ministry’s data placed in Rajya Sabha, India’s medical education capacity has expanded significantly in the past decade. The number of medical colleges has increased from 387 in 2014 to 818 at present.

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

Data released by the Union health ministry in Parliament on Wednesday reveals that 2,805 people died waiting for organs between 2020-2024. Delhi tops the list with 1,425 patients followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. (Express Photo)

Nearly 3,000 Indians died waiting for organs in 5 years; over 82,000 still on transplant waitlist

December 11, 2025 4:08 pm

Data provided by the Union health ministry in Parliament shows that Maharashtra tops the organ transplant waitlist with 20,553 patients, followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.

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This doctor moved to Canada to become a filmmaker 3 years ago, drew salary every month at GB Pant hospital

September 07, 2025 9:11 am

Sources said the Union Health Ministry has also sought details from the Foreigners Regional Registration Office for information on Subberwal’s visits to India during the period under scrutiny.

An annexure presented to Parliament also listed the medical equipment procured by PGIMER since 2020

Over Rs 1,607 crore released for digital health infrastructure at PGIMER, Chandigarh in 5 years: Centre

August 08, 2025 3:39 pm

Digital upgrades, such as the transition to Hospital Information System 2.0, are underway at PGIMER, Chandigarh, the Union Health Ministry informed the Parliament.

Amid row over Tirupati laddoos, Health Minister Nadda seeks report, says govt will take suitable action

September 20, 2024 6:19 pm

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday agreed to hear a petition filed by senior YSRCP leader Y V Subba Reddy on September 25 over the controversy.

What are 'cocktail' drugs and why has Health Ministry banned 156 of them?

August 24, 2024 1:04 pm

One of the prominent pain-relief medicines on the list is Aceclofenac 50mg + Paracetamol 125mg tablet.

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Centre asks medical colleges to have local attire for convocations

August 24, 2024 7:31 am

The instruction will be applicable to all the Central government-run medical colleges, the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country, and institutes of national importance such as the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research-Chandigarh (PGIMER).