The basic objective of the National Programme for Health Care of the Elderly (NPHCE) is to provide separate, specialized and comprehensive health care to the senior citizens at various level of State health care delivery system including outreach services. The Programme is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare with 75 percent Central and 25 percent State funding. With this Programme, senior citizens will get free, specialized health care facilities through the State health delivery system.
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Website of My Hospital
My Hospital is Ministry of Health, Government of India initiative to capture patient feedback for the services received at the hospital through user-friendly multiple channels such as Short Message Service (SMS), Outbound Dialling (OBD) mobile application and web portal.
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Website of Central Health Education Bureau
Central Health Education Bureau under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India works in the field of health education, health promotion, capacity building, developing IEC materials, and behavioral research.
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Annual Reports of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
The Annual Report gives a synoptic view of policies and programmes of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
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National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021
The policy aims at lowering the incidence and prevalence of rare diseases.
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Website of MyHealthRecord
Get more information related to Personal Health Record Locker. Services like as Citizen-contrilled Personal Health Record accessible over web and mobile, comprehensive dashboard for health monitoring, Provision for Tele-Consulation and many mores.
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Information on Media & Editorial Division, Central Health Education Bureau
The Media Division of the Bureau is mainly responsible for producing health education and publicity material for carrying out health education programmes in the country on scientific lines by disseminating the latest and correct information to the people about health and prevention of diseases and thereby creating awareness among the people and motivate them for desired changes in health behaviour.
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National Health Policy, 2017
The policy envisages as its goal the attainment of the highest possible level of health and wellbeing for all at all ages, through a preventive and promotive health care orientation in all developmental policies, and universal access to good quality health care services without anyone having to face financial hardship as a consequence.
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Information of Ayurveda
The word Ayurveda derived from AYU and VEDA. AYU means life VEDA means science or knowledge. Ayurveda means the science of life. Charaka defines "That science is designated as Ayurveda which deals with advantage and disadvantage as well as happy and unhappy states of life along with what is good and bad for life, its measurement and the life itself (Charaka Sutra 1 - 4)" Ayurveda embraces all living things, human and Non-human.
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Information on Health Promotion & Education Division, Central Health Education Bureau
The health promotion and Education division was created in 2005 by incorporating the functions and activities of Health Education Services division of the bureau.
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National Policy for containment of Antimicrobial Resistance
To monitor antimicrobial resistance it is necessary to have regulations for use and misuse of antibiotics in the country.
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Information of Yoga
Yoga is an Art and Science of healthy living. It is a spiritual discipline based on an extremely subtle science, which focuses on bringing harmony between mind and body. The holistic approach of Yoga is well established and it brings harmony in all walks of life and thus, known for disease prevention, promotion of health and management of many lifestyle –related disorders.
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Information on School Health Education Division, Central Health Education Bureau
The School Health Education Division was established in 1958 with a view to strengthening health education programmes for the younger generation.
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The Cigarettes and other Tobacco products Bill, 2015
The objective of the Bill is to amend some provisions of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
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Information of Unani
The Unani System of Medicine offers treatment of diseases related to all the systems and organs of the human body. The treatments for chronic ailments and diseases of skin, liver, musculo-skeletal and reproductive systems, immunological and lifestyle disorders have been found to be highly effective and acceptable.
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Information on Training Division, Central Health Education Bureau
Training constitutes a major function of the Bureau. The Training Division of the Bureau came into being in 1964. But the first training programme had been started in 1960 itself with the help of various specialists available in the Bureau to organize courses for different categories of personnel such as Family Planning Extension Educators, V.D. Workers, Distt. Health Extension Educators, Health Visitors, Nursing Superintendents, Social...