Health Minister

Under fire over the recent casualties in fire tragedy at the SUM Hospital and his close proximity with Chairman Manoj Nayak, Odisha Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak has resigned, citing high moral ground. Atanu was under pressure…

Taking an urgent measure to check the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis in Malkangiri district of Odisha, which has claimed the lives of as many as 29 children in last 28 days, the National Health Mission (NHM) has sanctioned 50 lakh rupees…

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda on Thursday announced that the Health Ministry will soon come out with a National Injury Control Program to provide trauma healthcare and save lives of the lakhs of persons lost in…

Cholera has resurfaced in Odisha’s tribal dominated Rayagada. Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak had visited cholera-affected villages to take stock of the situation in Palama in Kalyansinghpur block area of Rayagada district. Almost…

The number of dengue infected persons in Odisha increasing day by day which has claimed four lives. Almost 102 persons are undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College, Cuttack. The Health Minister Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said, the…

The Health Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda stated in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today that at present, the Government is not considering any proposal for mandatory internship for medical professionals in rural and remote areas.…

“India stands committed to eliminating Malaria and is committed to allocating infrastructure and financial resources to this task”, said Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, in New Delhi today. The Health Minister…