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Popular government healthcare schemes you need to know about

16 Jan 2020

Lack of access to proper healthcare is a major problem in India, and to address the issue, the government has introduced many healthcare schemes over the years.

04 Apr 2018

Delhi: CAG report reveals 32 blood banks running without licenses

Out of 68 blood banks in Delhi, 32 didn't have a valid license in 2016-17, a CAG report revealed.

12 Nov 2017

'Love Condoms': 10 lakh condoms ordered online in 69 days

The launch of the 'Love Condoms' initiative seems to have removed the stigma around condoms in India to some degree.

19 Jul 2017

"You cannot donate blood": NACO to LGBTQ community

According to National Aids Control Organization, LGBTQ community fall under the category of 'High Risk Group' and hence they aren't allowed to donate blood.

06 Jun 2017

States run out of life-saving medicines months after HIV/AIDS Bill

Not even two months after India passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, ensuring dignity and equal rights to patients, at least six states have run out of live-saving drugs.

30 Apr 2017

HIV: Health ministry to formulate seven-year National Strategic Plan

Union Ministry on Health and Family Welfare is planning to formulate a National Strategic Plan to effectively eliminate HIV/AIDS in seven years.

27 Apr 2017

For the first time, free condoms for everyone in India

In the first such scheme, citizens in most major cities of India can now order in a minimum of one box of condoms - 144 pieces - for free.

24 Apr 2017

6,00,000 litres of blood discarded in 5 years in India

Statistics have indicated that over 28 lakh units of blood have been discarded by hospitals and blood banks in India due to poor storage and coordination logistics.