Anbumani Ramadoss

ASHAs will be given daily remuneration: Ramadoss

ASHAs will be given daily remuneration: RamadossThe National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) second Common Review Mission said that some improvement has taken place in health sector still a better management of health-related initiatives is required.

Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) appointed under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) will be given a regular remuneration along with the incentives they get as per the existing arrangement, health minister Anbumani Ramadoss announced after the second Common Review Mission of the NRHM here on Wednesday.

Ramadoss to challenge court''s decision lifting the ban on smoking in films

Anubmani-RamadossNew Delhi, Jan 29 : Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has said that he will challenge the decision of the court overturning a central ban on smoking in films.

Ramadoss said the court decision was divided and the Central Government''s decision to ban smoking in films was based on the decision of the World Health Organisation (WHO) not to glorify smoking by projecting it in movies.

Centre Govt To Make Yoga Compulsory In Schools

Centre Govt To Make Yoga Compulsory In SchoolsIn a major announcement on Thursday, Union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that the Central Government is planning to make yoga compulsory in all schools as well as colleges, including private institutions.

While inaugurating a seminar on “disease control priorities in India,”, organised by D G Vaishnav College, Dr. Anbumani stated that pupils should understand the value of yoga that had been known to thwart lots of health-related troubles including hypertension plus heart diseases.

Dr. Ramadoss tells new doctors to stay in India

Anbumani RamadossNew Delhi, Jan 7 : Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today exhorted new doctors to stay in the country, as the country is in great need of quality medical human resource.

Addressing the 36th Annual Convocation of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, here, Dr Ramadoss told graduating doctors that they have been given quality education in the premier institute of the country, and therefore, are a valuable commodity in the light of huge shortfall of specialists in the country.

National Urban Health Mission covering over 400 cities will be launched next month

National Urban Health Mission covering over 400 cities will be launched next monthAddressing media during a function on Monday to mark the up gradation of the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute at the Victoria Hospital complex, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss revealed plans regarding National Urban Health Mission.

Health ministry will soon make proper labeling of food items mandatory

Health ministry will soon make proper labeling of food items mandatoryThe Union Health and Family Welfare ministry will soon make labeling of food products mandatory. This step has been taken to make consumers aware of ingredients, calories and saturated fat they intake. Government authorities believe that labeling food items will also make people aware of the harms of consuming junk food.

Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss told media that in a month's time, all food products in India will essentially have ingredients on one side

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