The overall objective of the Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) risk factors survey was to improve the information available to the Government health services and care providers on a set of high-priority risk factors, with a view to improve the quality health care and services. The survey also aimed...

Health is a State subject and the Government of India has always tried to work in partnership with states to meet people's needs. As the report will indicate, it is through this partnership with constant monitoring and support that they have provided for increasing the out-patient cases,...

Adolescents (10-19 years) constitute about one fourth of India's population and young people (10-24 years) about one third of the population. This huge section of population represents a great 'demographic dividend' and offers a dependable potential to drive and sustain economic growth that...

The National Programme for the Health Care for the Elderly (NPHCE) is an articulation of the International and national commitments of the Government as envisaged under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), National Policy on Older Persons (NPOP) adopted by the...

At the end of the course the learner will be able to understand the general principles of drug action and handling of drugs by the body in normal individuals including children, elderly, women during pregnancy and lactation; special situations like renal, hepatic disease and genetic variations....

At the end of the course, the learned shall be able to : 1. Know the principles of collection, handling, storage and dispatch of clinical samples from patient, in a proper manner, 2. Perform and interpret in a proper manner the basic clinico- pathological procedures. 3. Have an understanding of...

A law to prevent sex determination tests was passed in Maharashtra known as Maharashtra Regulation of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1988. In 1994 the the Parliament enacted the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act . To take care of certain inadequacies...

At the end of the course, the learner shall be able to understand the infectious diseases in terms of their etiology, pathogenesis, and laboratory diagnosis in order to efficiently treat, prevent and control the disease.

Performance Budget for 2005-2006 of Department of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH).

At the end of the course in Forensic Medicine, the learner shall be able to: 1. Identify, examine and prepare report or certificate in medico-legal cases/situations in accordance with the law of land. 2. Perform medico-legal postmortem examination and interpret autopsy findings and results of...