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• MNR med students' take fight for validation of seats to Delhi

  While the court, subsequently, asked them to start attending classes, students say that it didn't resolve their problem. "The court had also instructed NMC to issue a specific order restoring the recognition for the PG course of 2021-22 (when the seat blocking case had come up), in line with the NMC Act, 2019. Since that has not happened, we are worried that our degrees might not be considered valid once we graduate," said a protesting student.

  

• World Bank commits USD 1 bn to India for public healthcare infra

  In addition to the national-level interventions, one of the loans will prioritise health service delivery in seven states including Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. The agreement was signed by Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs and World Bank India country director Auguste Tano Kouame.

  

• 365 hospitals adopt ABDM’s Scan & Share service

  The real-time benefits of Scan & Share service are being leveraged by patients nationwide. Apart from government hospitals, several private hospitals also enable ABHA-based patient registrations. The service is currently live in 125 districts across 25 States/UTs in the country.

  

• Insurance Bill may not be introduced in budget session

  The General Insurance Council, a grouping of non-life insurers, has opposed the composite licence, warning that letting companies enter any segment will result in chaos and fragmentation of existing markets, an industry executive told ET.

  

• 'Health budget should be increased by 30-40 per cent to sustain growth'

  The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry eyes on increasing the allocation for the growing need for health facilities and infrastructure across the country.

  

• Anti-inflammatory patterns explain fatigue in long Covid patients: Study

  In the course of a viral infection, there is normally a very strong activation of the immune system. But in virtually all of the Long COVID patients studied, corresponding markers such as cytokines, acute phase proteins and eicosanoids, which indicate inflammation, were in fact hardly detectable, the study said.

  

• Dr Mansukh Mandaviya reviews COVID preparedness at Safdarjung Hospital

  Dr Mandaviya cautioned the staff against complacency and urged them to follow COVID-appropriate behaviour. He emphasised the need to be alert, refrain from sharing unverified information, and ensure high levels of preparedness.

  

• Andhra Pradesh: Centre sanctions drug park in East Godavari, to contribute Rs 1000 crore

  The Scheme Steering Committee (SSC) in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers granted in-principle consent to the proposals submitted by the state government.

  

• Ker CM assures to set up panel to examine anti-rabies vaccines

  Noting that the major concern of the common people was why the death had happened despite vaccination, the Health minister said as per the medical reports all of them had suffered dog bites in the critical body parts like face, fingers and so on which are more prone to the disease spread.

  

• Publicise free COVID booster dose campaign: Government tells FM channels

  India has administered over 211 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the beginning of the vaccination drive on January 16 last year. As on Monday, more than 15.43 crore precaution doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have been administered to eligible beneficiaries, since the drive began on January 10 this year.

  

• HC hears PIL over ‘poor health infra’ in Uttarakhand

  In the petition, special relaxation has been sought for the hilly areas so that health facilities can be increased in the remote areas of the state and to also increase the number of hospital beds.