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Centre draws plan to boost medical travel under ‘Heal in India’

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 27 June 2022, 12:00 PM 566

The government has drawn up a plan to augment the medical infrastructures of 17 cities, which see an inflow of a lot of overseas patients for treatment and wellness therapies, in a bid to boost medical travel as part of its ‘Heal in India’ initiative. Besides, the Health Ministry is working on easing medical visa […]Continue Reading

Monkeypox: Health ministry issues advisory for international passengers

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 12:00 PM 564

The Union health ministry advised international passengers to refrain from eating or preparing meat from wild game (bushmeat) or using products such as creams, lotions and powders derived from wild animals in Africa, besides avoiding close contacts with sick people, including those with skin lesions or genital lesions. The “Guidelines on Management of Monkeypox Disease” Continue Reading

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Regular international flights likely to resume from March 15: Govt Sources

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 9:18 AM 869

Regular international flights are likely to resume from March 15 and will follow the standard operating procedures effective at Indian airports for foreign arrivals and departure, government sources said. Given the consistent decline in Covid cases, a decision on resuming scheduled international flights has almost been arrived at by the Civil Aviation Ministry following Continue Reading