The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government

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charged with

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in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India. The Minister of Health and Family Welfare holds

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rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Mansukh L. Mandaviya, while the current Minister of State for health (MOS: assistant to Minister i.e. currently assistant to Mansukh L. Mandaviya) is Dr Bharati Pawar . Since 1955 the Ministry regularly publishes the

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through the Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC), an autonomous body for setting standards for drugs, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices and technologies in India.

Organisation

The ministry is composed of two departments: Department of Health and Family Welfare and the Department of Health Research.

Department of Health

The Department of Health deals with

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, including awareness campaigns, immunisation campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health. Bodies under the administrative control of this department are: * National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) (see HIV/AIDS in India) * 14 National Health Programmes ** National AIDS Control Programme (

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) Department Of Aids Control (National AIDS Control Organisation)
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** National Cancer Control Programme ( cancer) (since 1985) ** National Filaria Control Programme ( filariasis) ** National Iodine Deficiency Disorders Control Programme ( iodine deficiency) ** National Leprosy Eradication Programme ( leprosy) ** National Mental Health Programme ( mental health) ** National Programme for Control of Blindness ( blindness) ** National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness ( deafness) ** National Tobacco Control Programme ( tobacco control) ** National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) ( vector-borne disease) ** Pilot Programme on Prevention and Control of Diabetes, CVD and Stroke ( diabetes,

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) ** Revised National TB Control Programme ( tuberculosis) ** Universal Immunisation Programme * National Medical Commission * Dental Council of India * Pharmacy Council of India * Indian Nursing Council * All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru * All India Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AIIPMR), Mumbai *

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Department of Family Welfare

The Department of Family Welfare (FW) is responsible for aspects relating to family welfare, especially in reproductive health, maternal health,

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, information, education and communications; cooperation with NGOs and international aid groups; and rural health services. The Department of Family Welfare is responsible for: * 18 Population Research Centres (PRCs) at six universities and six other institutions across 17 states * National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), Delhi * International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai * Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow * Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi

Department of Health Research

The Department of Health Research (DHR) was created in 2007 and became functional the following month. Researches on estimation of disease burden, health related affordable innovative technologies process/product development
Translational research
and child health care, are included in Grant-In-Aid Scheme of DHR.

Department of AYUSH

Department of Indian System of Medicine and Homeopathy (ISM&H) was established in 1995. It was later renamed as ''Department of Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) '' in 2003. AYUSH focuses on research and education. The Department of AYUSH no more falls under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, it was elevated to the Ministry of AYUSH with effect 9 November 2014.

List Of Ministers

List of Ministers of State

References

External links

Official website

Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Official website

National Health Portal
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