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New health policy to stress on infrastructure development
The new health policy presently being drafted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will stress on infrastructure development in various states and will explore ways to provide coverage for the uncovered segment of the population, Dr C P Thakur, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare said.

Health minister asks CGHS to set up grievance cell
The union minister for health and family welfare, Dr C P Thakur, has directed the Central Government Health Services (CGHS) authorities to open a Grievance Cell in Nirman Bhavan wherein the CGHS beneficiaries can lodge their complaints for redressal.

Consumer court orders doctor to pay Rs 81,000 for negligence
A city consumer court has ordered a doctor of Aggarwal Nursing Home here to pay Rs 81,000 to a man for negligence while operating upon his wife last year to remove gall bladder stones.

IIT’s new school of biosciences and bioengineering opened
The Indian Institute of Technology’s(IIT), School of Biosciences and Bioengineering will focus on teaching and research in areas of molecular, structural and computational biology, bioinformatics and biomedical sciences and engineering and bioprocessing.

AIG launches twin Insurance companies Chubb’s Corporation targets India
American International Group, one of the leading international insurance organisations is launching two Mega insurance companies in India.

Tax exemption for health insurance policy holders mooted
The Eradi Committee, which has studied the taxation aspects of life insurance sector, has asked the government not to tax surplus income of health insurance policy holders of life insurance companies since general insurance policy holders enjoyed tax exemption.

Dr Sachdeva honoured
New Delhi: Dr Birinder Sachdeva, a specialist in cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry, has been appointed deputy director-general of the International Biographical Centre (IBC), Cambridge, England.