IT ministry to frame telemed guidelines
In order to standardise and monitor the functioning of telemedicine centres, the Ministry of Information Technology (MIT) has nominated a 15-member national committee to frame appropriate guidelines.

Maharashtra mulls new scheme to groom rural health workers
Having scrapped the "failed" community health volunteer scheme in April 2002, the Maharashtra government now proposes to launch a modified scheme early next year to address the issue of non-availability of healthcare professionals in rural parts of the state.

Optometric Association seeks legislation
In order to streamline professional optometry and filter out the mushrooming unqualified optometrists, Indian Optometric Association (IOA), a body of 6,000 optometrists across the country, is seeking legislation or accreditation for optometry in India.

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“Ministry of Health would become more transparent in its functioning”
If you were expecting him to behave in the quintessential Bollywood phillum manner, you would not be disappointed. Shatgrughan Sinha, walks, talks and behaves in a dramatic manner, as if he is still trying to steal the thunder from the hero, trying to establish his talent as the anti-hero.

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ACE launches training programmes in clinical research
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Vision defect awareness only 49 per cent in India: study
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GCP Questions
Understanding the overall issues in GCP and adopting procedural norms as per national and international guidelines becomes imperative in present times, especially for India which is turning out to be the hub of clinical research activities.