Policy & Regulation

On 30th March 2021, Dr. Harsh Vardhan of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare officially approved the much-awaited ‘National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021’. The new policy is pegged to be the harbinger of hope during the trying times of the virulent pandemic that has taken the world by storm since last year. Citizens are free to view […]

In a recent announcement, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) has affirmed that two eminent women leaders will be headlining the 2021 ICN Congress virtual meet scheduled to take place from 2nd to 4th November this year. The ICN is a body of international repute that has aided nurses and front-line workers all over the […]

In its report on Tuesday, NITI Aayog highlighted the realistic investment possibilities in India’s healthcare belt and chalked out an array of investment opportunities in divisions like hospitals and infirmaries, medical instruments and apparatus, clinical trials, telemedicine, health insurance, and medical tourism. It was said that these divisions are predicted to flourish and expand more […]

The Parliament of India witnessed a historical milestone bill for National Commission for Allied and Healthcare professionals. The bill was due the last year. A week earlier the bill was passed in Rajya Sabha and today on 24 March, the bill was passed in Lok Sabha. During the speech in Lok Sabha, Dr. HarshVardhan pointed […]

While our nation is occupied with the ravages of the Farm Bill of 2020, very few are aware of the miscellaneous bills that have been passed or are pending approval since 2019. The Farm Bill has brought the legislative process and its ramifications to the forefront, as the nation discusses and deliberates the nuances of […]

The Government of India has recently released a comprehensive list of Budget 2021 announcements along with their statuses of implementation. The Budget of 2021 has incited much excitement in the minds of Indians. Many have lauded the government’s initiatives for a better India and expressed their apprehension about their follow-ups. This year, the Indian Government […]

In the recent budget 2021 address, India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman gave an overview of the planned future advancements in our health sector. She confirmed the release and mass-production of two indigenous vaccines. India has been supervising the production and implementation of two COVID vaccines, both of which are aimed at safeguarding the country’s population […]

National Nursing and Midwifery Commission is going to finalize very soon. Jibin TC (National Secretary and Maharasthra State President, UNA) is with us to discuss the issues and concerns about the NNMC Draft Bill and other opinions.

The demand in the air amongst striking nursing professionals is that the NNMC or National Nursing & Midwifery Commission Bill should be repealed at the earliest by the Central Government. Nursing associations have gone on strike with this demand. The joint meeting of multiple nursing organizations ultimately came to a decision to launch this strong […]

The Government of India is asking for recommendations in the current draft of the NNMC bill (National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill). This bill is to replace the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. After the letter by TNAI (The Trained Nurses’ Association of India), nurses from Karnataka also joined the list in the suggestions and […]

I have been fortunate to be employed as Staff Nurse at the ESIC Model Hospital in Noida and being a M.Sc. in Mental Health Nursing, I have carefully perused the NNMC Bill in a view to see whether any changes are required. While it is difficult to come up with extensive responses in a short […]

The country is about to radically transform its nursing sector with the repealing of the Indian Nursing Council (INC) Act of 1947. This will be substituted with the new National Nursing and Midwifery Commission Bill, 2020. The authorities had previously asked for recommendations, inputs and suggestions for this bill from the general public and other […]