Ghulam Nabi Azad calls for higher investment in health sector

October 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The terror strikes in India have revealed the terrorists' sinister design of hurting the Indian economy and adversely affecting the country's foreign investment prospects, union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said Tuesday. Over the years, the terrorist activities have expanded to many new areas across the length and breadth of the country.

September 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked the doctors and faculty of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) not leave the institution for private sector. Speaking after visiting the Health Exhibition on the occasion of the 54th Institute Day of AIIMS here, Azad said " as a Health Minister both private and public sector are the same for me but as the President of AIIMS I will ask the doctors not leave".

September 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said that to improve the standard of public health, there is a need for introducing a robust and vibrant public health system in the country. Speaking after presenting the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) awards here Azad said: "To improve the health of the public, we need a robust and vibrant public health system in the country.

July 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today met Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss their shared commitment to promote various health activities in India. Azad appreciated the work being done by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for its continued support to the National Aids Control Programme through AVAHAN and to support for the National Polio Programme.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Centre on Wednesday ruled out granting complete autonomy to country's premier medical institution All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Responding to Leader of Opposition, Arun Jaitley's observation that ministerial control over AIIMS, in Rajya Sabha, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said, the government took the decision on the ground that if Director of goes berserk the situation would be difficult to retrieve.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will overtake China and become most populous nation of the world with its population rising to 1.53 billion by 2050. India's population is expected to reach 1.19 billion by 2011, 1.27 billion by 2016, 1.34 billion by 2021 and 1.4 billion by 2026, according the National Commission on Population report.

July 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - : Union Government has launched the School Health Programme (SHP) to address health, education, environment and nutrition related issues in a comprehensive frame work under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the programme would utilize strategies of prevention, promotion as well as detection and treatment for health problems and provide a referral linkage with the general health services.

July 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that out of 595 districts of the country only 310 district were covered with mobile medical units and the state governments should bare the responsibility to implements this project effectively. The UPA government in its previous term had planned to set up mobile medical units to cater to rural population in each and every district of the country under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) Answering to a supplementary raised by Ravishankar Prasad of the BJP, Azad said though the Union Government is providing funds to set up mobile medical center, but many state governments have not sent proposals to set up such units.

May 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah assumed charge of the New and Renewable Energy Ministry here on Friday. Addressing reporters after assuming charge, Abdullah rubbished claims that he was unhappy with the ministry that he had been allotted.

May 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Half a dozen former chief ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's cabinet have been given important portfolios with Ghulam Nabi Azad being made the health minister. Former Karnataka chief minister M.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to visit Chennai today to hold talks with Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi in a bid to break the stalemate over portfolio allocation. Azad is being deputed as the Congress representative to persuade the DMK Chief after the party announced that it would give outside support to the UPA.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI/CHENNAI - Congress general secretary in-charge of Tamil Nadu, Ghulam Nabi Azad discarded reports of ongoing tension between Congress and the Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK). He said there was no problem whatsoever with DMK.

May 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is likely to visit Chennai tomorrow to hold talks with Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) Chief M Karunanidhi in a bid to break the stalemate over portfolio allocation. Azad is being deputed as the Congress representative to persuade the DMK Chief after the party announced that it would give outside support to the UPA.

May 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), which has three members in the new Lok Sabha, will give a letter of support to the new United Progessive Alliance (UPA) government, party leader H.D. Kumaraswamy said here Tuesday.

February 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday approved the candidature of Saifuddin Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir. 'Congress president Sonia Gandhi has approved the candidates for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir, Saifuddin Soz and Ghulam Nabi Azad,' said a statement issued here.