In 2012, Dr Ganesh Rakh launched the 'Mulgi Vachva Abhiyan' in his hospital in Pune. Under this 'Save the Girl Child' initiative, he waives off delivery charges when girl children are born. Inspired by his example, doctors across the country have pledged to do their bit for the girl child.
Nagpur-based Khushroo Poacha started the Seva Kitchen as a crowd-sourced food distribution initiative, where free home-cooked meals are given to families of outstation patients admitted in city hospitals.
The government released a new set of rules for safe and environment-friendly disposal and treatment of biomedical waste generated from health care centres.
On Sunday, Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, inaugurated the first mohalla clinic in the city. The AAP government has planned to set up 1,000 such clinics in a year.