This Portal is designed, developed and hosted by Centre for Health Informatics (CHI) of the National Health Portal (NHP), set up at National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.

Though all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy and current-ness of the content on this Portal, the same should not be construed as a statement of law or used for any legal purposes. National Health Portal (NHP) accepts no responsibility in relation to the accuracy, completeness, usefulness or otherwise, of the contents. Users are advised to verify/check any information with the relevant Government department(s) and/or other source(s), and to obtain any appropriate professional advice before acting on the information provided in the Portal.

In no event will the Government or NHP be liable for any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising from use, or loss of use, of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of this Portal.

Links to other websites that have been included on this Portal are provided for public convenience only. NHP is not responsible for the contents or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the view expressed within them. We cannot guarantee the availability of such linked pages at all times.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Indian Laws. Any dispute arising under these terms and conditions shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of India.

Advertisement Policy

The site is meant for individual and professional use only . The content of the site is not meant for use by patients for self treatment. This is a non-commercial web-site funded by MoHFW, Govt. of India. No advertisements are posted here. The personal information of the site's visitors is not disclosed.

Privacy Policy

If the Portal requests you to provide personal information, you will be informed for the particular purposes for which the information is gathered and adequate security measures will be taken to protect your personal information.

We do not sell or share any personally identifiable information volunteered on the Portal to any third party (public/private). Any information provided to this Portal will be protected from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

We gather certain information about the User, such as Internet protocol (IP) addresses, domain name, browser type, operating system, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.

Copyright Policy

All the copyright of NHP belongs to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and will be governed by their guidelines, as issued from time to time.

Linking Policy

Links to external websites/portals

At many places in this Portal, you shall find links to other websites/portals. This links have been placed for your convenience. NHP is not responsible for the contents and reliability of the linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed in them. Mere presence of the link or its listing on this Portal should not be assumed as endorsement of any kind. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over availability of linked pages.

Links to India Portal by other websites

We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on this Portal and no prior permission is required for the same. However, we would like you to inform us about any links provided to this Portal so that you can be informed of any changes or updations therein. Also, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages belonging to this Portal must load into a newly opened browser window of the User.

The content on this page has been supervised by the Nodal Officer, Project Director and Assistant Director (Medical) of Centre for Health Informatics. Relevant references are cited on each page.