World Asthma Day | 5% of world’s asthmatics are from India
By JAYADEV CALAMUR New Delhi : India ranks first when it comes to the number of deaths due to lung disease, and is 14th on the […]
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Use of software in healthcare an emerging game changer in India
By Umesh Isalkar Pune: Software technology-driven tools such as electronic health records, mHealth, telemedicine and web-based diagnostic services are fast proving to be a game changer […]
India turns to private sector to boost health coverage
By Sophie Bader New Delhi : India’s new New Health Policy 2017, the first issued in 14 years, takes a sharp turn toward embracing the private […]
Health Minister J.P. Nadda announces National Health Policy 2017
New Delhi : Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda on Saturday announced the National Health Policy 2017 as one of the many […]
India to push former colonial master Britain out of world’s top five economies – IMF
New Delhi : A new analysis of growth projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that seven decades after gaining independence, India may outshine […]
Arsenic-polluted water linked to cancer in India
By Medhavi Arora Patna : Millions of people in Bihar, India, are showing symptoms of arsenic poisoning, which can be linked to cancer, due to […]
India, neighbours push for leprosy, kala-azar elimination by 2020
New Delhi :Â Countries in the WHO South-East Asian Region including India today resolved to fast-track efforts to eradicate and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD) such […]
Invest in children’s health to secure India’s future well-being
By CK Mishra New Delhi : India, with the world’s largest youth population, buzzes with the hopes, aspirations and dreams of the young. Nearly half […]
Of India’s healthcare spend, 2/3 out of patients’ pockets: Study
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas New Delhi : Â Two-thirds of healthcare spending in India is out of pocket, or done by the common man, according to […]
Delhi: Home Ministry bars public health NGO from receiving funds from the Gates Foundation
New Delhi : The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act registration of the Delhi-based Public Health Foundation of India, […]