Budget 2019 May Pump Money Into Ayushman Bharat But Bleed Other Core...
New Delhi: Health seemed to have finally become a part of India’s political agenda when Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya...
Why India Must Discard Fear, Give Some TB Patients ‘Game-Changing’ Drug
Johannesburg, South Africa: Like South Africa, India should immediately make available the tuberculosis (TB) drug...
‘Reduce Stigma To Make Women Comfortable Accessing Safe Abortions’
New Delhi: Abortion was legalised in India almost half a century ago, yet unsafe abortions--performed in unhygienic...
Rs 3: Amount India Spends Every Day On Each Indian’s Health
New Delhi: The amount India spends on public health per capita every year is Rs 1,112, less than the cost of a single...
Nipah Contained, But More Than 80% Cases From Similar Brain Fevers Are Undiagnosed
New Delhi: Kerala health minister KK Shailaja announced on June 10, 2018, that the state’s Nipah virus infection (NiV),...
High Blood Pressure Killed 1.6 Mn Indians In 2016, But Most Are Unaware Of Its Dangers
New Delhi: Hypertension or high blood pressure affects nearly three in ten Indians and is responsible for 17.5% of all...
Hospitals Inflated Drug Prices By Up To 1,737%: Govt Regulator. 8 Days Later, He’s Transferred
New Delhi: On March 1, 2018, Bhupendra Singh, the head of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) with a...
One In Four Children In Indian Cities Malnourished. Poverty Isn’t The Only Cause
New Delhi: One in four children in India’s most populous cities was malnourished, and mother’s education, feeding...