Post Budget Comments from Population Foundation of India
It is a growth-oriented budget with a major focus on boosting economic development through structural changes and reforms. However, the […]
Health policy
Medical Device Industry Commends the Governments Recent Initiatives for the Sector
Members of AdvaMed, the Advanced Medical Technology Association, said that they are encouraged by the new government’s commitment to creating […]
White House to overhaul Medicare Payments
Medicare will change the way it pays hospitals and doctors to reward quality over volume. The Obama administration will push […]
Cashless Treatment in Private Hospitals
According to a press release, State government staff and above the poverty line (APL) families can get cashless treatment in […]
Blood bank network to be digitised, says Health Minister
Government will explore the possibility of establishing a mechanism where people can check online the availability of required blood groups […]
Missing links in universal health care
A number of announcements have been made by the Central and State governments on their intent to offer Universal Health […]
Ayurveda a way of life: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Ayurveda a new way of living a healthy life. Addressing the 6th World […]
Health insurance minimizes mortality in Indian poor
An Indian government scheme to offer health insurance for catastrophic illness to households below the poverty line (BPL) has minimized […]
Govt of India, pharma industry jointly form the India Responsible Healthcare Trust
In a major development in Indian healthcare sector, the Government of India and the major pharmaceutical industry companies have collectively […]
Companies health costs are increasing at a slower clip, but will that continue?
A sudden increase in the health insurance costs appears to be minimizing for most business owners. But with numerous crucial […]
Heart Failure: Matters of the heart and the heart of the matter!!
– Dr. Arnab Roy and Dr. Faisal Khan Heart failure (HF) is multifactorial in etiology. Conservative estimates indicate the prence […]
France initiates strict Anti-smoking Measures
The French government has proposed a much stricter plan to stop smoking habits that would also introduce plain packaging for […]
Ebola cases could reach 1.4 million in months
Infections from the Ebola epidemic in Liberia and Sierra Leone could soar to 1.4 million cases by mid-January unless the […]
