Ambitious project for rural healthcare in West Bengal
The Mamata Banerjee government has initiated an ambitious project to bring specialised health care to rural Bengal, asking private hospitals to set up
Health policy
Jayalalitha Announced A Revised Medical Insurance Cover
Yet another initiative of the erstwhile DMK regime, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa announced an improved medical insurance cover under which a family can derive a maximum benefit of Rs. four lakh for four years.
India promotes health tourism in big way
More people are flocking India for cheaper and good medical services and the numbers have increased drastically over the years.
Panel backs mandatory rural posting for doctors
Members of a parliamentary panel came out strongly in support of the move to have mandatory village posting for fresh medical graduates to help provide better health care facilities in rural areas.
India, China to work together for improving health services
India and China have decided to work together in improving health care services and deepening of bilateral cooperation in the health sector.
J-K to spend Rs 315 crore on upgrading rural health facilities
Jammu and Kashmir Government will be spending Rs 315 crore this financial year on upgrading health care facilities including setting up of 11 mobile medical units in accident prone zones and GPS-guided ambulance service. The Centre has sanctioned Rs 263.32 crore plan under under National Rural Health Mission for year 2011-12 for Jammu and Kashmir while the state government will contribute its share of Rs 30.98 crores, officials said here today. The state also has Rs 51.65 crore available under the centrally-sponsored scheme from last year’s unspent funds, the officials said. They said Rs 5.02 crore will be spent on procurement of mobile medical Units for 11 districts.
Health sector reforms announced in West Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a three-phase developmental system will be taken up to improve the state’s ailing health services sector.
Goa universal health insurance scheme from September
The ambitious health insurance scheme of Goa
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$659m poured to support Chinese province health sector
Nineteen provinces and municipalities have spent a total of 4.28 billion yuan ($659 million) to support health sector development in western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region over the past year.
UID should include medical info
The Union government’s Biometrics Unique Social Identification card proposed that it should also include basic medical data of an individual.
DOT recommended stricter mobile radiation norms
An expert group set up by India’s Department of Telecom has suggested stricter radiation norms for mobile handsets and towers.
New version of SGSY
Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will launch the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) at Banswara in Rajasthan on Saturday.
