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Economic Survey 2022-23 Flaunts ‘Battles’ Won in Health but …

WebThe document highlights India's successes like the COVID-19 vaccination drive and the decline in child mortality. But it fails to put the spotlight on challenges that marred policy and implementation.

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How the Pandemic Revealed Nagaland’s Poor Health Infrastructure

WebPhoto: Vishü Rita Krocha. An official from the state’s health department told The Wire Science that “without a medical college, the state will always fumble.”. The official also said that good-quality tertiary care services within the state could have saved lives lost to COVID-19 as well as helped manage the state’s response to the

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WebIndia's latest health initiative marries technology to healthcare, although broader questions about consent remain.

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Rajasthan Becomes First Indian State to Enact a Right to Health Act

WebThe Right to Health Bill is a commendable move. It also lays out a detailed grievance redressal mechanism. With life threatening situations, and in instances when despite best efforts lives are

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Explained: Despite Govt Claims, India’s Health Budget Only

WebOverall, the health budget – as can be seen from the ‘Expenditure of Major Items’ statement of the Budget – has increased from Rs 67,484 crore (BE 2020-2021) to Rs 73,931.77 (2021-2022). While this is an increase of about 10%, the allocation for this year is in fact less than the revised estimates of 2020-2021: Rs 85,089 crore.

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Experts Press Officials in Charge of Vaccine Drive for Info on …

WebA health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19, London, February 18, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo. New Delhi: A group of independent experts penned a letter dated March 16 to senior members in the government in charge of India’s pandemic response asking for an “urgent investigation of deaths and …

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Opinion: We Must See Women’s Health in the Context of

WebThe health of women is not just a means to improve society, reduce infant mortality, reduce population, etc. The improvement of women’s health is a complete goal in and of itself. Shivangi Shankar is a medical doctor currently pursuing her Master’s in Public Health at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU.

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In Eight Years of Modi's Rule, Eight Hits and Misses by the Health …

WebThe health ministry – which has been thrust into spotlight even more than usual due to the unprecedented crisis of the pandemic – missed some significant deadlines.

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Why We Need the World Health Organisation Now More Than Ever

WebInternational Health Regulations, a 2005 agreement between 196 countries to work together for global health security, focuses on detection, assessment and reporting of public health events, and also includes non-pharmaceutical interventions such as travel and trade restrictions. WHO coordinates and helps build capacity to implement IHR.

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India’s Defence Budget is Nearly Five Times the Health Budget

WebIndia’s health budget has gone from Rs 55,959 crore (revised estimate, 2018-2019) to Rs 63,538 crore (budget estimate, 2019-2020). That is an increase of 13.54%.

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COVID-19: Why Does Bihar’s Public Healthcare System Struggle So

WebBihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. Photo: PTI. The COVID-19 pandemic in India is spreading rapidly from urban to rural areas, including in Bihar. The recent surge in the number of cases in this poor state, plus the struggle of its people to get tested and more generally access proper medical care, have just caught the country’s attention.

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Rural India Is Struggling With a ‘Missing Doctors Syndrome’

WebAll the health centres are ill-equipped in terms of infrastructure facilities; however, CHCs somewhat have better infrastructural facilities than SCs and PHCs, but the tragedy is that there is a lack of specialists and staff to provide healthcare services. As per the RHS, less than 6% of the CHCs in rural India work with all four specialists.

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In 'Viksit Bharat', Budget for Health and Nutrition Declines in Real …

WebWhile the allocation for departments of health and family welfare, and health research, along with nutrition schemes, seem to have increased in absolute numbers, but when adjusted for inflation

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Understanding COVID-19 Through the Lens of the Social Sciences

WebCOVID-19 has brought upon us an extraordinary situation, throwing our lives into tumult. While the crisis is largely being reported and understood from the biological and epidemiological viewpoints, we tend to sideline the fact that it is essentially a watershed moment in human history. Scholars from the social sciences and humanities speak on

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What Is the Health and Education Cess Being Spent On

WebSince FY2018-19, citizens have dutifully paid the Health and Education Cess, but the government has conveniently let the money remain within the Consolidated Fund of India, in the absence of a

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Health – The Wire Science

WebHealth. Feature. Why Less Sleep Cannot Make Workers More Productive. by Srinivasan Ramachandran. 09/02/2024; 4 mins Read; 0 Shares Health. Why We Shouldn’t Lose Our Minds Over Sleep. by Nadrah Shafik. 08/02/2024; 4 mins Read; 0 Shares Health. Breast Cancer Can Bring Financial Ruin in India.

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Budget 2023: No Effective Rise for Health Deptartment, Experts Say

WebThough the allocations for the department rose marginally, it does not amount to much once adjusted for inflation. Experts also pointed out that the revised estimates for last year's budget were

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For Many Indian Women, Lack of Toilet Access Poses Health Risks

WebToday, according to the World Bank, just 15% of the population practices open defecation. Having new public toilets “is a step forward,” wrote Sarita Vijay Panchang, a public health researcher who did her 2019 dissertation on India’s urban sanitation, in an email to Undark. But many of India’s public toilets are overcrowded, she noted.

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The Central Role India’s Courts Have Played to Protect People With

WebWhile the civil, political, economic and social rights of persons with mental illness are protected under the RPD Act, the MHCA ensures the right to access mental healthcare, treatment and services for all persons. The MHCA adopts a person-centred approach, promoting a shift from institutionalisation towards community-based care.

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How Much Do Indian Households Spend on Healthcare Every …

WebHaryana spend 2.4 times the national average, and the highest among all states and union territories (UTs) on healthcare while Assam the lowest.

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WebIt is crucial to understand Manipur’s culture and history to get a complete picture of their healthcare system and the various stakeholders involved in its development.

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