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June 2017

India introduces pneumonia vaccine

India currently holds the highest burden of child deaths due to pneumonia in the world. Pneumonia kills more children under five years old in India than any other disease. This accounts for 20 percent of child mortalities globally. In India, this amounts to around 944,000 child deaths a year (based on data from 2015). The …

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India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST): What does it mean for pharma?

India’s long-awaited and divisive Goods and Services Tax (GST) will soon take effect. What effect will it have on healthcare? The GST has effectively more than thirty years in the making. A large-scale stab at tax reform, it seeks to impose a levy on all goods and services across India at the national level. The …

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India’s first uterus transplant

Controversial surgeries — the first of their kind in India —  have been successfully performed involving the transplantation of a uterus from mother to daughter. Currently there are no guidelines issued for uterus transplants, the surgeries are deemed to be experimental as there is no track record. Due to this the surgeries are considered elective, …

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Sharp rise in swine flu deaths in 2017 in India

2017 has seen a sharp rise in both the number of infected, and deaths associated with swine flu (H1N1) in India. Numbers vary depending on the source, with most stating around 345 as of May 7th. Higher estimates already exceed the total number of deaths for the whole of 2016, with the final figure for …

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Virtual reality in cancer therapy

Virtual reality (VR) technologies could play a key role in Indian medicine in the future.  For some patients in rehabilitation, Indian-developed VR systems are already taking the place of painkillers. It is just the start of a far-reaching transformation, experts predict. The story in the ET focuses on Pushkar V Kulkarni, a 21-year-old engineering graduate …

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Martial arts trained doctors, a response to abuse

A rise in attacks on doctors in India has resulted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) providing martial arts lessons to doctors in a bid to aid in self defence. The plan will provide taekwondo (a Korean martial art) lessons to over 1500 staff of the AIIMS Resident Doctors Association. As assaults …

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World Thalassemia Day

India is considered to be the world capital for thalassemia cases. Every year another 10,000 children are born with the condition. Despite this, as of World Thalassemia Day – May 8th – there is no policy at the national level aimed at preventing or controlling the spread of the disease. Thalassemia is a genetically inherited …

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Drones vs. mosquitoes: Gujarat Chief Minister’s solution

In the fight against malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases, could drones be the answer? Shankar Chaudhary, the Health Minister for Gujarat, seems to think so. At an event in May to launch an anti-malaria campaign in the state, he said “the mosquito is a terrorist…a silent killer.” To this end, the minister suggested, “we should …

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Jammu and Kashmir: Poor practices in blood banks a threat to public safety

Infected blood is responsible for a colossal hepatitis epidemic in Jammu and Kashmir. This is according to an association representing many of the state’s doctors. According to Dr Nisar ul Hassan of the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK), the problem is down to outmoded and inaccurate testing technology used by blood banks in J&K All 31 blood …

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Two thirds of healthcare spending out of pocket

A recent study reveals that 65.6 percent of healthcare expenditure in India is out of pocket — paid for by the patients themselves. The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, was conducted based on evidence of healthcare expenditure in 2014. At 65.6 percent, India is placed sixth highest …

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