Rollout of the Jiyo Parsi (Live Parsi) programme continues in India – and continues to attract controversy. The programme aims to revitalise the falling Parsi population in India. Parsis are a religious minority in India, descended from Zoroastrians who originally settled in India between the eighth and tenth centuries to escape persecution in their native …
Earlier this year, Dr Soumya Swaminathan – director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) – was appointed Deputy Director General (DDG) of programmes at the World Health Organization (WHO). Health Issues India has interviewed Dr Swaminathan, about the progress made in public health, both in India and on the global level, and what she …
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The Indian government’s decision to cap the price mark ups imposed on cardiac stents was feared by some for its potential to cause foreign companies to simply stop marketing their stents in India. These fears appear to have come to fruition as Abbott Healthcare have recently sent requests to the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) …
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The relationship between India and the US has “never been stronger”, as both countries pledge to work together on health. A second India-US health dialogue in September concluded with a renewed bilateral commitment from both countries to collaborate against issues of mutual concern. “Working together, we can tackle problems relevant to both our nations, such …
India is host to huge numbers of tropical diseases, predispositions to genetic disease, as well as many rare conditions that as of yet remain largely unstudied. With endless reports of outbreaks of infectious disease as well as fears of vector borne conditions such as the Zika virus arriving in the country it is understandable to …
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This year environmental issues have grabbed the headlines in India, from large-scale monsoon floods to the Delhi Smog. A study in The Lancet also found that air pollution kills more people in India than anywhere else in the world. Health Issues India has had the opportunity to interview Professor Sir Andy Haines, a professor with …
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Egyptian national Eman Abd El Aty, former world’s heaviest woman, passed away at a hospital in Abu Dhabi on Monday, September 25, shortly following her 37th birthday on September 9. Before her time at the Abu Dhabi hospital in the United Arab Emirates, Abd El Aty – an Egyptian national – had undergone extensive weight …
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Dr Asima Chatterjee, the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate of science from an Indian University and a major contributor in the fields of organic chemistry and phytomedicine has been honoured on the 100th anniversary of her birth by a google doodle (the image on the google homepage). Dr Chatterjee was born on September …
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Medical negligence has been a hot topic for many weeks now. It has been implicated as a contributing factor in the Gorakhpur tragedy, in which 70 children and newborns lost their lives over the course of a week. It has also been cited as the reason behind numerous other cases of child mortality. Is there …
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India will establish itself as the world’s third largest economy by 2028, claims the British bank HSBC. However, continuing to shortchange public spending on health may stymie the country’s longer–term growth, its report says. A report by the international banking titan says that India will overtake Germany and Japan in 2028, when its economy will …
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