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Digital health tie-up between AIIMS Mangalagiri and IIT-Madras

In the pursuit of affordable digital health-based solutions to problems facing Indian healthcare, the All India Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh and the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu have announced in recent weeks a collaboration.  “The strengths that IIT-Madras brings with depth in many technological fields such …

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Swasthya Sathi: Banerjee hits out at private hospitals

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee has hit out at private hospitals for obstructing the state’s healthcare scheme Swasthya Sathi, allegedly refusing to provide treatment to eligible beneficiaries.  Banerjee, who holds the portfolio of Health and Family Welfare in the state cabinet as the Chief Ministership, launched Swasthya Sathi on December 30th, 2016. Swathya …

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RAN-Ayushman Bharat gap closed in boon for patients

Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries will no longer be denied access to treatment under the Rashtriya Arogya Nidhi (RAN), following the intervention of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare concerning a controversial gap between the two initiatives.  RAN “provides for financial assistance to patients, living below [the] poverty line and who is suffering from major …

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Bihar falling behind on Ayushman Bharat

Is the state of Bihar falling behind on the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat? It can be argued that this is the case based on recent reports, which indicate the overwhelming majority of families eligible for the scheme have yet to avail benefits under it.  As reported in The Economic Times, the Government …

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Delhi elections: The healthcare outcome

Delhi elections: A landslide victory for Kejriwal. But what’s next for healthcare? The results of the Delhi elections suggest a landslide victory for the incumbent Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government under Arvind Kejriwal, who seems poised to assume the office of the national capital’s Chief Minister for a third term.  “The Aam Aadmi Party repeated …

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Insurance schemes need retooling: Modi

Two Government-sponsored insurance schemes need retooling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed. The two initiatives in question are the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). As reported in The Economic Times, Modi has urged that these schemes be looked at to improve the experiences of policyholders following …

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Private practice ban in Jammu and Kashmir?

Doctors in the employ of government hospitals could face a ban on private practice in Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to strengthen health infrastructure in the union territory.  Reports suggest that government doctors in Jammu and Kashmir opt to treat their patients in privately run facilities and are absent from their posts in government …

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Physiotherapy boon at Goa Medical College

The Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim is to establish a postgraduate course in physiotherapy, responding to a reported rising demand for the practice in India.  A memorandum of understanding will be signed between the College and the Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences University, based in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.  “Physiotherapy is beneficial to those who …

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Abortion law reform on the cards?

The Union Cabinet has approved extending the timeframe in which a woman can avail an abortion to 24 weeks, in what has been described as a “progressive reform”, compared to the current upper limit of twenty weeks at present. This move marks a significant step towards abortion reform law.  The approval of the Medical Termination …

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Healthcare accessibility given thumbs up in Delhi as polls loom

Polls have handed Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a vote of confidence on healthcare accessibility as Delhi prepares to go to the polls to elect the next Legislative Assembly. The majority of citizens in the national capital polled approved of the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) performance on the issue.  In a survey by the IANS-Neta App, …

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