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Draft law on violence against doctors

The Union Health Ministry has made public a draft law imposing harsh penalties for those who commit violence against doctors.  The legislation – a long-standing demand of the medical fraternity in India – would penalise those who abuse and harass doctors and vandalise healthcare facilities with a jail sentence of up to ten years and …

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Google and India to work together on a digital society

Google and India will cooperate to create a ‘Digital India’ – with healthcare playing a role.  The initiative – a collaboration announced by the internet giant and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) – will reach out to students of engineering to create digital technology solutions to pressing social issues, including health. …

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Asia and WHO collaborate on emerging diseases

A large-scale collaboration has been announced between a number of Southeast Asian nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to address the issue of emerging diseases. India, along with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Indonesia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepala, North Korea, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, have come together under the World Health Organization – South East …

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Insurance boon for IVF?

Some insurance companies may cover in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) under health insurance plans, it has been reported.  The news comes as a boon for couples struggling with infertility, a condition affecting an increasing number of Indians. According to the Indian Society of Assisted Reproduction, between ten and fourteen percent of Indians struggle with their fertility. In …

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Emergency care at every medical college

Every medical college in India will be home to an emergency care department by 2022, it has been announced. The news comes as a boon for emergency medicine, the status of which in India has long been scrutinised as a driver behind the high death toll due to physical trauma in the country.  In the …

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Doctors’ strike in Assam following deadly tea estate assault

A statewide strike has been called in Assam by the state’s Indian Medical Association (IMA) chapter following a fatal assault on a doctor at a tea estate.  The 24-hour strike will affect medical services in the state tomorrow, as doctors protest the incident which serves as a reminder of the climate of violence which enshrouds …

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An alternative medicine boost from the Centre

India is taking a big leap to promote alternative medicine and opening 12,500 centres is a significant step in this direction, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said. Promoting alternative medicine practices has been a major tenet of the Central government’s  vision for healthcare since the BJP came to power in 2014, with the Union Ministry …

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Cybersecurity: How does Indian pharma fare?

As little as five percent of pharmaceutical companies have secure cybersecurity systems, an expert in the field said at a recent forum.  Sal Krishna, chairperson of the Global Cybersecurity Forum, said between five and ten percent of pharmaceutical companies in India possess the security systems needed to protect data from hackers. Many, he added, do …

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Is the Centre about to ban e-cigarettes?

The controversial push by the Union Health Ministry to ban e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) is closer than ever to manifesting in law. Ministers have been sent an ordinance for review, which outlines how the Centre intends to ban the production, sale, and imports of the devices.  Under the Prohibition of E-cigarettes …

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Pune doctors to refuse service to abusive patients

The Pune chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has become the first in the country to refuse to treat abusive patients.  The zero-tolerance policy against verbal and physical abuse comes amidst an epidemic of violence against healthcare workers across India. The IMA has suggested that as many as 75 percent of doctors in India …

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