Proper handwashing may seem trivial to some, but it is more important than many realise – in schools, in healthcare facilities, and in the home. Global Handwashing Day, observed on October 15th, is an important reminder of an often neglected practice. UNICEF India points out the importance of handwashing, noting its connection with diarrhoea – …
Cardiac stents were arguably the initial focal point of price capping measures initiated by the Centre. While the move was initiated to bring down the cost to the consumer, its actual impact on medical costs and devices’ quality is contentious. The decision to cap the price of cardiac stents was made following the release …
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Authorities in Delhi have been instructed to formulate easily implementable plans for pollution control in the national capital’s pollution hotspots, as the winter – a time associated with intense air pollution in the city – arrives. “Our focus this year has to be implementation of action plans on hotspots. However, these action plans cannot be …
Malnutrition continues to be a significant public health and development burden in India, impacting the health of the nation’s children in manifold ways – as the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey (CNNS) reminds us. Recent Union Health Ministry data, based on the findings of the CNNS which was conducted between 2014 and 2018, found high prevalences …
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – the NDA government’s flagship sanitation scheme – reached its five-year anniversary yesterday, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the birth of Indian independence figurehead Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. “An ideal village will be so constructed as to lend itself to perfect sanitation,” the Mahatma once reflected. “The cause of many of our …
“Blood transfusion saves lives and improves health,” writes the World Health Organization (WHO) of blood donation, “but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. Providing safe and adequate blood should be an integral part of every country’s national health care policy and infrastructure.” To this end, the WHO recommends that …
Blood donation: India has a shortage. How does it move forward? Read More »
At the United Nations meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out his approach to achieving UHC in India. The approach revolves around four pillars, each assessing a different aspect of the provision of healthcare. The meeting occurred following the one-year anniversary of Modi’s flagship healthcare scheme Ayushman …
Today marked the one-year anniversary of the launch of Ayushman Bharat, with reports indicating the scope of the initiative’s success – and plans for its future. Officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), Ayushman Bharat offers health insurance coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family per year to economically vulnerable families – …
“Thirty years ago, the world made a commitment to protect and fulfil children’s rights as enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Among the most fundamental of these rights is the right of every child to survive.” So reads the introduction of the latest Levels and Trends in Child Mortality, a joint …
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Malnutrition was responsible for almost seventy percent of child deaths in India in 2017, a recent review of data has revealed. Every state in India lost more lives of children under five to malnutrition than to any other cause, the review revealed, with 68.2 percent of total child deaths in the country caused by malnourishment. …
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