India may have officially eliminated leprosy in 2005. However, the battle against the disease is far from over. A spike in the number of new infections has furthered alarm that the disease may be showing signs of a resurgence in India. 90,709 cases of leprosy were recorded in the 2017-18 period, statistics suggest. This is …
The Centre is now under orders from the Delhi High Court (DHC) to promptly roll out a policy to fund treatment of those suffering from rare diseases. Rare diseases, despite the scarcity the name suggests, affect seventy million Indians. Their treatment has been a long-standing issue of contention in India. A draft rare diseases policy …
Swine flu is a relatively recent phenomenon. The first known outbreak originated in Mexico in April 2009. The disease’s official name is H1N1. However, it is more commonly known as “swine flu” owing to the fact that this strain of the flu is similar to one that affects pigs. The disease spread rapidly from the …
On February 4th, many attended a two-day gala organised by an MP. Attendees hailed from diverse backgrounds. Four different countries were represented at the gala. 61 political leaders were in attendance. Actors, experts and survivors all descended. What brought these many different stratas of the Indian – and, indeed, international – community together was a …
The Delhi government has come up with a novel response to India’s ambulance shortages: bicycles. A new initiative will see cyclists ferrying patients through congested areas and narrow lanes on specially outfitted bikes. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Health Minister Satyendra Jain launched the initiative at the Delhi Secretariat, with a fleet of sixteen …
The Centre is looking to expand its efforts to promote alternative medicine to the grassroots level. Shripad Yesso Naik – the Union Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) – said the ministry needed 12,500 health and wellness centres nationwide to expand access to AYUSH services. Naik identified state and union …
Swine flu has killed seventeen people in Uttarakhand state capital Dehradun, out of 81 cases reported. At least, that’s if you ask the health department. There are questions being raised over these figures. The Sant Mahant Indiresh Hospital (SMIH) alone witnessed fifteen deaths and 81 cases between January 1st and February 4th. The disparity between …
A pilot project was rolled out in Nagpur as of January 20 to issue the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended triple-drug therapy for lymphatic filariasis – also known as elephantiasis. The state of Maharashtra is one of six states in India classed as endemic for the disease. It is hoped that if the pilot project …
A comprehensive policy for neglected diseases research in India to foster the innovation of new drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines says Nirmal Kumar Ganguly and colleagues in an analysis published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The paper begins by highlighting some of the achievements India has made against a number of neglected diseases. Guinea worm, …
Ayushman Bharat has reached ten lakh patients since its rollout last year in September, the Centre has announced in the 2019 Budget. The milestone was announced by Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal as he presented the 2019-20 Budget to Lok Sabha MPs on January 31st. He added that efforts are being made to expand access …
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