Donald Trump’s stance on abortion could pose a challenge for women’s healthcare in India. The 45th U.S. President revived the Mexico City policy within days of taking office in January. Also known as the “global gag rule”, the Mexico City Policy prevents the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from funding international non-government organisations …
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The government wants to provide “free drugs, free diagnostics and free emergency care” to people. This is in an effort to ease the financial burden of healthcare on the public – a mission which forms the cornerstone of the Union government’s new National Health Policy (NHP). The policy – which was approved by the cabinet …
Digitalising healthcare is a key move to improve the overall health of Indian citizens claims a recent article on Trak.In written by Dr Vikram Venkateswaran. The primary improvement that needs to be made is efficiency – utilising superior methods of accessing and communicating patient information, as well as information with regards to educating and informing …
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India’s national health policy will soon see a customised set of heart attack management steps added to its protocols. The project – titled ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction India (STEMI India) – was designed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Cardiologists have implemented a trial run in Tamil Nadu. There are hopes it will …
Indian Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari announced during a three day visit to Uganda a pledge to provide $3 million USD of aid to help bolster health services in the country. Of the three million total, two million will be formed of medications and medical provisions, the other one million will provide medical devices. This follows …
The prices of medical devices will be capped to a 10 percent price increase per year reports the Times of India (ToI). This price increase cap will apply to all devices with the exception of cardiac stents, condoms and intrauterine devices. Alongside the price cap it was announced that all medical devices classified as drugs …
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More Indian mothers are dying in childbirth than experts had hoped would be the case by now. While there has been a reduction of the maternal mortality rates, this decline has occurred at a slower rate than was predicted. Despite the decrease in maternal deaths, India is unlikely to be able to meet World Health …
Reports have surfaced from the south Indian state of Karnataka of the abduction and murder of a ten year old girl called Ayesha. The killing is believed to have been carried out on the advice of a “sorcerer” to cure a paralysed man. This presents itself as an case of extreme alternative medicine taking advantage …
The Vyapam scam rocking the medical community in Madhya Pradesh implicates the Chief Minister in corruption, according to the Indian National Congress – who are calling for him to stand down. Shivraj Singh Chouhan – who has been Chief Minister since 2005 – is facing heat in the wake of the scandal, which has led to …
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A recent BBC report highlights the gender disparity in mental healthcare. It is revealed that women in mental health wards are far more likely to be abandoned by their family following the diagnosis of a mental illness. This comes in the wake of a World Health Organization study indicating that around 7.5 percent of Indians suffer from …
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