A Hyderabad-based hospital is offering a boon to diabetics to help them to take care of their eye health, with free screening for diabetic retinopathy being offered. The initiative will roll out at the MaxiVision Super Specialty Eye Hospital commencing today, which marks World Diabetes Day. The screening programme will run until November 30th, operating …
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Whilst Ayushman Bharat has been heralded as a boon for patients below the poverty line who struggle to access healthcare, corruption continues to dog the scheme. To counteract Ayushman Bharat corruption, stringent action will be taken against those found to engage in corrupt practices during their administration of the initiative. Fraud by hospitals has been …
The state government is committed to addressing pneumonia in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has affirmed. World Pneumonia Day was observed yesterday, with a grim reminder coming from UNICEF of the toll the disease takes on child health despite being preventable. Globally, a child is killed by the disease every 39 seconds. In India, …
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Pollution is associated with a plethora of detrimental health effects – and eye health is among the facets of wellbeing which take a hit when pollution levels are high. Delhi is currently grappling with a major pollution crisis, with air quality levels plummeting to the extent that a public health emergency was declared in the …
Cancer is one of the leading threats to public health in India. An estimated 2.25 million people live with the disease in the country, with more than 1.15 million new cases registered and an estimated 784,821 deaths recorded last year. Despite this, the country’s cancer infrastructure is sorely lacking – as phrased by a parliamentary …
Doctors and hospitals could face action if government-employed medicos participate in private practice during the office hours of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). More than eighty percent of doctors and seventy percent of nurses and midwives are employed by the private sector in India. Government doctors should not participate in private practice between the hours …
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Today marked World Pneumonia Day, which came with a chilling reminder from UNICEF: every day, the disease kills a child every 39 seconds. “Every day, nearly 2,200 children under the age of five die from pneumonia, a curable and mostly preventable disease,” commented UNICEF executive director Henrietta Fore. 800,000 children lose their lives to the …
Health minister K. K. Shailaja has emphasised the importance of Kerala’s startups in the state’s healthcare system. Speaking at a symposium jointly organised by the Cochin Cancer Research Centre and Kerala Startup Mission, Shailaja touted the role of Kerala’s startups in care for diseases such as cancer. “We at the ministry keep getting requests for …
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Soon, junk food will no longer be sold in schools. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has moved to prohibit the sale of junk food in school canteens against the backdrop of a growing crisis of childhood obesity in the country. By 2030, India is expected to be home to 27 million …
Mental health is one of the major issues facing public health in India at present. Approximately 150 million Indians are affected by mental health issues, with suicide being a leading cause of death in the country – especially among young people. However, suicide rate figures reported by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) appear to …
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