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A fifty percent rise in heart disease

Over the last 25 years, India has seen a fifty percent rise in heart disease cases according to doctors at the Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre. Heart disease accounted for 28.1 percent of all deaths in India in 2016, making this statement far from implausible. The condition is India’s most prominent cause of death …

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TB cases spiked in India last year

Tuberculosis (TB) cases spiked in India last year, according to the latest government figures.  This is according to the latest government figures, which indicated that 27 lakh cases were recorded in the country in 2018. This included 21.5 lakh cases notified to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) compared to eighteen lakh cases notified …

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Adityanath announces rural health boon

In a move to improve access to healthcare in rural areas, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that government medical college graduates in Uttar Pradesh will be required to work for two years in villages.  Speaking at an event to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Ayushman Bharat, the Chief Minister said that the village work requirement …

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Ambulances on bikes: A success in Delhi

The Delhi government has touted the success of its ambulances on bikes scheme and plan for a citywide expansion, it was reported over the weekend.  The initiative was rolled out earlier this year in East Delhi by Chief Minister Arvind Kejiriwal and Health Minister Satyender Jain. Under the scheme, first responder vehicles (FRVs) equipped with …

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Ayushman Bharat: One year in

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 – …

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Child labour conviction wins praise

The owner of a factory in Jaipur has been convicted of and punished for engaging in child labour – a result which has won acclaim from campaigners.  The owner in question was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs Rs 1.3 lakh, which Narendra Sikhwal – head of the Rajasthan state capital’s child welfare committee …

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Decision to ban e-cigarettes praised by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has praised India’s decision to ban e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), as it follows in the footsteps of other southeast Asian nations.  India banned the devices earlier this week, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman citing growing usage among young people and public health as being among …

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Punjab launches anti-anaemia campaign

A 45-day campaign is underway in Punjab to end anaemia, one of the state’s major public health threats.  The District Level Health Survey for the 2012-13 period registered a prevalence of anaemia among pregnant women in Punjab of 58 percent and adolescents (those aged fifteen to nineteen years) of 43 percent. Severe anaemia affected five …

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Climate strike: Students protest across India

The youth climate strike hit India once more yesterday, with students missing school to protest for their future across Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi among other cities.  “We know climate crisis is real, it’s a fact and not a myth or a belief,” 29-year-old Mumbai-based climate activist Pooja Domadi told CNN. “We’re having multiple events through …

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The continuing vulnerability of health data

The health data of millions is publicly accessible worldwide, recent reports have said.  US non-profit organisation ProPublica and German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk released the investigation, which found that “medical images and health data …including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet and available to anyone with basic computer expertise.” This …

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