Up to ninety percent of Indians suffering with mental health issues do not receive any kind of healthcare for the condition, says President Ram Nath Kovind. Without any kind of intervention for this, he believes India will be subject to a mental health epidemic in years to come. This comment comes amidst growing numbers of …
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Marking World Polio Day on 24 October, 20 million doses of Inactivated Polio Vaccine ShanIPVTM have been delivered to the Indian government by Sanofi Pasteur. These vaccinations were provided to the government via Sanofi’s affiliated company, Hyderabad-based Shantha Biotechnics. The vaccine is notable as the only inactivated vaccine currently being produced domestically. The vaccine is …
Official figures on abortions in India underestimate the number of terminations by a factor of 20 according to a new study published in The Lancet. Almost eight in ten abortions happen because a woman takes a combination of medicines to end her pregnancy. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare reported 701,415 abortions in 2015, …
Only 22 percent of India’s abortions take place in health facilities Read More »
A study has been published bringing into question the effectiveness of India’s schemes to reduce out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Out of pocket expenditure is still common despite having policies in place that would in theory provide free health coverage to the poorest in society. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (National Health Insurance Programme), or RSBY, has …
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India is entirely unprepared for a future in which the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease rises sharply, according to The Alzheimer’s and Related disorders Society of India (ARDSI) it cites the lack of government policy in place to address the condition. Two decades ago the condition was considered to be rare in India. However, current estimates …
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India has showcased its Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) alternative medicines to the world in Dubai World Trade Centre on November 9 to 11. The UAE played host to the first international Ayush conference in the world. India has become a hub for medical tourism. Through this it has begun to …
The government of Maharashtra has revoked the medical registration of 4,548 doctors after the doctors reportedly refused to provide services in rural areas. At a time when chronic shortages of medical staff cause widespread issues across India, the move is unlikely to be well received. Further reducing the number of doctors could place an unnecessary …
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The gender gap is widening in India. It ranks 108 of 144 countries on the 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report – dropping 21 places from last year, which saw India ranked 87th. Failing to break the top 100 The WEF measures countries across four indicators: educational attainment, economic participation and opportunity, …
India failing its women on health, as the gender gap widens Read More »
In a move that is already causing distress amongst pharmaceutical companies, India’s Health Ministry is putting in motion requirements for all drugs to display the manufacturing costs on the label. This would bring not only the costs of manufacture, but the assumed profit margins of the medication into the public domain. The Central Drugs Standard …
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WaterAid claims 732 million Indians lack access to toilets. The government, however, dismisses the findings as ‘factually incorrect.’ Is basic sanitation lacking in India? The State of the World’s Toilets Report, 2017 says India has the most people in the world without access to ‘at least basic sanitation.’ The reports claims that 40 percent of …
Is WaterAid’s report on India’s toilets incorrect? Read More »
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