Confirmed cases of COVID-19 have jumped in India to 28, as Union Government officials and state-level authorities urge calm. At the time of writing, 28 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in India, with 25 active cases. The initial three cases were reported among students in the state of Kerala, who had returned to India […]
Andhra Pradesh
Eye care boon in Andhra Pradesh
The third phase of the Dr YSR Kanti Velugu programme – an Andhra Pradesh initiative providing eye care – commenced earlier this week and comes as a boon for the state’s elders. In the third phase of the scheme, approximately 57 lakh people above the age of sixty will receive eye care free of charge. […]
Digital health tie-up between AIIMS Mangalagiri and IIT-Madras
In the pursuit of affordable digital health-based solutions to problems facing Indian healthcare, the All India Institute of Sciences (AIIMS) in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh and the India Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras in Chennai, Tamil Nadu have announced in recent weeks a collaboration. “The strengths that IIT-Madras brings with depth in many technological fields such […]
Road accident deaths: Who leads the nation?
Delhi is still leading Indian cities in the number of road accident deaths, recording 106 more such fatalities in 2018 compared to 2017. Uttar Pradesh, meanwhile, leads the states. Fortunately, the same was not true of some other populous cities. Chennai, Kolkata, and Maharashtra all witnessed declines in their road accident deaths in 2018 compared […]
COPD in Telangana: Deadly and growing
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of India’s biggest killers and Telangana feels its strain acutely. In 2016, there were 19,000 deaths from COPD in Telangana out of 8.4 lakh deaths nationwide. Since then, the death toll has increased. In 2018, COPD claimed almost one million lives and accounted for thirteen percent of all […]
YSR Kanti Velugu: Eye care boon in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh commemorated World Sight Day with the launch of a Rs 560.88 crore scheme providing free eye care. One in five Indians miss out on eye health checkups, making such initiatives a boon to the citizens’ sight. Chief Minister Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy launched the initiative, entitled ‘YSR Kanti Velugu’, at the Anantapuram Junior […]
Fertility experts call for IVF age limit
Fertility experts have called for age restrictions to be placed on who can access in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in India. A law should be drawn up at the central level, the Indian Fertility Society (IFS) has said, which would prevent cases like that of 74-year-old Mangayamma Yaramati. She delivered twin daughters in Andhra Pradesh at a […]
IVF at 74: A medical miracle or breach of ethics?
Last week, 74-year-old Mangayamma Yaramati made history after giving birth to twins following treatment with in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) – potentially becoming the world’s oldest birth mother. However, the news has been controversial, with fertility experts in India expressing criticism that the procedure was performed on a woman at such an advanced age. Mangayamma (identified by […]
India’s best states for child welfare
Kerala is the best-performing state in India when it comes to child welfare, whilst Madhya Pradesh is the worst. This is according to the Child Well-being Index, a joint report by World Vision India and IFMR LEAD, unveiled yesterday Kerala secured the top spot with an overall score of 0.76, followed by Tamil Nadu and […]
Andhra Pradesh gives ASHAs a boon
Since assuming the post of Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh following this year’s Legislative Assembly election in the state, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy has made healthcare a priority. One action he has taken is a hike in the wages of the state’s community health workers. Accredited social health activists (ASHAs) staff India’s healthcare system in […]