An Emirati firm is set to purchase a controlling stake in one of India’s leading diagnostics service providers, anonymous insiders say. The Abraaj Group is a private equity firm based in Dubai, which manages US$10 billion worth of assets globally. Livemint reported that the Group is “in advanced discussions” to buy out an 80% stake […]
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2016: the year’s health news in retrospect
2016 in India saw earthquakes, terror attacks, fires, floods, elections, and civil unrest. Amidst the year’s headlines, there were a number of important health developments too. Were they, overall, positive or negative? India Live Today took a broadly positive slant, emphasising 2016 as “the year India became free of yaws and neonatal tetanus” – alluding […]
Public focus shifts from air pollution amidst demonetisation controversy
It is no secret that India has experienced an industrial revolution in the last few decades. This has allowed the country to become an economic powerhouse taking seventh place in terms of global economic ranking. However, this increased industrial activity has had the drawback of a significant rise in air pollution. As a consequence, a […]
India’s poor rank of global health index
Health Issues India has been committed to tracking stories about the healthcare situation in India stories that outline progress made by India in order to ensure better health outcomes to all. A global study of health indicators released a few days ago has outlined how much India still needs to achieve in order to ensure that […]
More doctors not the answer
We have written before on HII about the shortage of doctors in India, especially amongst the rural population, and how the ratio of doctors to patients in India fall far below WHO norms. However, we have also written about how more doctors is not necessarily the solution for better health outcomes, especially in the context […]