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Hospitals and staff overwhelmed amid COVID-19 surge

A view of a hospital ward in Assam in response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Image credit: AnjanBorah, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The initial wave of COVID-19 in India had already pushed hospitals to breaking point. The second wave has seen both daily cases and death counts triple, with many now dying …

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Private practice ban in Jammu and Kashmir?

Doctors in the employ of government hospitals could face a ban on private practice in Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to strengthen health infrastructure in the union territory.  Reports suggest that government doctors in Jammu and Kashmir opt to treat their patients in privately run facilities and are absent from their posts in government …

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Union ministries join hands on Ayushman Bharat

Union ministries have heeded the call from the Union Cabinet to support the Government’s flagship health initiative Ayushman Bharat. More than 200 hospitals under the purview of different Union ministries at the central level have been empanelled under the scheme, according to reports.  In December, the Union Cabinet wrote to the National Health Authority and …

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SAIL hospitals brought into the fold on Ayushman Bharat

The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) will be brought into the Government’s flagship health insurance scheme, Ayushman Bharat.  The programme, officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), provides a range of healthcare services to economically vulnerable citizens to the tune of Rs 5 lakh per family per year. In its first year, …

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Unnecessary c-sections: Why they’re misused throughout India

Caesarean sections (c-sections) can be the difference between life and death for some mothers. However, a concerning trend in unnecessary c-sections is being witnessed throughout India – and a recent report from Madhya Pradesh about such practices is raising alarm bells in the state.  The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) under the Union Ministry …

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Private practice warning for Mumbai doctors and hospitals

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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Could the Bengaluru doctors’ strike go national?

The Bengaluru doctors’ strike over an assault on two of their colleagues could mushroom into a national movement.  Allegedly, two resident doctors at Minto Hospital were “manhandled” by members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), a pro-Kannada organisation. The dispute originated from a demand for compensation for patients at a camp for the treatment of …

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Tamil Nadu doctors strike ends – for now

The Tamil Nadu doctors strike ended at the end of the week, following a government warning that their posts would be considered vacated if they did not return to work. The Federation of Government Doctors Association (FOGDA) called the strike from October 25th, with a series of demands. They included, according to FOGDA convener Dr …

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How the Indore Government Cancer Hospital’s cases reflects India’s breast cancer burden

In the Indore Government Cancer Hospital in India’s Malwa Nimar region, a sixty percent surge in breast cancer cases was witnessed – in just two years. Between 2016 and 2018, cases jumped from 700 to 1,125 according to hospital records. In the same timeframe, the total number of cancer increased by 12.5 percent, from 4,000 …

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Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana: More hospitals enlisted

The state government in Punjab has enlisted an additional 125 privately run hospitals to bolster its health scheme, the Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana.  The state-specific initiative, which builds upon the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, aims to provide health insurance to more than three quarters of the state’s population. It was launched on August 20th this …

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