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WHO appoints a new Director General: What does it mean for India?

The World Health Organization (WHO) has a new Director General – apparently with the support of India. But what does his election mean for the country? Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus – a 52-year-old Ethiopian academic and politician – was elected to the position on May 23, following a reportedly “tense vote” by secret ballot of WHO member states. …

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Amartya Sen, PFI blast India’s low spend on health

“India cannot get a salutation right now” because of its poor performance on healthcare, says world-renowned economist Amartya Sen. “At the bottom of the world league” India’s dismal track record on public healthcare puts it “at the bottom” of the world league, Sen remarked at an international conference in Mumbai in January. “It is disconcerting …

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Health budget: Making progress or playing it safe?

The Modi government’s Union Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1. Jaitley announced  a number of steps to address the plentiful problems facing India’s healthcare system. However, critics said that there were only paltry increases in funding following a year of severe cuts – a “nominal” …

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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 …

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Mental health in India: more action needed

A social media photo campaign has aimed to raise awareness of mental health disorders and needs in India. The event was organised by the Harvard US-India Initiative. Participants were invited to photograph themselves carrying placards emblazoned with mental health awareness messages and post them online with the hashtag #IndiaStopTheStigma. The campaign speaks to an issue that …

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Bill Gates looks to work with India on e-health

Bill Gates, American computing colossus and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has announced his intention to work with the Indian government on social projects driven by information technology (IT) and e-health is one of them. Calling government spending on health in India “very inadequate”, the multi-billionaire extolled the virtues of e-health, saying …

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Recognise suicide as a legitimate national health priority

We at HII have constantly emphasised that health issues in India are not treated as socio-political issues. Our spending on health, as a percentage of GDP, is below countries like Rwanda and Bangladesh. Millions of impoverished people still have to travel hundreds of kilometres to cities like New Delhi and wait in long lines to …

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