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Modicare begins on September 25th. Here’s what we know so far.

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The BJP government’s large-scale health insurance initiative was rolled out in some states today, to coincide with Independence Day celebrations across the country. Though some anticipated a full-scale launch of the programme, the scheme was not launched nationwide but began a gradual rollout in select states. Full rollout of the scheme is expected on September …

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Leptospirosis and the Indian efforts to bring about a vaccine

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Indian scientists at the Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre (GBRC) may be fast approaching a cure for leptospirosis. Also known as Weil’s disease, leptospirosis was responsible for over one million infections in 2015. Indian scientists working on the vaccine, however, believe almost all of these cases could have been preventable. Leptospirosis is typically the name given …

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Children standing in as Bal doctors in Gujarat

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Gujarat has employed an eccentric new tactic in response to mass shortages of medical staff across the state. The state is using children, some as young as eleven, as stand-in Bal doctors within schools, complete with stethoscope and doctors outfit. The plan may seem an absurd coping mechanism to shortages of doctors. However, the basic …

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The high death toll of gender discrimination

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Gender discrimination and missing women The price of gender discrimination in India is the lives of almost 240,000 girls under five every year. Much attention is given in India to the issue of female foeticide. Sex-selective abortions are considered the major driver of India’s skewed sex ratio at birth (SRB) and its resultant 63 million …

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Gujarat: Leading the fight against thalassemia

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Gujarat is expanding a number of prevention policies with the aim of making the state thalassemia free. Foremost among the proposed policies is the intention to make thalassemia testing mandatory for everyone, with a focus on testing women before they give birth. India is considered to be the world’s capital for thalassemia cases, with 10,000 …

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