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Insurance schemes need retooling: Modi

Two Government-sponsored insurance schemes need retooling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed. The two initiatives in question are the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). As reported in The Economic Times, Modi has urged that these schemes be looked at to improve the experiences of policyholders following …

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Novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread

The novel coronavirus outbreak – which made landfall in India in recent weeks – has continued to grow by leaps and bounds, spreading across borders and engendering panic. In India, the third confirmed case of the disease has been confirmed in the state of Kerala which subsequently declared a state of emergency.  Death toll hits …

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Union Health Ministry lauds Ayushman Bharat

The Union Health Ministry lauded the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat in its end-of-year review.  Officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), the initiative has been of considerable benefit to public health according to the Union Ministry of Health of Family Welfare. “So far 33 states and [union territories] are …

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IMA turns to Modi on violence against doctors

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has turned to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help in advancing legislation punishing violence against the medical fraternity.  The Health and Services Personnel and Clinical Establishments (Prohibition of Violence and Damage of Property) Bill was proposed by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare earlier this year. The Bill …

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Indradhanush 2: Government ramps up vaccination efforts

The Centre will expand its efforts to improve vaccination coverage throughout the country with “Indradhanush 2”, building on existing efforts to achieve ninety percent immunisation coverage against a plethora of infectious diseases. Launched in December 2014, Mission Indradhanush aimed to cover all children up to two years of age and pregnant women with vaccination coverage, …

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Abhijit Banerjee hails Ayushman Bharat

Abhijit Banerjee, the joint recipient of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, has endorsed Ayushman Bharat, the Centre’s flagship health insurance scheme.  The Indian-born American economist, who shared the prize with Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work in reducing poverty, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “In just two decades, their new …

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Employment opportunities boost under Ayushman Bharat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has framed his government’s flagship health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat as an employment opportunities boost in recent remarks. Within the next five to seven years, eleven lakh jobs will be generated by the initiative – officially known as the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) – the Prime Minister anticipated earlier …

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Start-ups get a shoutout from Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has touted the role of start-ups in India’s economy – and highlighted their value as a tool for improving public health.  “Today, India is aspiring to become a $5 trillion economy,” the Prime Minister said whilst speaking at the 56th convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) in Chennai. “Your …

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Mann Ki Baat address: Modi praises e-cigarette ban

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the opportunity of his latest Mann Ki Baat address to exhort Indians to give up tobacco and to praise the Centre’s decision to ban e-cigarettes – his first public comments on the prohibition since it came into force.  “We all know that tobacco addiction is very harmful for human health …

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TB cases spiked in India last year

Tuberculosis (TB) cases spiked in India last year, according to the latest government figures.  This is according to the latest government figures, which indicated that 27 lakh cases were recorded in the country in 2018. This included 21.5 lakh cases notified to the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) compared to eighteen lakh cases notified …

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