Towards Universal Health Coverage: India Operationalises 150k Health and Wellness Centre
Progressing towards Universal Health Coverage, India has operationalised, 150k Health and Wellness Centres in the country. Called Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs),...
COVID-19 Crisis in India: What May Have Gone Wrong
The entire world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic which has resulted in loss of millions of lives and disrupted the world economy as...
India conducts Two-day Nationwide COVID-19 Mock Drill
In the wake of rising COVID 19 cases (5,676 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours with daily positivity rate of 2.88%),...
Spurt in COVID-19 Cases in China: Implications for India
Rising COVID-19 cases in China, USA and Japan, particularly in China, has rung an alarm bell across the world including in India. It raises...
Covaxin approved by Australia for Travel but WHO approval still awaited
India’s COVAXIN, the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured indigenously by Bharat Biotech’ has been approved by Australian authorities for travel. Covaxin is already approved in nine other countries. However,...
Economic Impact of India’s COVID-19 vaccination
A working paper on Economic Impact of India’s vaccination and related measures by Stanford University and Institute for Competitiveness was released today.
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Mass Nutrition awareness campaign: Poshan Pakhwada 2024
In India, malnourishment in children (stunting, wasting and underweight) under 5 years has reduced as per National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019-21) from 38.4%...
Wuhan Lockdown Ends: Relevance of ‘Social Distancing’ Experience for India
Social distancing and quarantine seems to be only viable option to curb the transmission of this deadly disease till vaccine and proven therapeutic drugs...
Ayushman Bharat : A Turning Point for India’s Health Sector?
A nationwide universal health coverage is being launched in the country. For it to be a success, efficient implementation and execution is needed.
The primary...
COVID-19: e-ICU Video Consultation Program
In order to reduce COVID-19 mortality, AIIMS New Delhi has started a video-consultation program with ICU doctors across the country called e-ICU. The program aims at holding case-management discussions...
