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Kerala launches digital payment system, online services in govt hospitals
Kerala Health Minister Veena George The system enables payments for...
Delhi govt inks a MoU with the Centre to implement AB-PMJAY
With this, Delhi has become the 35th state/Union Territory to...
Climate change hitting fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
The increasing challenges of climate change and conflict mean the world is likely to miss the target of putting an end to AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030 without "extraordinary steps", said Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund. Climate change and conflict...
Global banks expand maternity benefits to retain women in India
Banks are hungry for talent in India. With US-China tensions growing, many global lenders are targeting the country, drawn by its fast-growing economy and burgeoning middle class Across India, global financial firms are expanding maternity benefits to include perks...
India’s first transgender OPD inaugurated at Delhi’s RML hospital
"Transgender individuals were facing numerous difficulties in accessing our hospital's services.Their numbers in the hospital were negligible, largely due to discomfort and the fear of discrimination. Hence, on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's birthday,...
No fresh positive cases of Nipah, results of 51 samples awaited: Kerala govt
'So, as of now, there is no secondary wave. That is welcome news,'' said Veena George,Health Minister,Kerala Kozhikode: In a relief for the Kerala government, no fresh positive cases of Nipah virus were reported on Saturday in the state even as five more persons, who...
ManipalCigna Health Insurance organises a health insurance awareness drive in Mangalore
ManipalCigna Health Insurance, as the lead health insurer under the State Insurance Awareness Plan in Karnataka by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), had organised a health insurance awareness drive and a free health check-up camp in...
World Cup fanfare masks an existential threat to Rugby
Much of the fear over the future of the sport stems from the risk of damage from blows to the head. Many of the key talking points from the first World Cup weekend revolved around head injuries and whether a player’s actions are dangerous and need to be punished The...
Kerala govt asked to explain steps taken to maintain confidentiality of HIV patients when applying for CMRF
Justice Devan Ramachandran of Kerala High Court observed that although a circular has been issued on related aspects, it was not enough and that concrete steps should be implemented to ensure the privacy of HIV-positive persons Kochi: The Kerala High Court has sought...
“More than one lakh Ayushman Cards made through Ayushman app in two days,” Mansukh Mandaviya
President Droupadi Murmu said the health services through the three components of Ayushman Bhav- Ayushman - Apke Dwar 3.0, Ayushman Melas at Health and Wellness Centres (HWC) and Community Health Clinics (CHC) and Ayushman Sabhas in every village and panchayat will...
Superbugs Are ‘Dangerously High’ Threat in Greece, India, Turkey
The ballooning calamity would leave more patients without effective cures for pneumonia, bloodstream infections and a range of other illnesses Drug-resistant microbes exact a heavy toll: They claim 79,000 lives a year across 34 OECD and EU/EEA countries and ratchet up...
Climate change takes heavy toll on mental health in Bangladesh
As Bangladesh faces worsening climate change impacts on a warming planet - from droughts and floods to sea level rise and storms - health professionals and organisations in the country are increasingly concerned about deteriorating mental health. Extreme weather and...