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Bajaj Finserv Health appoints Deepak J Matai as CEO
Bajaj Finserv Health, a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv, on Thursday...
Swasth Bharat Portal:Powering digital health transformation by unifying fragmented health systems
The SBP has brought multiple national health programmes onto a...
SC seeks responses on PIL seeking AYUSH doctors be declared as Registered Medical Practitioners
The plea has sought a direction to declare that AYUSH doctors are also covered under section 2(cc) of the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954, as 'registered medical practitioners'. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses...
From infectious diseases to personalised medicine, India enters futuristic healthcare phase: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh,Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology Singh said that unlike earlier decades, when India was primarily battling infectious diseases, the country has now entered a futuristic phase where molecular diagnostics, genome...
India crosses milestone of 50,000 NQAS certifications of public healthcare units
The rapid scale-up of NQAS reflects the adoption of multi-pronged acceleration strategies, including continuous capacity building, digital innovations, substantial increase in pool of assessors, and continuous quality improvement mechanisms New Delhi: The Government...
Nestle recalls infant formula batches in 25 countries over toxin risk
Nestle, which makes products ranging from KitKat to Nescafe, said late on Monday that no illnesses had been confirmed in connection with the recalled products. Nestle said it was recalling some batches of its infant nutrition products, including SMA, BEBA and NAN...
Bird flu outbreaks on farms in Kerala state reported, WOAH says
The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it ravaged flocks around the world in recent years, disrupting supply, fuelling higher food prices and raising the risk of human transmission...
S Prakash appointed as first CEO,Health Insurance, GI Council,to spearhead sector reforms
S Prakash, CEO-designate, Health Insurance, General Insurance Council One of the immediate tasks, Prakash will undertake- taking forward the ongoing negotiations with hospitals to bring them under the common empanelment platform that will facilitate payment of uniform...
Punjab to roll out Rs 10 lakh universal healthcare cover for 65 lakh families,UII to provide Rs 1lakh health insurance
Mathew George,executive director, United Indian Insurance and Balbir Singh,Punjab Health Minister at the agreement signing event between Punjab and UII to provide Rs 1 lakh universal cover to state's population The universal healthcare cover will be provided to all 65...
Govt probes insurers paying excessive distribution commissions without growing business
The Department of Financial services (DFS) has sent letters to general insurers and life insurers through their respective councils- General Insurance Council and Life Insurance Council- after both- the insurance regulator IRDAI and the banking regulator Reserve Bank...
RBI faults Indian insurers’ high-cost distribution strategies
Premium growth in the Indian insurance industry has been increasingly driven by high-cost distribution-led strategies rather than operating efficiency. In non-life sector, commission growth has significantly outpaced other operating expenses, the RBI said mentioned in...
Surgeon in Shanghai remotely operates on 2 patients at Mumbai hospital
The surgeries, a radical prostatectomy and a partial nephrectomy, were conducted recently using the Toumai Remote Robotic Surgery System at the patients admitted at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital (KDAH) in Mumbai's Andheri area, said the multispeciality...