Welcoming the government's notification of the National Building...
Category:
Health
Latest
Centre revamps Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram, adds mental health, NCD screening
Building on more than a decade of implementation, the updated...
Indian Health Survey: Significant increase in healthcare access across country
The median out-of-pocket medical expenditure per hospitalisation...
Experts advocated setting up of “micro-hospitals” to curb curb India’s deaths due to NCDs
Hospital bed density lags at just 0.55 per 1,000 population -- far below the WHO's 3 per 1,000 benchmarks -- leading to overcrowded facilities, long wait times, and variability in care quality New Delhi: As India's healthcare system buckles under a non-communicable...
Indian Healthcare-2025:Robust growth in AB-PMJAY and digital delivery, AI next frontier
The health ministry's initiative, launch in October last year, to expand the scope of the scheme by providing free treatment benefits of up to Rs 5 lakh per year to all senior citizens aged 70 years and above, irrespective of their socio-economic status, through...
Country’s 70% provided with free medical treatment up to Rs 15 lakh: Amit Shah
Amit Shah, Home Minister Amit Shah, Home Minister, said the Indian Medical Association's focus must shift from illness to wellness as the core concept. Along with medicines, greater emphasis should be placed on providing advice and guidance for a healthy lifestyle....
Obesity treatment drugs to be new growth engine for pharma industry: Sun Pharma
"Improving access to GLP-1 treatments in the coming years will be a key driver for the Indian pharmaceutical industry, helping address the growing burden of lifestyle diseases such as obesity and diabetes. Combined with AI-enabled digital tools for early disease...
Tata Steel’s Netherlands units sued by Dutch NGO seeking $1.6 bn for alleged health damage
The case adds to mounting scrutiny on Tata Steel’s European operations for their environmental impacts. Dutch regulators escalated pressure on the company in 2024, threatening fines of nearly €27 million and warning they would shutter a coke plant in the port city of...
Indian Insurance sector-2026: Leaders remain bullish on industry’s growth
``Looking ahead to 2026, climate risk in India is emerging as a significant financial and public health challenge. We are seeing growing demand for coverage beyond traditional health and motor insurance, including cyber risk, Fire Insurance and emerging business...
Air pollution is India’s biggest public health crisis since Covid, warns UK doctors
The Indian government's renewed focus on controlling air pollution is necessary and overdue. However, it is time to confront an uncomfortable truth: for millions living in North India, the damage has already been done. What is currently being managed represents only...
FSSAI warns food businesses against labeling herbal infusions as ‘tea’
The regulator has directed all FBOs, including those engaged in e-commerce, manufacturing, packing, marketing, import or sale of such products, to comply with food safety regulations. New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a...
WHO’s new global analysis reveal major equity gaps in human genomics research
“Genomic technologies have extraordinary potential to transform health, however the disparities reflected in the report, unless strategically addressed, could reinforce existing inequities and limit the benefits of genomic science for populations who could benefit...
Healthcare must move towards hyper-personalisation: NHA CEO
Sunil Kumar Barnwal, chief executive officer, National Health Authority, highlighted how initiatives such as NHM, ABDM, and Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY, which currently covers over 12 crore families, are leveraging data analytics, AI, and digital platforms to improve health...