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“I apologize to all elderly people in Delhi, West Bengal”: PM Modi tears into opponents of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Prime Minister launched a portal for...
Star Health absolves security chief in data leak incident
The company said that alleged communication between a hacker and...
Working to introduce integrative medicine in all hospitals: Union Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya The government has established 1,50,000 health and wellness centres across platforms that promote meditation, yoga, and all aspects and activities pertaining to integrated health and wellbeing New Delhi: Union Health Minister...
WHO releases updated guidelines on treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
''Building on the newly available data, we now have a better and shorter all-oral treatment option for drug-resistant TB. This is a historic change that will be of great benefit to people suffering from drug-resistant TB, easing the burden on health systems and saving...
RGIC launches new health cover
Reliance General Insurance Company (RGICL), launched first of its kind premium health insurance product – Reliance Health Infinity Policy. The product comes loaded with high sum insured up to Rs5 crores, superior features like MoreGlobal Cover, Maternity Cover, OPD...
Over 1,500 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat in last one year: Mandaviya
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Today, 4.5 crore needy people have been empanelled under the scheme, the minister said He said seven-eight lakh beneficiary cards are printed daily and the ministry was working to ensure that 50 crore cards are made available in...
Budget-2023-24: Tax incentive to promote Home Insurance
Rakesh Jain, CEO, Reliance General Insurance In spite of pandemic, the health insurance penetration in our country is very low. Due to such a low coverage, the cost of insurance becomes high. In order to bring down its cost, GST rate should be reduced to 5% from 18%....
Vaccine against cervical cancer to be included in national immunisation programme by mid-2023: NTAGI chief
India is home to about 16 per cent of the world's women and accounts for about a quarter of all cervical cancer incidences and nearly a third of global cervical cancer deaths. Indian women face a 1.6 per cent lifetime cumulative risk of developing cervical cancer and...
Govt notifies IRDA’s new regulations on `Registration of Indian Insurance companies” facilitating larger PE investment
-Investment through Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been made optional for Private Equity (PE) Funds enabling them to directly invest in insurance companies, providing more flexibility, Now, subsidiary companies are also allowed to be promotors of insurance...
China’s factories to the world brace for Tsunami of Covid cases
The resulting eruption in infections is set to be a key test for a vast network of factories that account for almost one-third of the world’s manufacturing output. Those plants are now taking extraordinary steps to ward off infections From locking in workers to...
Ambulance Facility at Toll Plazas
Over 900 Ambulances have been deployed by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at a gap of 50km or at toll plazas on the National Highways (NH) to ensure medical treatment to accident victims.NHAI has issued instructions to spread awareness about the 1033...
Karnataka govt simultaneously launches 114 ‘Namma Clinics’ across State
Each Namma Clinic is expected to cater to a population of 10,000 to 20,000. The 12 kinds of services include pregnancy, postnatal, neonatal care, childhood and adolescent care, universal immunisation services, family welfare, contraceptive, infectious disease...