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‘Heal in Rajasthan’ policy to boost medical tourism in desert state
Additional Chief Secretary of the Health Department Shubhra Singh...
Rising claims pose challenge for health insurance sector in India: Jefferies
The report indicated that India's non-life insurance sector is...
One lakh excess premature deaths linked to air pollution in 8 Indian cities: Study
The study, published last week in the journal Science Advances, shows rapid degradation in air quality and increases in urban exposure to air pollutants which are hazardous to health. Dhaka, Bangladesh, saw a total of 24,000 excess premature deaths, while the Indian...
Covid and climate change push many older women into prostitution in Sundarbans
Agriculture has become unviable due to the increase in salinity of the water because of sea level rise. As a result, there is abject poverty and people, particularly women, are desperate to look for livelihood as they are often the breadwinners. New Delhi: In the...
First case of Omicron sub-variant XE detected in Gujarat as elderly man from Mumbai found infected
The patient had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 12 during his visit to Vadodara, but had returned to Mumbai the next day without informing the local authorities, the officials said Ahmedabad: A 67-year-old man from Mumbai, who had travelled to Vadodara in...
New COVID wave a reminder pandemic is ‘far from over’: Guterres
António Guterres,UN Secretary-General UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the summit was “a critical reminder that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. We’re seeing 1.5 million new cases each day. Large outbreaks are spreading in Asia”, he continued...
All adults can avail Covid-19 booster shots at pvt centres from Apr 10
"It has been decided that the precaution dose of Covid vaccines will be made available to the 18-plus population group at private vaccination centres. This facility would be available at all private vaccination centres," the ministry said New Delhi: Booster dose of...
WHO’s supply suspension of Covaxin not to impact travel of people: MEA
'I certainly do not think there should be any impact at all on people who have taken Covaxin. It is a safe vaccine. In terms of their travel, it continues to be recognised under the EUL (emergency use authorisation) of WHO,'' he said New Delhi: Days after the WHO...
XE variant of Covid-19 not more severe than Omicron’: Dr Gagandeep Kang
Variants will come because people are travelling. Of what we know of the variant (XE) is that it is not a point of concern, XE variant of Covid-19 not more severe than Omicron': Dr Gagandeep Kang. Professor at Christian Medical College in Vellore, said on Thursday The...
Govt’s focus on affordable healthcare ensured significant savings for poor, middle class: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi On World Health Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed to some facets of this ''pathbreaking scheme'' such as more than 3.2 crore people got free treatment under the Ayushman Bharat Jan Arogya Yojana, over 18 crore Ayushman cards issued...
New IRDA chief Panda launches `Reforms 2.0′ for Indian insurance industry
Debasish Panda,chairman, IRDAI ``After two-decades of liberalisation, the Indian industry is matured and have to be given more freedom in fixing market determined pricing and launching innovative products,’’ said Panda, who retired as secretary of the department of...
“Every Indian should have at least one life insurance and a health cover ” says new IRDAI chief unveiling his new industry agenda
Debasish Panda, chairman, IRDAI IRDA chief has hinted that insurers don’t need IRDAI approvals for every product ``Each life insurer has actuaries to design their products that can be approved its own board. You should design product so that you can reach out every...