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WHO report on half of India’s population is physically unfit based on extrapolations, Nadda
The study findings were based on the data collected from three...
Over 34.7 cr Ayushman cards created, more than 29,000 hospitals empanelled: JP Nadda
JP Nadda,Union Health Minister The AB-PMJAY provides cashless...
Insurtech: HealthySure raises $1.2 mn in Pre-Series A led by Inflection Point Ventures
The round also saw participation from We Founder Circle, Dexter Angels, Campus Fund, HEM Angels and other private investors, according to a release by HealthySure Mumbai: Insurtech HealthySure has raised $1.2 million (Rs 9crore approx.) in a Pre-Series A round led by...
Covid can be said to have become endemic only after 4 weeks of consistently low cases: Virologist
He also said the endemic phase of COVID-19 is expected to last many months and it is '' most unlikely'' that another variant with higher transmissibility than Omicron and greater virulence than Delta will emerge The third wave of COVID-19 in India has been plateauing....
ICICI Lombard lends a personal touch to Health Insurance with Video Calling
ICICI Lombard, has introduced a video calling facility for all its customers purchasing health insurance. This initiative allows a customer to make an instant video call or schedule one via the official website on their smartphone or laptop in just three simple steps....
Leading with Empathy into the Hybrid Working Future
With the recent influence of the global health crisis, increasing shifts in personal priorities are changing employees' expectations of work culture. Tanay Kediyal, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Allstate Solutions Private Limited (ASPL) shares his views...
What coronavirus has in store for the world next
The crisis isn’t over until it’s over everywhere. The effects will continue to reverberate through wealthier nations — disrupting supply chains, travel plans and health care — as the coronavirus largely dogs under-vaccinated developing countries over the coming...
Media report on excess Covid deaths in India ‘purely speculative’: Govt
In written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said the international magazine in its report in January 2022 speculated excess deaths than the official number of COVID-19 fatalities "The report was purely speculative that made...
Why cage-free eggs becoming norm: It’s what people want
The change marks one of the animal welfare movement's biggest successes after years of battles with the food industry. The transition has cost billions of dollars for producers who initially resisted calls for more humane treatment of chickens but have since fully...
Covid-19 pandemic: Era of restrictions is fast coming to an end
Expanding home-testing, improving ventilation in public buildings, increasing efforts to track mutations and developing better vaccines and drugs that can work against a broad range of variants and other diseases are all part of the toolkit. Soumya Swaminathan, chief...
Pandemic has not ended as more variants expected:WHO chief scientist
Soumya Swaminathan,chief scientist,World Health Organization, "Our expectation is that the acute phase of this pandemic will end this year, of course with one condition, the 70 percent vaccination (target is achieved) by mid this year around June, July," Tedros...
NHA announces integration of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with Aarogya Setu app
People can use their Ayushman Bharat Health Account number to link their existing and new medical records, including doctor prescriptions, lab reports, hospital records and also share those with health professionals and health service providers New Delhi: The National...