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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...
Covid vaccination prevented sudden deaths, did not cause them: ICMR-NIE Director
The findings of our study indicated that Covid vaccination was not associated with sudden death. In fact, what we found was that Covid vaccination protected against sudden deaths," Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Epidemiology (ICMR-NIE)...
India’s health survey data reveals 13% children born prematurely, 17% with low birth weight
Climate conditions, such as rainfall and temperature, were found to have a greater link with adverse birth outcomes. New Delhi: India's demographic health survey 2019-21 reveals that 13 per cent of children were born prematurely, and 17 per cent with a low weight at...
China pushes commercial insurers in bid to boost local biotechs
The 3.5 trillion yuan ($486 billion) fund — which covers medical expenses for roughly 95% of China’s 1.4 billion people — will also set up a catalog of innovative drugs that can be reimbursed by commercial insurers, according to the document. The list could lead to...
Only 2% of Health insurance buyers are Gen Z: ACKO’s new data
“Over the past year, the uptake among 20–25-year-olds has remained stagnant at just ~2%, highlighting a persistent lack of urgency despite rising health conversations in the digital ecosystem. The issue isn’t just awareness; it’s a deeper gap in relevance, access, and...
Urban Indians are insured, yet financially exposed: Report
The report spotlights the underinsurance of working women. Only 19 per cent of working women have life insurance in their own name, despite contributing to household incomes.The study found that in 61 per cent of cases, policies were purchased for them, not by them,...
Gen Z embraces insurance early, warm up to Gen AI for research, finds out Policybazaar survey
The survey reveals a growing curiosity, early purchase consideration and a digital-first behaviour among India’s younger cohort - the Gen Z - with distinct patterns emerging between health and term insurance Policybazaar’s latest survey on Insurance Awareness Day...
CTI raises concern over rising health insurance premiums, writes to FM
In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, CTI chairman Brijesh Goyal said health insurance premiums have increased by 15 to 20 per cent in the last few years, putting a strain on household budgets and forcing many people to discontinue their policies midway....
Cyberattack disruption at London hospitals contributed to patient death
“We are deeply saddened to hear that last year’s criminal cyberattack has been identified as one of the contributing factors that led to this patient’s death,” said Synnovis Chief Executive Officer Mark Dollar in a statement A cyberattack that caused disruption at...
79% of Indians unsure if their insurance policy offers adequate coverage: Survey
Saurabh Vijayvergia, founder & CEO, CoverSure, said, “This survey shows that focusing on insurance penetration alone isn’t enough. What people need is insurance that they can understand and use effectively. If policyholders don’t know what’s covered or how to use...
HC takes suo motu cognisance of sale of drugs cigarettes outside schools colleges
The bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Y G Khobragade on June 20 said it came across "disturbing" news articles on people running businesses selling banned items such as drugs, cigarettes and e-cigarettes outside schools and colleges. Mumbai,The Bombay High Court's...