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Narendra Modi first Indian PM to prioritise universal health coverage: Lancet

“Ayushman Bharat has two pillars — the creation of 1,50,000 health and wellness centres across the country to provide a spine of primary care facilities to deliver universal health coverage; and the National Health Protection Mission (NHPM), a health insurance aimed at providing coverage of Rs 5 lakh per family annually, thus benefiting more than 10 crore poor families,” said the article. 

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1 in 4 adults are inactive: WHO Study

Women were less active than men, with an over 8% difference at the global level (32% men vs 23%, women). High income countries are more inactive (37%) compared with middle income (26%) and low income countries (16%).

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Manipal Group forays into health insurance,buys stakes in Cigna TTK Health Insurance

Ranjan Pai, Chairman, Manipal Education & Medical Group (MEMG) said: “The two organisations are a good cultural fit. The combination of Cigna‘s global expertise in health and wellness, its ability to offer customized solutions for the Indian market, and Manipal Group’s integrated healthcare expertise with multi-specialty hospital networks will create a true differentiation for healthcare in India.”

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IRDAI asks insurers to cover mental illness

  Hyderabad: In a bid to comply with the provisions of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, the insurance regulator IRDAI has asked all insurance companies asked all the insurers to provide medical insurance for treatment of mental illness from immediate effect....

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