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IRDAI empowers insurers to expand their hospital networks for cashless health cover
While specifying the criteria, the board of insurers among...
Kerala issues SOP for treatment, isolation of monkeypox cases
Kerala Health Minister Veena George, in a release, gave details of...
Union Health Harsh Vardhan Minister hits back at Kejriwal over Ayushman Bharat
“PMJAY insurance cover of Rs. 5 lakh per year is good. In 8 months of implementation of PMJAY, only 10 families out of almost 10.74 crore families have exhausted this cover,” the Union Health Minister asserted.
No New Cases of Nipah in Kerala, Infected Patient’s Condition Improving, Says Harsh Vardhan
According to the World Health Organisation, Nipah virus infection is a newly emerging disease that can be transmitted from its reservoir (natural wildlife host), the flying foxes (fruit bats),to both animals and humans.
More than 1 million new curable sexually transmitted infections every day
Timely and affordable testing and treatment are crucial for reducing the burden of STIs globally, alongside efforts to encourage people who are sexually active to get screened for STIs. WHO further recommends that pregnant women should be systematically screened for syphilis as well as HIV.
U.S. Judges Grapple with Youths’ Constitutional Challenge to U.S. Climate Policy
The young people argue that government officials have known for more than 50 years that carbon pollution from fossil fuels causes climate change and that policies promoting oil and gas deprive them of their constitutional rights.
Avoid tea, coffee and alcohol, stay indoors: Govt issues advisory as India sizzles under heatwave
“Person feeling unwell, especially old aged, young children, pregnant women, those with pre-existing medical conditions, and outdoor workers, should be immediately shifted to a cooler place, put on minimum clothing, be sponged with cold water, applied ice packs wrapped in cloth, and transported to nearest health facility,” the advisory said.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan Writes to CMs of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana & Bengal; Urges Them to Join Ayushman Bharat
Urging the states to join the scheme, the minister said they would gain in terms of resources, national portability, state-of-the-art technological platforms, implementation systems and world-class analytics systems at no additional cost.They would also benefit from a well-proven fraud monitoring-and-control system and the exchange of key learnings and best practices of other states towards equitable healthcare, he added.
Nipah virus resurfaces in India’s Kerala after killing 17 last year
India’s national health and wildlife ministries are working to test and identify bats with the virus, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in New Delhi.“There is no need for panic,” he told reporters.
Manipal Group to up stake in Cigna TTK to 51%
The Cigna Corporation of the US will continue to hold 49 per cent stake, while TTK will exit the health insurance business by selling its 31.48 per cent stake to Manipal Group, pending regulatory approval from IRDAI.Manipal holds 19.52 per cent stake in the joint venture
Mercury set to rise in NW India; Rajasthan’s Ganganagar hottest at 49.6degC
Speaking exclusively to ANI, M Mohapatra, Director General, IMD’s meteorology, said: “Severe heatwave condition is persisting in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, southern Uttar Pradesh, northern Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Jharkhand.”
Mahapatra also predicted that around June 6, monsoon will be hitting Kerala. The southwest monsoon is expected to hit Odisha coast within two weeks after its onset in Kerala.
Govt forms ‘Jal Shakti’ Ministry for conserving and promoting Water Resources
With almost all of rural India depending on monsoon rain for agricu monsoon rain for agriculture and domestic purpose, there is a desperate need for water management on a war footing. It is estimated that 200,000 Indians die every year due to inadequate access to safe water.