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70 pc of senior citizens didn’t have access to proper healthcare during Covid: Survey
An ageing population in India, along with a growing middle class...
New Covid Omicron sub-variant found in India: WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. Ghebreyesus,World Health...
People are paying too much out of their own pockets globally:WHO
In middle-income countries, government health expenditure per capita has doubled since the year 2000. On average, governments spend US$60 per person on health in lower-middle income countries and close to US$270 per person in upper-middle income countries.
Ayushman Bharat CEO says over 12 lakh people availed free treatment under scheme
“For the first time in the history of independent India, health sector has become a political commitment. The government of India has shown its commitment towards strengthening the healthcare eco-system in the country by increasing the investments to 2.5
IRDA asks insurers to launch standard health insurance covers with no add-ons
This standard product should have the basic mandatory covers as specified in the proposed norms which has to be uniform across the market. No additional add-ons or optional covers allowed to be proposed to offer along with the standard product.
SBI takes work-life balance to a new high cutting mechanical lives in the bud
The programme, christened Nayi Disha or the new path, focuses on work-life balance and also involves the staffs’ immediate family members, also giving them the ability to inform the bank if an employee is not able to leave work on time. Over 27 per cent of SBI staff are women and the average age has now come down to 43, he said.
Once pariahs, tobacco giants like Philip Morris quietly return to Formula-1
Since 2006, Formula 1’s ruling body FIA has been firmly opposed to any advertising or sponsoring of cigarettes or tobacco.
Govt plans over $12 billion in power plant, EV incentives to cut pollution
India has already extended a December 2017 deadline for utilities to meet emissions standards by up to six years as power producers struggle to comply with stringent rules set out by the environment ministry in 2015 to cut emissions that cause lung diseases, acid rain and smog.
Johnson & Johnson supplier seeks bankruptcy over talc lawsuits
A key supplier of talc used in Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in the wake of multibillion-dollar lawsuits alleging its products caused ovarian cancer and asbestos-related mesothelioma.
Reddy family mulls exiting Apollo Munich Health Insurance, to sell its 41% stakes for Rs 1200 cr
Reddy family is seeking to sell its entire holding of 41 percent in Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co., for about 12 billion rupees ($170 million) in six months, the people said asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. The proceeds will be used to repay part of the debt raised by pledging Apollo Hospital’s equity as collateral, the people said.
Novel pill could replace injections to deliver insulin, says study
“We are really hopeful that this new type of capsule could someday help diabetic patients and perhaps anyone who requires therapies that can now only be given by injection or infusion,” said Robert Langer, Professor at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research in Britain
Indian doctors protest UK’s ‘unfair’ health surcharge
“Clinicians wishing to work in the UK are already facing burdensome processes relating to regulation and immigration, and this surcharge is only going to see UK losing out on quality healthcare professionals from non-EU countries,” notes a letter from BAPIO president Ramesh Mehta and secretary Parag Singhal, sent to UK home secretary Sajid Javid last week