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Japan: Achieving one of the world’s lowest Covid-19 death rates
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PM Modi rolls out PMJAY-Ayushman Bharat scheme to ‘serve poor’
Explaining how comprehensive the PMJAY is, the Prime Minister said it would cover 1300 illnesses, including serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. He said private hospitals too would be part of this scheme.
PM to launch Modicare nationwide from Jharkhand, National Insurance bags state’s hybrid account
Jharkhand has opted for a hybrid account where National Insurance will provide cover for Rs 1 lakh while the rest will be managed by the state government. NIC has signed MoU with the Government of Jharkhand to extend health insurance to 57 lakh families for a total premium of Rs 535 crores. The PSU general insurer is charging an annual premium of Rs 900/- per family in the state..
Per capita alcohol consumption more than doubled in India from 2005 to 2016
The total alcohol per capita consumption (15+ years) is expected to increase in half of the WHO regions by 2025 and the highest increase is expected in the South-East Asia Region. An increase of 2.2 litres is expected in India alone which represents a large proportion of the total population in this region, the report highlighted.
Hospitals can’t detain patients, bodies over payment disputes: draft Patient Charter
According to a notice issued by Joint Secretary Sudhir Kumar, the ministry plans to implement the charter through state governments for provision of proper healthcare by clinical establishments.
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.
IRDAI wants to migrate to risk-based capital regime soon, Khuntia
Irda is in favour of simplified products in the industry which a policyholder can easily understand so as to avoid misselling.Simple insurance product which every one can understand is the need of the insurance sector to avoid mis-seling, he said. Khuntia advised the insurers to invest in the corporate bonds that have good ratings.
SC stays Delhi HC order on insuring genetic disorder diseases
“In view of the above stay granted by the SC, IRDA’s earlier circular dated 19th March, 2018 stands abated until further orders,’’ said IRDAI.
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%).
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.”
Are notes in your pocket making you sick?Traders body wants FM to investigate
The traders’ body quoted findings from various studies which claimed the notes were contaminated with disease causing pathogens and warned of their potential to transmit several diseases including urinary and respiratory tract infections, septicaemia, skin infections, recurrent meningitis, toxic shock syndrome and a variety of gastro-intestinal diseases.