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SBI General launches exclusive Health Insurance branches across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
L to R-CS Setty, chairman, State Bank of India, Naveen Chandra Jha,...
India recorded over 15 lakh cancer cases in 2024: Govt
``The incidence of cancer is rising steadily in the country – from...
WHO members hope to conclude global pandemic agreement next week
Negotiations are ongoing for two complementary deals that could be formalised at the May 27-June 1 meeting: an update to existing health rules on outbreaks and a new legally-binding treaty to shore up the world's defences against future pathogens after the COVID-19...
Tobacco and nicotine industry tactics addict youth for life
"History is repeating, as the tobacco industry tries to sell the same nicotine to our children in different packaging.These industries are actively targeting schools, children and young people with new products that are essentially a candy-flavoured trap. How can they...
COVID-19 eliminated a decade of progress in global level of life expectancy: WHO
Between 2019 and 2021, global life expectancy dropped by 1.8 years to 71.4 years (back to the level of 2012). Similarly, global healthy life expectancy dropped by 1.5 years to 61.9 years in 2021 (back to the level of 2012) Geneva: The latest edition of the World...
Kerala flood: Heavy rains wreak havoc, 11 dead
Revenue Minister K Rajan today said parts of Kerala received over 20 cm of rain in the last 24 hours and added that a total of 11 people have lost their lives in the state in various recent rain-related incidents Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala...
New India doubles its net profit to Rs 354 cr in Q4FY24
Titus Francis, executive director, NIA "NIA has delivered excellent results in FY24, despite adverse impact of several catastrophic claims during the year. It has recorded a 128 per cent growth in its net profit in Q4. On individual lines, Motor third party loss ratio...
290 cases of COVID-19 variant KP.2, 34 cases of KP.1 detected in India: INSACOG data
Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found across seven states and UTs with 23 cases registered from West Bengal New Delhi: As many as 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of...
Health Compass launches new technology for brokers eyeing individual international private medical insurance business
Technology will enable a brokers’ ability to deliver an international medical insurance quotation via a white-labelled, whole of market solution London: InsurTech for the international private medical insurance (IPMI) market, Health Compass, today announced the launch...
New National Health Insurance will not stop private healthcare in South Africa: President Ramaphosa
Cyril Ramaphosa, President,South Africa “The NHI will be a lifeline for millions of poor South Africans whose resources will be freed up for other essential needs. It will also alleviate the burden on those who are increasingly paying more in medical aid premiums for...
Govt working with spice makers to ensure norm compliance; asks Everest to take corrective action
“We have carried out sample testing from both these companies and we have found that all 18 samples of MDH were compliant with standards. However, in case of Everest, some of the samples (out of 12) were non-complaint and for that we have told them to take corrective...
Uttarakhand launches “E-Swasthya Dham” App for monitoring pilgrim health in Char Dham Yatra
This platform requires all devotees to upload their health information, allowing the government to monitor their health during the pilgrimage Dehradun: Uttarakhand chief secretary Radha Raturi on Monday said that in view of the high number of pilgrims on the Char Dham...