by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 1, 2024 | Features, Health, Policy
A total of 6.11 crore hospital admissions involving expenditure of Rs 78,188 crore have been authorized under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme, of which 1.7 crore hospital admissions worth over Rs 25,000 crore have been authorized...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
As per the policy on COVID-19 testing, directed by the management, testing will be done for patients with SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) like symptoms that include according to the WHO, acute respiratory infection, persistent fever or fever of >= 38 C° with...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 23, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
WHO said over 118,000 new COVID-19 hospitalisations and over 1600 new intensive care unit (ICU) admissions have been recorded, with an overall increase of 23 per cent and 51 per cent, respectively, globally Geneva: The number of new COVID cases increased by 52 per...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Risk Management
There is also no increase in hospitalisation rates and COVID-19 is an incidental finding in people hospitalised due to other medical conditions New Delhi:There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 18, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Policy, Risk Management
Looking at the upcoming festive season, the Union Health Secretary advised the states to put in place requisite public health measures and other arrangements to minimise risk of increase in transmission of the disease by adherence to maintenance of respiratory hygiene...
