by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Policy
India’s doctor-to-patient ratio hit a record high of 1.2 doctors per 1,000 patients in 1991, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), but as its population surged, the ratio dropped to about 0.7 in 2020. Outside the big cities, the lack of specialised...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 10, 2023 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Workplace/Employee Benefits
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes a body to have less hemoglobin than normal. The Union Health Ministry has been implementing the TBSY since 2017 under the National Health Mission (NHM) and had recently completed its second phase in March 2023 The...
General insurers to take action against errant hospitals, to set up Health Exchange Platform for 100 % cashless settlement of policies
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 18, 2023 | Health, Indian News, Non-Life
S Prakash, managing director, Star Health and Allied Insurance Company “We would indentify honest hospitals and reward them. We will also penalise hospitals for fraud, overcharging and deficiency in services . Insurance Information Bureau (IIB) is working on a a...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 25, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Pandemic
Wang Guangfa, a respiratory expert from Peking University First Hospital, told the Global Times on Saturday that as the virus spread to the communities in Beijing, more elderly people and those with underlying diseases have been infected and that the capital city has...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 21, 2022 | Data, Eco/Invest/Demography, Health
Under Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs), comprehensive need-based healthcare services covering maternal and child health services and non-communicable diseases, including free essential drugs, diagnostics and teleconsultation services, are provided...
