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India’s chronic disease burden helped fuel Covid-19’s brutal waves
For years India has faced an escalating non-communicable disease crisis as its middle-class expands and leads a more sedentary and affluent lifestyle. That makes them susceptible to ailments such as diabetes and heart disease that account for almost two-thirds of all deaths in the country. Those existing conditions may have allowed the coronavirus to do more damage, boosting cases and fatalities and potentially fueling the near collapse of India’s health system.
National Health Authority teams up with IIT Delhi to strengthen India’s response to COVID-19 crisis
Through this partnership, the National Health Authority (NHA) will be a technical collaborator on the US Agency for International Development (USAID)-supported SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Financing Facility, a statement by the NHA said.
SAMRIDH Healthcare Blended Financing Facility aims to catalyse market-based health solutions to improve access to affordable and quality healthcare services for low-income and vulnerable communities, particularly for Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) beneficiaries.
IIT Delhi serves as the hosting entity for SAMRIDH. This initiative is implemented by a Technical Support Unit managed by IPE Global.
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International
China’s big bang opening of its $45 trillion financial industry, foreign life insurers can set up 100%-owned units
To kick off the new year, foreign insurers can apply to set up 100%-owned units offering life insurance, a segment that accounts for three-quarters of the Chinese insurance market. Joint ventures — of which ICBC-AXA Assurance Co. is the biggest — brought in 8% of the sector’s total premiums last year, but have not been growing as fast as domestic competitors, according to Fitch Ratings.
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