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Gujarat Provides Quicker Treatment Than Canada And US, Says Health Minister
Gandhinagar, May 12 (IANS) Comparing healthcare systems in developed countries with India, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Tuesday said that developed countries often face longer waiting times for treatment, while Gujarat’s public health
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Rs 25,403 Crore Health Budget Cleared In Gujarat
A significant expansion of Gujarat's public health system, including higher financial support for mothers, wider insurance coverage, and plans for large-scale medical infrastructure, was outlined as the state Assembly app
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Ayush Ministry Holds Talks With 16 Nations During WHO Summit On Traditional Medicine 2025
WHO traditional medicine research discusses the roadmap, addressing research complexity, codification of knowledge systems and global capacity building.
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Less Than 1% Of Climate Funding Allocated For Health Systems Since 2004: Report
This underinvestment comes as climate change is projected to cause up to 15.6 million deaths by 2050 due to factors like extreme heat, the spread of infectious diseases, and infrastructure failure.
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RFK Jr's Family Members Say He Is "Threat" To Americans' Health, Call For His Resignation
Members of Robert F Kennedy Jr's family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week.
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Doctor At UP Hospital Forgets Surgical Needle Inside Woman's Head, Probe On
In an incident that raises serious questions about the state healthcare system, the doctor at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur left a surgical needle inside an 18-year-old's head after stitching up an injury.
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Gaza Health System On Knees, Can't Afford To Lose Single Hospital Bed: WHO
Gaza's health system is on its knees and cannot afford to lose another ambulance or a single hospital bed more, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
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13 Doctors Make It To Punjab Assembly, Vow To Strengthen Health Infrastructure
Punjab's health system could go under the knife with 13 doctors making it to the state assembly this election, including 10 from the AAP which is set to form the next government.
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Delhi's Health System Didn't Collapse During Pandemic: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi faced an extreme level of the coronavirus pandemic, but its health system did not collapse due to "reforms" in recent years and better management, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Asks Centre To Increase Relief Package Funds
Tamil Nadu has received Rs 512.64 crore from Centre in 2 tranches under Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness package out of Rs 712.64 crore allotted to the state, said Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
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Cabinet Approves Rs 15,000 Crore Coronavirus Emergency Response Package
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 15,000 crore for "India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package" to mount an urgent response for containing the spread of the virus in India through development of dedicated treatment facilities and setting up laboratories among others.
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National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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India Will Not Meet National Health Policy 2017 Targets: Ex-Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao
By Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Health has never been a national priority and it is one reason why we have the highest number of women dying during childbirth and under-five mortality rates, former Union Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao wrote in her recently-published book “Do We Care? India’s Health System”. Drawing on two decades of work i...
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Indian-Origin Doctor Charged With Performing Genital Mutilation On Girls In US
A 44-year-old Indian-origin woman doctor has been arrested and charged with performing genital mutilation on girls aged 6 to 8, believed to be the first such in the US.
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Over 20 Per Cent Of Indians Suffer From Chronic Diseases: Report
Over 20 per cent of the country's population suffers from at least one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are estimated to cost India USD 6.2 trillion during the period 2012-2030, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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Gujarat Provides Quicker Treatment Than Canada And US, Says Health Minister
Gandhinagar, May 12 (IANS) Comparing healthcare systems in developed countries with India, Gujarat Health Minister Praful Pansheriya on Tuesday said that developed countries often face longer waiting times for treatment, while Gujarat’s public health
-
Rs 25,403 Crore Health Budget Cleared In Gujarat
A significant expansion of Gujarat's public health system, including higher financial support for mothers, wider insurance coverage, and plans for large-scale medical infrastructure, was outlined as the state Assembly app
-
Ayush Ministry Holds Talks With 16 Nations During WHO Summit On Traditional Medicine 2025
WHO traditional medicine research discusses the roadmap, addressing research complexity, codification of knowledge systems and global capacity building.
-
Less Than 1% Of Climate Funding Allocated For Health Systems Since 2004: Report
This underinvestment comes as climate change is projected to cause up to 15.6 million deaths by 2050 due to factors like extreme heat, the spread of infectious diseases, and infrastructure failure.
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RFK Jr's Family Members Say He Is "Threat" To Americans' Health, Call For His Resignation
Members of Robert F Kennedy Jr's family are calling for him to step down as health secretary following a contentious congressional hearing this past week.
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Doctor At UP Hospital Forgets Surgical Needle Inside Woman's Head, Probe On
In an incident that raises serious questions about the state healthcare system, the doctor at a government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur left a surgical needle inside an 18-year-old's head after stitching up an injury.
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Gaza Health System On Knees, Can't Afford To Lose Single Hospital Bed: WHO
Gaza's health system is on its knees and cannot afford to lose another ambulance or a single hospital bed more, the World Health Organization warned on Friday.
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13 Doctors Make It To Punjab Assembly, Vow To Strengthen Health Infrastructure
Punjab's health system could go under the knife with 13 doctors making it to the state assembly this election, including 10 from the AAP which is set to form the next government.
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Delhi's Health System Didn't Collapse During Pandemic: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi faced an extreme level of the coronavirus pandemic, but its health system did not collapse due to "reforms" in recent years and better management, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Asks Centre To Increase Relief Package Funds
Tamil Nadu has received Rs 512.64 crore from Centre in 2 tranches under Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness package out of Rs 712.64 crore allotted to the state, said Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.
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Cabinet Approves Rs 15,000 Crore Coronavirus Emergency Response Package
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved Rs 15,000 crore for "India COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package" to mount an urgent response for containing the spread of the virus in India through development of dedicated treatment facilities and setting up laboratories among others.
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National Health Policy And Challenges Of Saving India's Mothers And Babies
Policies lay down the intent and provide the direction. Viewed within this framework, the recently announced National Health Policy has articulated an ambitious vision of saving lives, promoting wellness and aiming to provide every citizen access good quality health care. What does it say? Similar to the National Health Policy 2002, the National He...
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India Will Not Meet National Health Policy 2017 Targets: Ex-Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao
By Swagata Yadavar/ IndiaSpend.org Health has never been a national priority and it is one reason why we have the highest number of women dying during childbirth and under-five mortality rates, former Union Health Secretary K Sujatha Rao wrote in her recently-published book “Do We Care? India’s Health System”. Drawing on two decades of work i...
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Indian-Origin Doctor Charged With Performing Genital Mutilation On Girls In US
A 44-year-old Indian-origin woman doctor has been arrested and charged with performing genital mutilation on girls aged 6 to 8, believed to be the first such in the US.
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Over 20 Per Cent Of Indians Suffer From Chronic Diseases: Report
Over 20 per cent of the country's population suffers from at least one of the non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which are estimated to cost India USD 6.2 trillion during the period 2012-2030, according to a report released on Tuesday.
