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What Is Janani App? Government's Digital Push For Mothers And Child Healthcare Explained
JANANI stands for Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care. The platform has been developed as an upgraded version of the existing reproductive and child healthcare tracking system.
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Healthcare Access Improves, Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure Declines Across India: NSO Survey
The NSO survey also reveals an increasing trend in the use of public health facilities over the past three rounds
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India's Healthcare Gets Cheaper, Wider: National Statistical Office Survey Reveals Big Gains
India's latest NSO health survey shows improved access, lower out-of-pocket costs, and rising insurance coverage. Public healthcare use and institutional deliveries are up, signalling stronger, more affordable care nationwide.
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President Murmu Calls For Tech Push To End Urban-Rural Healthcare Gap
The President highlighted that the health of citizens is vital for the nation's progress as well as individual well-being.
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Ayushman Bharat Boosts Cancer Care Access But Needs Major Budget Increase, Finds Study
The FinCan study, conducted by oncologists and health economists, provided fresh insights into the programme's strengths and pointed out opportunities to supercharge its impact.
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India AI Summit 2026: Health AI Devices Boost Diagnostic Speed, Affordable Care
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, experts highlighted how AI-powered health devices are improving diagnosis, lowering costs and expanding quality healthcare access in small towns and remote areas.
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Rise In Fake Mental Hospitals And Insurance Fraud Highlights Challenges In China's Ageing Population
Rise in fake mental hospitals, and insurance scams in China shines a spotlight on how the country is struggling to deal with its ageing population, according to a media report.
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Budget 2026: India's Evidence-Based Holistic Healthcare Ecosystem Gets A Boost, Says Ayush Minister
The Union Budget announcements link health policy with rural livelihoods, export growth, youth employment and entrepreneurship — strengthening Indias emergence as the world capital of evidence-based holistic healthcare, Ayush
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India Becomes 2nd Country Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Rural Care
The move is expected to significantly strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northeast, where difficult terrain and long travel times have often delayed life-saving treatment.
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On World Mental Health Day, Deepika Padukone Posted This
"Expanding our rural outreach program to Tamil Nadu is one more important step towards making mental health care accessible and affordable for all," wrote Deepika Padukone
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"NEET Eliminates Poor": Ex-Judge Submits Report To Tamil Nadu Government
Primary health care centres in rural Tamil Nadu will not get doctors to serve in the years to come if the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is continued, said AK Rajan, former judge in the Madras High Court, in his report.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Nurses Are Our Best Bet To Provide Healthcare In Rural India
Lasiyo is two years old and lives in Khajuri- a remote, sparsely populated and poorly connected tribal hamlet in Rajasthan. Last year in September, his mother noticed that Lasiyo had high fever. The closest functional health facility was in a nearby town, but she had never been there alone. The only bus that would take here there had left. Her husb...
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Only 10-20 Per Cent Rural Indian Women Aware About Cervical Cancer
Only 10-20 per cent of the Indian women in rural areas have awareness about cervical cancer, even if it is the fourth most common cause of death among women, said a survey. According to the survey, an estimated 62,416 cervical cancer deaths were reported across the world in 2015, which is the eight per cent of the total deaths caused by cancers alt...
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Partnership Model Changes The Face Of Public Health Care In Arunachal
Public-Private Partnership between the government and local NGOs in Arunachal Pradesh has changed the face of reproductive health in the region.
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What Is Janani App? Government's Digital Push For Mothers And Child Healthcare Explained
JANANI stands for Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care. The platform has been developed as an upgraded version of the existing reproductive and child healthcare tracking system.
-
Healthcare Access Improves, Out-Of-Pocket Expenditure Declines Across India: NSO Survey
The NSO survey also reveals an increasing trend in the use of public health facilities over the past three rounds
-
India's Healthcare Gets Cheaper, Wider: National Statistical Office Survey Reveals Big Gains
India's latest NSO health survey shows improved access, lower out-of-pocket costs, and rising insurance coverage. Public healthcare use and institutional deliveries are up, signalling stronger, more affordable care nationwide.
-
President Murmu Calls For Tech Push To End Urban-Rural Healthcare Gap
The President highlighted that the health of citizens is vital for the nation's progress as well as individual well-being.
-
Ayushman Bharat Boosts Cancer Care Access But Needs Major Budget Increase, Finds Study
The FinCan study, conducted by oncologists and health economists, provided fresh insights into the programme's strengths and pointed out opportunities to supercharge its impact.
-
India AI Summit 2026: Health AI Devices Boost Diagnostic Speed, Affordable Care
At the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, experts highlighted how AI-powered health devices are improving diagnosis, lowering costs and expanding quality healthcare access in small towns and remote areas.
-
Rise In Fake Mental Hospitals And Insurance Fraud Highlights Challenges In China's Ageing Population
Rise in fake mental hospitals, and insurance scams in China shines a spotlight on how the country is struggling to deal with its ageing population, according to a media report.
-
Budget 2026: India's Evidence-Based Holistic Healthcare Ecosystem Gets A Boost, Says Ayush Minister
The Union Budget announcements link health policy with rural livelihoods, export growth, youth employment and entrepreneurship — strengthening Indias emergence as the world capital of evidence-based holistic healthcare, Ayush
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India Becomes 2nd Country Globally To Deploy Mobile Stroke Units For Rural Care
The move is expected to significantly strengthen emergency healthcare delivery in the Northeast, where difficult terrain and long travel times have often delayed life-saving treatment.
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On World Mental Health Day, Deepika Padukone Posted This
"Expanding our rural outreach program to Tamil Nadu is one more important step towards making mental health care accessible and affordable for all," wrote Deepika Padukone
-
"NEET Eliminates Poor": Ex-Judge Submits Report To Tamil Nadu Government
Primary health care centres in rural Tamil Nadu will not get doctors to serve in the years to come if the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is continued, said AK Rajan, former judge in the Madras High Court, in his report.
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In Budget 2018, Health Care For 10 Crore Families, Farmers Gain Too: 10 Facts
As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rolled out a Budget focused on farmers and the rural poor today, while boosting jobs and private investment, he has pegged the fiscal deficit target for next year at 3.3 per cent, higher than the earlier 3 per cent goal. Presenting the government's last full-year budget before the 2019 general elections and ahead of...
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Nurses Are Our Best Bet To Provide Healthcare In Rural India
Lasiyo is two years old and lives in Khajuri- a remote, sparsely populated and poorly connected tribal hamlet in Rajasthan. Last year in September, his mother noticed that Lasiyo had high fever. The closest functional health facility was in a nearby town, but she had never been there alone. The only bus that would take here there had left. Her husb...
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Only 10-20 Per Cent Rural Indian Women Aware About Cervical Cancer
Only 10-20 per cent of the Indian women in rural areas have awareness about cervical cancer, even if it is the fourth most common cause of death among women, said a survey. According to the survey, an estimated 62,416 cervical cancer deaths were reported across the world in 2015, which is the eight per cent of the total deaths caused by cancers alt...
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Partnership Model Changes The Face Of Public Health Care In Arunachal
Public-Private Partnership between the government and local NGOs in Arunachal Pradesh has changed the face of reproductive health in the region.
