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NHM helped increase central govt's spending on healthcare: CSEP-CPR study

Researchers add that this was largely due to the launch and subsequent expansion of spending on NHM in the first eight years

Ayushman Bharat, Schedule M on health ministry and DoP's top agenda

Industry sources say Centre is considering increasing coverage under Ayushman Bharat scheme to Rs 10 lakh from the current Rs 5 lakh

Ensure fire safety in hospitals: Health ministry to all states and UTs

This comes as the national capital has had three major hospital fire incidents in the last two weeks, with short circuits being claimed as the cause of fire in at least two incidents

'Short circuit' causes fire at Delhi hospital; 3rd such incident in 2 weeks

Officials stationed at the spot say that a short circuit in an air conditioner on the ground floor of the two-storey building may have caused the fire

Top Indian private hospital chains announce major expansion in FY25

Average revenue per bed on the rise amid greater health-care demand

Major private hospital chains see rise in revenues per bed in FY24

They are on an expansion spree and guided for more bed additions in FY25

Centre, states gear up to tackle infectious zoonotic disease outbreaks

Centre sends detailed advisory on bird flu; Kerala government intensifies Nipah prevention efforts

Centre issues advisory after 4 states report outbreaks of bird flu

The affected states are Andhra Pradesh (Nellore district), Maharashtra (Nagpur district), Jharkhand (Ranchi district) and Kerala (Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta districts)

Connectivity to infra push turning smaller cities into real estate hotspots

In cities like Meerut, where multiple infrastructure projects are underway, developers have already acquired land for future projects two to three years in advance

Reforms, initiatives helping transform an industry plagued by problems

Government data shows that so far, some 122,000 real estate projects have been registered under Rera, with over 121,000 consumer grievances addressed nationwide

Developers are curtailing affordable housing projects amid weak margins

According to PropEquity, new launches in the affordable housing segment have fallen over the last two years in both Tier-I and Tier-II cities

Pharmaceutical companies prepare to comply with ethical marketing code

The UCPMP aims to curb the unethical marketing of drugs and ban medical representatives from using inducements to access healthcare professionals

Health ministry's mental health helpline crosses 1 mn calls since inception

The programme aims to enhance nationwide mental health service delivery, offering multi-language support and facilitating communication between callers and mental health professionals

Fortis plans to add 700 beds in FY25: MD & CEO Ashutosh Raghuvanshi

Raghuvanshi provides an overview of the company's FY24 performance and expansion plans for FY25

Vivek Vihar hospital blaze incident ignites fire safety review in Delhi

Investigation yet to pinpoint cause 48 hours on

Experts flag need to stop OTC sale of antibiotics, spread awareness

The study adds that an estimated 7.7 million die in LMICs due to bacterial infections, of which almost five million deaths are due to AMR bacteria

Torrent Pharma Q4FY24 results: Net profit up 57%, revenue rises 10%

At an operational level, Torrent Pharma's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) increased by 21 per cent to Rs 883 crore

Fortis Healthcare Q4 results: Net profits up 46.9%, revenue rises 8.7%

The company's revenue from operations rose to Rs 1,786 crore in Q4 FY24, an 8.7 per cent Y-o-Y rise from Rs 1,643 crore reported in Q4 FY23

Yatharth Hospitals Q4 result: Net profit up 121%, revenue rises 24%

The company also announced the commencement of operations at their newly acquired hospital in Faridabad, strengthening its presence in the Delhi NCR market

Emcure, Gennova settle legal dispute with US-based HDT Bio, sign agreement

Litigation before courts in the US and arbitral tribunal in London settled, two sides say