Page 20 - Health Sector

An ingredient pandemic has added to snacking: Health

About 94 per cent of Indians are now worried about their family's health and are investing in wellness

Hinduja group's UK firm bags health agency contract worth GBP 211 mn

HGS UK will provide customer support to UK citizens for two years, with an option to extend the contract

Govt asks states to review, amend additional Covid-19 restrictions

The average daily cases during last week were 50,476, and 27,409 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours; the daily case positivity rate declined to 3.63 per cent on Wednesday

Budget 2022: Can the finance minister solve India's health challenges?

History shows that the country can achieve ambitious targets in health

Greater political commitment to health care now: K Srinath Reddy

'We've had enough warnings as our health sector has been challenged in many ways during the different waves of the Covid-19 pandemic', said Reddy

Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in health care sector

Health care-focused REITs needs to be encouraged to finance infrastructure

2nd Covid wave, Omicron emergence kept Maha health sector on edge in 2021

Maharashtra's health sector came under severe strain in 2021, as it faced the onslaught of the ferocious second wave of COVID-19 led by the Delta variant

NITI Aayog to release 4th edition of states' health index on Dec 27

Health Index is a weighted composite score incorporating 24 indicators covering key aspects of health performance.

In 2022, the goal will be to ramp up public health infrastructure

The first of the year-ender series takes a dive into the health care crisis that India faced this year and what's in store as 2022 rings in

Covid-19 pandemic accelerates digital adoption in health sector: PwC India

While doctors and patients went online to mitigate infection risk, pharma companies too adopted digital tools rapidly for customer engagement, development of multiple delivery models and R&D

Best of BS Opinion: India's health check, time for caution, and more

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The vital enemy

A biochemist and public health specialist has written an entertaining and eye-opening history of viruses

Places with better healthcare infrastructure will attract more tourists: PM

Tourists will feel safer at places where more people have been vaccinated against the viral disease, Modi said

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission: All you need to know

What is this mission all about and how will it revamp India's health sector? Tune in to this podcast to know

60.98% of India's total Covid cases past week were from Kerala: Health Secy

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday said that 60.98 per cent of the total active Covid-19 cases in India were from Kerala and of the 43,263 Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours

Strengthening health emergency security systems top priority: WHO

The WHO and Member countries of the South-East Asia Region on Thursday discussed further strengthening health emergency security systems to effectively respond to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Philips beats earnings forecast; mobilises for respiratory device recall

The group also announced a 1.5 billion euro share buyback set to start in the third quarter and take up to three years.

Bird flu death alarms medical fraternity, but human transmission rare

Rs 90,000 cr poultry industry in a fix as curbs on sale or production of eggs and chicken could devastate its revenues

Indian-American Meena Seshamani appointed to key US Medicare position

Indian-American health policy expert Dr. Meena Seshamani, who served on the leadership of the Biden-Harris transition Health and Human Services (HHS) agency review team, has been appointed as the Director of the US Centre for Medicare. Sheshamani, 43, will lead the Centre's efforts in serving the people 65 or older, people with disabilities and people with End-Stage Renal Disease that rely on Medicare coverage. Dr. Seshamani's position as Deputy Administrator and Director of Centre for Medicare started on July 6. Dr. Meena Seshamani brings her diverse background as a health care executive, health economist, physician and health policy expert to CMS, said CMS (Centres for Medicare & Medicaid Services) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. Providing quality health care to the people who rely on Medicare and advancing health equity as we do it is a priority for CMS. I am delighted to say Dr. Seshamani will bring her unique perspective on how health policy impacts the real lives of ...

Maharashtra to train 20,000 youth to provide manpower to health sector

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray launched the CM's Maha Arogya Skills Development Programme, under which 20,000 youth will be trained in healthcare, nursing and paramedical fields