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In first meet, new Cabinet approves Rs 23,123-crore Covid-19 fund

The Union cabinet Thursday approved a Rs 23,123-crore package for improving health infrastructure to fight COVID-19 as part of which around 2.4 lakh medical beds and 20,000 ICU ones would be created with a special focus on paediatric care. Addressing a press conference here after the first meeting of the Union cabinet following its reshuffle on Wednesday, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said the package will be implemented over the next nine months till March 2022. The meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mandaviya said this is the second phase of the Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness Package as the Central government had given Rs 15,000 crore earlier for setting up Covid-dedicated hospitals and health centres across the country. Under the new package, the Centre would provide Rs 15,000 crore and states Rs 8,123 crore, and the plan would be implemented jointly by them across all the 736 districts to improve medical infrastructure at primary and ...

The credit push

Relief package is well-intentioned but won't move the needle much

Pvt hospitals to log 15-17% revenue growth in fiscal 2022: Crisil

Recovery in revenue and margins will nevertheless spur hospitals to resurrect capex, which had almost halved year-on-year last fiscal.

Tata Digital-backed cult.fit rolls out vaccination drive for customers

200,000 offline fitness members will be eligible for free jabs in a drive launched in partnership with digital healthcare platform MFine

India begins 'Extension of Hospitals' project to fight Covid

To plug a major health infrastructure gap in India's fight against Covid-19, especially in rural areas and smaller towns, India has started project 'Extension of Hospitals' in various states.

BJP to train 100,000 health volunteers in essential medical services

The BJP on Sunday concluded a review of the relief work done by its workers in the wake of the second wave of COVID-19

Tapering Covid-19 cases: Telangana reports 1,436 new infections, 14 deaths

Telangana continued to witness a downward trend in COVID-19 cases with 1,436 fresh infections being reported on Sunday, the lowest single day spike in two months.

Centre releases Rs 894 crore for Uttarakhand's health sector

The Government of India has released an amount of Rs 894 crore for strengthening of health services of Uttarakhand and operation of important public health services in the state

Monetary policy: RBI keeps rates unchanged, cuts growth forecast

Repo rate stays at 4%, stance accommodative; Central bank to buy Rs 1.2 trillion of bonds in Q2

Tobacco use may lead to 10 mn deaths annually by 2030: NICPR director

Tobacco use may lead to 10 million deaths per year across the world by 2030, National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR) Director Shalini Singh has said. She said the goal should be to provide every possible support to tobacco users in quitting and suggested increasing taxes on tobacco products to reduce their consumption in the country. "With the current pace of tobacco consumption, it has been estimated that about 10 million lives would be lost annually by 2030 and the use of tobacco would be the sole reason for it," Singh said in a statement. She said tobacco is not only burning a hole in the pocket of its users but it's also taking away their lives. Singh also suggested standardisation of smokeless tobacco products, banning sale of tobacco products in loose, and a stringent regulatory mechanism to control surrogate advertisements of smokeless tobacco products as necessary measures to reduce their consumption in the country.

Nestle papers show over 60% of its food portfolio is 'unhealthy'

The firm has said it is working on a 'company-wide project' to update its nutrition and health strategy

Drugmaker Glenmark fourth quarter net profit up 6% at Rs 233.87 crore

The rise came on account of higher sales.

Burnout, depression soars among Indian healthcare workers in Covid crisis

The number of doctors for every 10,000 people in India has fallen to around nine in 2019 from 12 in 1991, according to data on World Health Organization's website.

Over 1,100 mucormycosis patients admitted in hospitals in four Guj cities

More than 1,100 mucormycosis patients who had recovered from COVID-19 are undergoing treatment at government hospitals in four major cities of Gujarat, officials said on Friday.

Five pharmaceutical companies get approval to make black fungus drug

These developments come amid fast spread of the disease in various states and shortage of drugs to treat them.

Phase-3 clinical trials for 2-DG may continue till Aug: Registry data

The clinical trial registry data suggests that the phase-3 trials for the medicine at over two dozen government and private hospitals and involving 220 patients may continue till August.

Rajasthan to employ 1000 'corona health consultants' to fight against Covid

The Rajasthan government will appoint 1,000 'corona health consultants' to strengthen the fight against coronavirus by speeding up door-to-door survey

Karnataka No.1 state in establishing Health & Wellness Centres: Health dept

Karnataka has emerged as best state and is ranked number one in establishing health and wellness centre under the Ayushman Bharat Program, to provide comprehensive primary healthcare in rural areas

People not dying of Covid-19 but lack of basic treatment: Srinivas B V

In the first wave, we supported, to the extent of dry rations and transportation. This time, we needed to help with medical emergencies, said IYC president Srinivas B V

Additional 45,000 vials of tocilizumab allocated to states: Gowda

Union Minister Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said additional 45,000 vials of tocilizumab, used for treatment of Covid-19, have been allocated to states and union territories to meet the increased demand.