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India's health spend low, needs to be made priority: Niti Aayog's V K Paul
Says competing priorities have subdued it, Calls for raising spend to 8% of budget
 "India's health spend low, needs to be made priority: Niti Aayog's V K Paul")
Govt undertook 3-pronged approach to tackle Covid-19: Health secretary
Health secy said a "whole of society and whole of government approach" with strong leadership, communication and decisions based on science was undertaken by the government
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India, Netherlands discuss joint initiative in e-health initiative
The NDHM, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day, aims to create a mechanism to improve healthcare significantly and provide better access to it
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US health secy Azar says he tested negative for Covid-19 after screening
Azar said during a congressional hearing on Friday that he was confident that the US Food and Drug Administration was not compromising its approval standards
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Covid crisis highlights need to invest in healthcare: Ayushman Bharat CEO
The aim is to improve transparency in the sector, make health services more accessible, interoperable, and make policy more evidence-based, he said
 "Covid crisis highlights need to invest in healthcare: Ayushman Bharat CEO")
Pandemics caused by new virus infect humans in multiple waves: Govt
Government has advised states to upgrade health infrastructure based on the case growth trajectory in respective states and districts
 "Pandemics caused by new virus infect humans in multiple waves: Govt")
Govt seeks parliamentary approval for additional Rs 1.67 trn expenditure
The additional requirement includes Rs 40,000 cr for works under MGNREGA and Rs 20,000 cr for bank recapitalisation
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Small positive growth can't be ruled out despite Covid lockdown: Rangarajan
Noting that the lockdown has put a brake on the economy, the paper suggested that the need to kick start the economy and move it forward has become urgent
 "Small positive growth can't be ruled out despite Covid lockdown: Rangarajan")
Impact investors switch focus to agriculture, health and education
47% of the $10.7 bn invested between 2010 & 2019 has come in last two years
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44% of Singapore population tired of health measures against Covid: Survey
Forty four per cent of the population in Singapore are tired of following the strict health measures, including wearing masks, to contain the spread of the coronavirus
AIIB in talks with India for financing of $8-billion health infra scheme
The Beijing-based multilateral funding agency had earlier approved a financial assistance of $1.2 billion for India to fight the Covid-19 pandemic
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Londoners face second lockdown if they don't keep distance: Health secy
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has warned that London residents could face another lockdown if they did not main social distancing amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
 "Londoners face second lockdown if they don't keep distance: Health secy")
India coronavirus dispatch: How will the Covid-19 pandemic end?
From hospitals' response to rising cases, to the feasibility of work from home in the long run, and how ICMR inflated accuracy of its antibody test kits - read these and more in today's India dispatch
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India coronavirus dispatch: Does your health insurance cover Covid-19?
From one testing lab for 30 million people, to the meaning of community transmission, and how fast coronavirus can spread via hospital surfaces - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Does your health insurance cover Covid-19?")
World Coronavirus Dispatch: A cancer drug offers hope to Covid-19 patients
Meanwhile India sixth most infected as it goes past Italy in overall count, US economy shows unexpected 2.5-million job additions in May
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India coronavirus dispatch: Can 'social bubbles' contain Covid-19 spread?
From cancer care through the pandemic, to Mumbai's efforts to ramp up its health infra, and how our cities turned the crisis from bad to worse - read these and more in today's India dispatch
 "India coronavirus dispatch: Can 'social bubbles' contain Covid-19 spread?")
Cost of UK response to coronavirus pandemic rises to $166.1 billion: OBR
The 9 billion-pound increase was caused by higher costs for the government from its two wage subsidy schemes
 "Cost of UK response to coronavirus pandemic rises to $166.1 billion: OBR")
Covid-19 crisis: Health infra still a fight two months after lockdown
Rough estimates suggest a spend of around Rs 1,000 crore in Covid-related manufacturing in the country during the last two months
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FM's economic vaccine: Final tranche is high on reforms, low on stimulus
State borrowing limit raised to 5%, but conditions apply
 "FM's economic vaccine: Final tranche is high on reforms, low on stimulus")
How coronavirus crisis is holding India's kidney patients to ransom
Many are unable to get the dialysis they need to survive as troubles mount after lockdown being imposed across the country
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