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Do we have enough doctors and nurses to deal with impending third wave?

Coronavirus pandemic has overwhelmed India’s healthcare system. One critical gap doesn’t get attention, though: The country’s acute shortage of doctors and nurses. Watch the video for some crucial data.

921 healthcare workers paid Rs 50L each insurance claim under PMGKP scheme

Till July 15, a total of 921 doctors and healthcare workers have been paid insurance claim of Rs 50 lakh each under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package (PMGKP) scheme for Covid warriors

National Doctors' Day 2021: Significance amid pandemic, theme, history

National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1, in India, to mark the birth and honour the contributions of renowned physician Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy

BS Number Wise: Not enough doctors, nurses amid India's medical crisis

India had 1.16 million doctors, of whom only 80 per cent, or 0.9 million, were working, the health ministry told Parliament in late 2019

Doctors to face action for failing to certify Covid deaths,Centre tells SC

The Centre has told the Supreme Court that any death resulting from Covid-19 infection should have to be certified as Covid death, and if not done so, the certifying doctor will face action.

329 doctors died due to Covid during 2nd wave, maximum 80 from Bihar: IMA

The Indian Medical Association on Thursday released fresh figures on Covid-related fatalities among doctors, saying 329 of them succumbed to the disease during the ongoing second wave of the pandemic.

Experts divided over unhygienic masks being factor for black fungus

Some medical experts feel that "unhygienic masks" and poorly ventilated rooms could be a contributing factor, while others said "no clinical evidence" has been established linking the two.

Black fungus cases rising in Delhi; doctors flag 'irrational' steroid use

Hospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of back fungus cases or mucormycosis among people recovering from COVID-19 during the second wave

'Other diseases can spread': Docs warn against using cow dung to cure Covid

Some believers in Gujarat have been going to cow shelters once a week to cover bodies in cow dung and urine.

Covid: Armed forces recall ex-medicos; govt wants wearing of masks at home

Armed forces are also creating military medical infrastructure to be made available to civilians

Second Covid-19 wave: Hospitals running out of beds, staff overstretched

A year later, non-Covid treatments fall off priority list again

Only private doctors on Covid-19 duty covered by govt insurance: HC

The Bombay HC refused relief to the widow of a private doctor, citing that the Rs 50 lakh insurance cover included only those private medical practitioners who were drafted for COVID-19 duties.

Second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to be administered from Feb 13

The second dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine will be administered to healthcare workers from February 13, the Centre said on Thursday, highlighting that 45 per cent of them have been inoculated so far.

States rush to complete frontline worker surveys ahead of vaccination drive

Also wait for instructions from the Centre on the second phase of the drive

Doctor, nurse, sanitation worker to get vaccine in presence of Delhi CM

A trio of a doctor, nurse and a sanitation worker will receive COVID-19 vaccine shots in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at the state-run LNJP Hospital

An outdated law ignores health workers' well-being amid Covid-19 pandemic

The pandemic has also exposed the lack of documentation of the state of doctors and paramedics

Missing from Covid-19 pandemic narrative: Infections among doctors

Covid has exposed flaws in India's healthcare system. Over the next 2 weeks, we will bring you reports of those in the first line of defence against the virus

Three months posting at district hospital must for PG medical student

For the purpose of this programme, the district health hospital should be at least 100-bedded hospital with medical facilities

SC disposes of plea seeking timely payment of salaries to medics

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a plea seeking timely payment of salary to doctors and healthcare workers, citing that the Delhi High Court was already on the matter.

Doctors' association writes to PM demanding 'Indian Medical Service' cadre

It said the coronavirus pandemic has once again stressed the need for improving the healthcare infrastructure in the nation beginning from the grassroots