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IndiGo to give 25% fare discount to healthcare workers till end of 2020

The nurses and doctors will be required to provide valid hospital IDs at the time of check-in as a proof of their identity, the airline said

India does not test healthcare workers regularly, risking them & patients

India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) on May 15 had said that there was no need to quarantine healthcare workers unless they had been exposed to Covid-19

Treat plea as per law to waive e-challans against Covid warriors: Delhi HC

Plea said that all the e-challans had been issued when all the traffic signals were not functioning or were put on auto blinking mode

PPE kits effective in preventing Covid-19 among healthcare workers: Report

They said healthcare systems "must give priority to the procurement and distribution of personal protective equipment, and provide adequate training to healthcare professionals in its use."

Ending quarantine for healthcare workers a 'non-scientific approach': AIIMS

Shortening quarantine duration and denying healthcare workers testing on day 5-7 after duty will be a deadly combination, may derail India's battle against pandemic, say AIIMS resident doctors

Covid-19 warriors talk about their experiences and fears amid the pandemic

Doctors, health workers talk about the challenges they face in dealing with Covid-19 patients

Doctors, nurses share Covid-19 challenges, apprehensions as crisis deepens

The female frontline workers posted at AIIMS Trauma Centre say that they try to keep the patients motivated towards their path of recovery

Indian doctors ask UK PM to scrap surcharge as they fight coronavirus

In the Budget earlier this month, Indian-origin UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the charge would be further hiked from 400 pounds to 624 pounds per year

UK confirms new fast-track visa for doctors from countries such as India

These changes will be included in a new Environment Bill, among the over 30 bills announced in the Queen's Speech, seven of which relate to Brexit

Govt to bring Bill proposing 10-year jail term for those assaulting doctors

The draft legislation has proposed imprisonment between three and ten years and imposition of fines between Rs 2 to Rs 10 lakh for those "grievously hurting" doctors and other healthcare professional

Fee and fair: New rules to regulate education at private medical colleges

Presently, the high fee charged by most private medical colleges makes it impossible for thousands of meritorious students to get admission

Practising medicine in UK to become simpler for Indian doctors: Here's how

Earlier the candidates had to clear two separate tests for registering with relevant healthcare regulator in the UK and for immigration purposes

Clear and present medical crisis: India has few doctors to treat its people

The country has one government doctor for 11,000 people. The WHO recommends one doctor for 1,000 people. The situation is worse in rural India where a government doctor serves over 30,000 people

UK-based Indian doctors protest 'unfair' immigration health surcharge

TheImmigration Health Surcharge was introduced in April 2015 and from December last year it was hiked from GBP 200 to GBP 400 per year

System will collapse without doctors; disappointed with PM's remarks: IMA

The letter also highlighted that the IMA has supported the 'jan aushadhi' scheme launched in 2008

US jury indicts Indian-origin doctor, his wife, in genital mutilation case

Unless they work out a plea deal, the three accused are headed to trial now

Indian doctors suffer inherent bias within UK's NHS: Report

Data reveals Indian doctors were 5 times more likely to undergo performance assessments