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'Improving women's health will reduce burden on healthcare infrastructure'

Lack of a diversified and qualified workforce main challenge for healthcare in India

PM Modi to hold high-level review meeting on Covid situation today

Amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a high-level meeting on Wednesday to review the situation and public health preparedness, officials said. India has recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,813 with five deaths. One death each has been reported by Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra while one fatality was reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily positivity was recorded at 1.09 per cent while the weekly positivity was pegged at 0.98 per cent.

MP Cabinet approves establishment, upgradation of 184 health institutions

The cabinet also approved the formation of nine new project implementation units by Madhya Pradesh Jal Nigam

AI platform market for healthcare industry to reach $4.3 bn in 2024: Report

The market for Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms for the entire healthcare industry is set to grow to $4.3 billion in 2024 from $1.5 billion in 2019, according to a report on Monday

Digital solutions to revolutionize healthcare delivery systems: Mandaviya

Digital solutions hold the capacity to revolutionize the healthcare delivery systems and under the visionary leadership of the prime minister, India aims to launch a global initiative on digital health as an institutional framework, said Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday. This framework aims to converge the global efforts for digital health and scale up digital solutions with use of cutting-edge technologies, Mandaviya said as he virtually addressed the 'Global Conference on Digital Health - Taking Universal Health Coverage to the Last Citizen', a co-branded event under India's G20 Presidency organised by WHO - South-East Asia Region in collaboration with the Ministry of Health. "It is time to move from 'silos to systems' with collaboration of all countries for enhanced coverage and quality of healthcare services," he said. Highlighting the importance of digital health, Mandaviya said digital health is a great enabler in delivery of healthcare services and has the ..

No need to panic, but precautions needed: Experts on rising H3N2 cases

Talking about the symptoms of the virus, Dr Anupam Sibal, a senior doctor of Delhi's Apollo Hospital, told ANI that the symptoms are similar to Covid but are staying for longer periods of time

Johnson & Johnson's dengue antiviral drug shows positive results

Around November, the ICMR sought the drug regulator's nod for phase-3 trials of a vaccine candidate it developed with drugmakers SII and Panacea Biotec

Influenza H3N2 or Covid-19 XBB 1.16? Here's how you can differentiate

As cases of Influenza H3N2, and Covid-19 variant XBB 1.16 are on the rise, here's how you can differentiate between the two

Sleeping less than 5 hours can double risk of clogged leg arteries: Study

Similar results were reported for napping, where daytime nappers had a 32 per cent higher risk of PAD compared to those who did not nap but no causal links were found

PM Modi hails healthcare workers for their efforts to keep India healthy

On National Vaccination Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lauded all healthcare workers for their efforts towards keeping India healthy and reaffirmed the commitment to building a healthy country. His remarks came after a tweet by Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who said that on National Vaccination Day, the entire nation salutes the hard work of frontline healthcare workers to ensure the vaccination of every child. Tagging his tweet, Modi said, "Compliments to all our healthcare workers for their efforts towards keeping India healthy. On National Vaccination Day we also recall India's strides in vaccinating people and reaffirm our commitment to building a healthy India." Also tagging a tweet by the V O Chidambaranar Port Authority which said that this fiscal year, the port has handed 36.03 million tonnes of cargo, Modi said, "Good! India's port sector is growing rapidly and contributing to economic progress." Responding to another tweet by the Ministry of Ports, ...

'Closely monitoring H3N2 situation': Tamil Nadu Health Department

Also, the Primary Health Centres have been asked to provide information on the number of fever cases being reported

Key brands, new launches to sustain Abbott India's outperformance

Margins to remain healthy on the back of cost-saving measures

9.55L TB patients adopted under Centre's Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative: Govt

Around 9.55 lakh out of the 9.69 lakh consented tuberculosis patients have been adopted till March 9 under the Centre's Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. With the goal of achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets, the National TB Elimination programme implements key activities, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar said in a written reply. The activities include state and district specific strategic plan for targeted interventions in high-burden areas, provision of free drugs and diagnostics to TB patients, including for drug-resistant TB, and active tuberculosis case-finding campaign in key vulnerable and co-morbid populations, the minister said. It also include integration with Ayushman Bharat - Health and Wellness Centres to decentralize screening and treatment services closer to the community, private sector engagement, scale-up of molecular diagnosti

Eyva: Smart non-invasive device to measure six body vitals without a prick

Can be used by four family members; provides 350,000 blood readings and counts; BlueSemi, which has developed the device, has taken a conscious decision not to enter cluttered wearables market

The complex health challenge of AMR and the need for One Health Approach

Often referred as a silent pandemic, AMR is one of the top 10 global health threats facing humanity according to WHO

59 H3N2 Influenza cases detected in Odisha in 2 months: State Health dept

Director Dr Sanghamitra Pati, Regional Medical Research Center (RMRC) Bhubaneswar, said that "Symptoms are similar to the seasonal flu viruses including fever and cough etc"

Maharashtra Medical Equipment Purchase Authority established: Sawant

The Maharashtra Medical Equipment Purchase Authority has been established to enable government purchases of medical equipment and medicines through a single body, Health Minister Tanaji Sawant said on Friday. The Health Department will also work to give a new lease of life to the state-run Haffkine Institute whose primary job is vaccine development and manufacturing, he said in a statement. A bill for the establishment of the authority was passed by both Houses of the state legislature in the ongoing Budget session. Until now every government department purchased necessary medical equipment and medicines separately, often at varying rates. Purchases of medicines, medical equipment, sonography machines, dialysis machines, ventilators, CT scan machines and furniture could be now made through this authority. Even the Union government and other states can make purchases through it. The authority will be chaired by the chief minister while the health minister, medical education minist

Increase precaution, no need to panic: Experts on H3N2 virus deaths

As India confirmed its first two deaths due to the H3N2 influenza virus on Friday, experts called for increased monitoring and precaution measures but also reassured that there is no need to panic yet. In Karnataka, 82-year-old Hire Gowda. a diabetic who suffered from hypertension, died due to the H3N2 seasonal influenza subtype on March 1. Another death, that of a 56-year-old lung cancer patient, was reported from Haryana. From January 2 to March 5, 451 cases of the H3N2 have been reported in the country, according to the data shared by the ministry. It also said it is keeping a close watch on the situation and cases are expected to decline from month end. H3N2 is a non-human influenza virus that normally circulates in pigs and that has infected humans, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Symptoms are similar to those of seasonal flu viruses and can include fever and respiratory symptoms such as cough and runny nose, and possibly other symptoms, ...

Rajasthan govt comes in the front line of national health spend

State comes in the front line of national health spend

Rise in Covid cases not of huge concern, outbreak in endemic stage: Experts

Experts stressed that the Covid-19 outbreak is in the endemic stage and the spurts in cases are not of a huge concern