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Covid vaccines have reached just half of world population: Report

The data shows that less than 11 per cent of people have received at least one dose against Covid in low-income countries

Govt health expenditure share in GDP increases from 1.15% to 1.35%

There has been an increase in the share of government health expenditure in the total GDP of the country, according to the National Health Account Estimate report

Interface between health training, communities must: Mansukh Mandaviya

Special focus is being provided to the states with an inadequately trained workforce, the minister said

Best of BS Opinion: Stock market as mirror, politics in diversity & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Repeating recent history

The poor quality of public health infrastructure should no longer surprise us. It is our democratic choice, writes Mihir S Sharma

Reality always catches up in a pandemic: Albright Stonebridge's Mehul Mehta

He spoke to Anjuli Bhargava about the second wave of the pandemic, how the US managed its vaccine rollout better than India, and where India needs to go with its genomics sequencing capabilities

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

Deloitte has designed programme that can be scaled in Covid fight, says CEO

Deloitte has developed "a very innovative, simple, fit-for-purpose programme" in the fight against Covid that can be scaled up in a quick span of time, its CEO Punit Renjen said

Huge public-pvt effort needed to boost health if there's third Covid wave

Only when both sectors take joint actions, can the country brave another onslaught

Roads, health care consistent priority for govt: Economic Survey

Private participation remains low, the Survey shows

Increasing health spend to 3% can halve out-of-pocket expenses: Eco Survey

The survey said the focus must be on building the health care system generally rather than a specific focus on communicable diseases

Covid-19 herd immunity may be an impractical public health strategy: Study

"The herd immunity concept is tantalizing because it spells the end of the threat of Covid-19," said study lead author Toby Brett

Healthy stimulus

Govt should increase expenditure on health care

How coronavirus pandemic has disrupted India's routine healthcare services

Fewer women accessed maternal healthcare in March and April 2020

World Coronavirus Dispatch: At 800,000, global deaths hit one every 15 secs

Biden willing to 'shut down' US to contain Covid, Germany holds crowded concerts to study risks, 17 die in Australia's second wave and other pandemic-related news across the globe

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Focus needs to shift to rural hinterlands

Made-in-India sanitiser pumps soon, work-life balance uprooted for women, and Delhi's testing method raise concerns--news on how the country is coping with the pandemic

Lack of clarity, rigour raise doubts over Covid-19 vaccine trials: Experts

The problem is that traditionally there has been poor scrutiny of clinical trials in India where often the emphasis is on cutting costs, said Arun Bhatt, former president of the ISCR

Number of people infected by Covid-19 globally to hit 20 mn this week: WHO

New Zealand recently marked 100 days with no local spread of the virus.

India Coronavirus Dispatch: Are non-metro regions ready to deal with virus?

Ludhiana hospital refuses new patients citing staff dharna, Covid impact on child immunisation, Chhattisgarh farmers return to fields--news on how India is coping with the pandemic

Don't want to launch Covid vaccine under pressure, says Bharat Biotech CMD

Asserts safety and quality are important and that his firm will develop a vaccine that's affordable for all