What India’s first assessment of district hospitals found
Not all 707 district hospitals performed as standards demand
Private hospitals grow more expensive even as insurance coverage remain low: NSSO
Out-of-pocket expenditure per hospitalisation stands at Rs 15,937 in rural areas and Rs 22,031 in urban areas
Private hospitals charging more a positive development for Ayushman Bharat CEO
Longer stay, utilisation of unnecessary services for neonatal care in private hospitals
Revised rates of Ayushman Bharat insufficient for private sector: IMA
A day ahead of a mega event to celebrate one year of Ayushman Bharat, IMA says it is a failure
EWS quota: Delhi government to crack whip on private hospitals
All private hospitals should have beds reserved for poor, says an activist
Simply Put: Crucial for hospitals
Hysterectomies are rising across India; and that is not good
Undergoing hysterectomy at younger ages can have adverse health impacts including osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases
Noise pollution forces patients to check out of hospitals: study
Noise levels in intensive care units have been found to be as high as that generated by loud music coming through headphones
Delhi cabinet approves creation of Delhi Healthcare Corporation
The corporation would be a government body that would provide centralised support services to the Delhi government's hospitals and dispensaries
Tuberculosis cases in India higher than estimated, finds research
The country’s private sector treats 2-3 times more people than previously counted
Killer hospitals: Primary healthcare key to curb child deaths
Doctors at Odisha’s Vimsar hospital say if primary healthcare improves, the death toll at bigger hospitals would be fewer
Indian private hospitals biggest beneficiaries of international aid programmes
Such strategy perpetuates inequality and does not redress issues related to poverty, say experts
Union Budget 2020-21: No increase in Ayushman Bharat allocations
Sitharaman announces PMJAY push in aspirational districts in PPP mode, but private hospitals are not interested
Over 80% Indians not covered under health insurance: NSSO survey
Most people finance hospitalisation by digging into savings and borrowing
1 of every 10 Indian hospitals could fully or partially shut down by century-end unless deep emission cuts happen: Study
Southeast Asia most vulnerable global region; experts state that climate-health linkage is not a priority
The inspiring architect from Burkina Faso who lifted world’s biggest prize
Kéré’s work is a magnificent example of the potential of architecture to provide a better future
Rise in hysterectomies among young women, at private hospitals will cause a crisis; here is why
Lack of livestock health infrastructure worrying, says parliamentary panel
India still lacks basic testing and treatment facilities for veterinary diseases, which is worrying, given the increase in zoonotic diseases
Verbal screening can help diagnose cancer in resource-hit areas in absence of facilities
First-of-its-kind survey helps identify mouth cancer patients in Maharastra’s Gadchiroli district
COVID-19: Rural Gujarat screaming for help, but who’s listening
Lack of COVID-19 testing and medical personnel has led to chaos and turmoil in Gujarat’s rural areas
Poor health infrastructure, high population density make UP a ‘COVID-19 hell’
Health infrastructure cannot be built overnight, experts say, as the state bleeds under the viral assault
COVID-19: Basic hygiene services lacking in sub-Saharan Africa
Amid the pandemic, it is very much essential to particularly focus on increasing access to water, sanitation and hygiene
A human-rights approach is essential to end the global TB epidemic
it is critical to ensure that tuberculosis services are included within essential universal healthcare packages and social protection programmes
Why is private healthcare opposing the Clinical Establishments Act?
Enforcing the act is troublesome as health is a state subject and states are succumbing to the pressure of the private healthcare sector, driven …
Is India's healthcare future ready? What does Economic Survey 2020-21 point at
Failure of the existing healthcare system suggests that there is a need to rethink health policy