Commonwealth health ministers have agreed to coordinate their response in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. Ministers endorsed removing fees for coronavirus tests and treatment, especially for migrants and refugees, as appropriate within national contexts, and creating a voluntary mechanism to share and distribute extra medical supplies including

CPC Diagnostics (‘CPC’), Chennai, a portfolio company of Everstone backed healthcare platform Everlife Holdings Pte. Ltd (‘Everlife’), has launched SARS COV-2 IgM and SARS COV-2 IgG tests in India. Both are CE-approved antibody tests and are the first of their kind to get approved by

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the flagship health assurance scheme of the Government of India today marked 1 crore treatments, worth approx. Rs. 13,412 Crore crossing this milestone in less than 20 months since its launch on 23rd September 2018. More than 21,565

(PTI) -  Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, who is at the forefront of India''s battle against COVID-19, is set to take charge as the chairman of the WHO Executive Board on May 22, officials said on Tuesday. Dr. Harsh Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani

COVID-19 has pushed the medical community into a turmoil. Technological advancement has supported the optimal diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients to some extent, as well as day-to-day public health needs. Pandemics have had significant social and economic cost to humanity over centuries. The COVID-19 pandemic is

On May 19, the World IBD Day, leading Indian gastroenterologists come together for IBD Awareness Campaign #ManageYourIBD to complement the global movement around #MakeIBDwork People of Indian origin have a greater than average risk for all types of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), making India the world’s

Dr Alok Roy, Chair-FICCI Health Services Committee & Chairman, Medica Group of Hospitals The industry body FICCI welcomes the steps announced by the Finance Minister for augmenting public health infrastructure in the country. These are long awaited reforms for addressing various challenges of the

By - Dr Madhusmita Behera, Consultant Ophthalmologist, (M.B.B S, M.S), Dept of Cataract and Orbit and Oculoplasty, Rotary Narayana Nethralaya The computer has almost become an indispensable equipment for all of us, at the office, at school and at our homes. Computer vision syndrome (CVS) includes

Eventually, Ayurveda comes up with an upper hand as Govt. nods Ayurvedic Rasayanas for Clinical Trials to fight against the upsurge of the COVID-19 pandemic What Maharishi Charaka — the father of Ayurveda system of medicine mentioned 2000 years ago in ‘Charak Samhita’, “Rasayana treatment is

Aster DM Healthcare, a leading integrated healthcare provider and Social Alpha, an initiative supported by the Tata Trusts and Government of India have collaborated to support entrepreneurs and innovators working in the areas of digital health and medical technologies and launch Aster – Social Alpha