Kerala has witnessed a substantial increase in communicable diseases over the last ten years, with the state reporting 12 additional diseases in the period, raising the total number of reported communicable ailments to 25. This surge poses serious public health challenges and underscores the urgent
SPARSH Group of Hospitals, one of South India's leading healthcare networks, announced the appointment of Jasdeep Singh as its Group Chief Executive Officer. A distinguished healthcare business leader with over 25 years of cross-functional experience, Jasdeep Singh brings to SPARSH a powerful vision rooted in
The Government of India’s Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative has achieved a monumental milestone, crossing 24 lakh (2.4 million) calls since its inception in October 2022. This landmark underscores the nation’s growing awareness and utilization of digital mental health services. Tele-MANAS,
The new mobile medical units were flagged off during an event held at Aster Medcity, Kochi in the presence of Dr. Azad Moopen This expansion builds on the 50th mobile medical unit launch, flagged off by the former Hon’ble Vice President of India
The Government of Goa has joined hands with leading health technology startup Qure.ai and global biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to launch India’s first-ever Innovative Pricing Policy for Lifesaving Therapies, an ambitious step to make breakthrough clinical treatments affordable and accessible for all. This transformative initiative, driven by
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi called upon the Indian pharmaceutical industry to intensify its focus on research and development (R&D) and aggressively pursue global patents, charting a decisive course for India’s evolving healthcare and life sciences sector. Speaking at the National Pharma Innovation Summit, PM Modi
AIIMS-Raipur is poised to revolutionize surgical care in Central India, with the inauguration of its state-of-the-art robotic surgery programme on September 6, 2025. This pioneering initiative marks AIIMS-Raipur as the region’s first government hospital to offer advanced robot-assisted procedures—setting a new milestone for accessible, world-class
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today drew national attention to one of the growing public health challenges confronting India—obesity. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister described obesity not merely as an individual public health concern, but as a multifaceted issue with profound implications for
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) Headquarters has extended full support to its Haryana unit as the latter fights against delays in payments under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. IMA Haryana represents nearly 650 private hospitals empanelled under this flagship central government health coverage program, which provides
In a rare and complex case, a 50-year-old man from the Democratic Republic of Congo underwent life-changing jaw reconstruction surgery at Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru, for a recurrent mandibular ameloblastoma. Though non-cancerous, the tumour had returned for the third time, affecting his entire lower jaw
