Government expenditure on healthcare in India has nearly tripled over the past decade, while the financial burden on households for medical treatment has significantly reduced, according to the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The report
Marking World Hypertension Day, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched a landmark nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening India’s response to non communicable diseases (NCDs). Under the ambitious “75/25” initiative, the Government plans to place 75 million individuals suffering from hypertension and diabetes
The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched JANANI (Journey of Antenatal, Natal and Neonatal Integrated Care), a nationwide digital platform aimed at transforming maternal and child healthcare tracking through real time monitoring and interoperable digital health records. The JANANI platform has been designed
Associations call for stronger regulation and specialised training for hair transplant and cosmetic treatments. Beware of ‘Online Dermatologists’: Medical Bodies Raise Alarm Over Misleading Listings Leading medical bodies — the Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL) and the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) — today raised
In a significant policy shift, the Delhi government is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to implement the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) in the national capital. This move will officially bring
Amrita Hospital Faridabad hosted the 3rd International Conference on Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety which was organized by the National Quality of Care Network (NQOCN). The conference aimed to bring healthcare leaders, policymakers, and experts from around the world under one roof to discuss and
