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Topic: Global healthcare

India reaffirms commitment to global health equity at 78th World Health Assembly

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava represented India at the assembly and assured the country's stance under the theme 'One World for Health'.

Women’s health is a moral issue & an economic opportunity—worth $1 trillion

Despite comprising 49.7% of the world’s population, women’s health receives just 5% of global healthcare research and development funding.

What if 10% of global clinical trials included African patients? It could benefit society, economy

Clinical studies to assess the treatment of schizophrenia with paliperidone palmitate in Rwanda were pivotal to catalysing research and development in other mental health areas.

WHO moves to strengthen global health security with new amendments

Global health body nears agreement on amendments to strengthen response to future public health emergencies.

Young people around the world are becoming unhappier & what we can do about it

Sustained healthcare, education and social media reforms must be implemented to support young people.

Ceftriaxone, among India’s most prescribed antibiotics, ‘increasingly resistant’ against pathogens

Monocef, a popular brand of the drug, has been among top-selling medicines these last few months. Ceftriaxone is ‘watch’ antibiotic, with high potential for antimicrobial resistance. 

Turn patients into consumers. It will be a better model for healthcare services

It is crucial to view citizens not merely as beneficiaries but as consumers of medical services. It allows consumers to play a more proactive role in their health.

Covid-19 has changed our future. Here are six key issues of global healthcare in 2022

How we respond to new challenges while continuing to address the pandemic will be critical, Deloitte's new 2022 Global Health Care Outlook report says.

This is how AI will change how radiologists work

From ‘Terminator’ to ‘Black Mirror’, we’re inundated with the idea that machines are slowly replacing humankind. This could not be further from the truth.

World was unprepared for Covid despite warning signs, says global panel

Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) says next pandemic will be more damaging if steps not taken, and added it will take 500 years to recover from the current Covid loss.

On Camera

Socialism hinders India’s industrial growth. We need free enterprise first

‘The tirade against capitalism is wholly unfounded. Capitalism as it has shaped during the past quarter of a century is a far better method of developing the economic resources of any country,’ wrote DN Hosali in 1956.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.