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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicHealthcare in India

Topic: Healthcare in India

Odisha govt starts health camp in Nabrangpur district, 1,000 registered for specialised care

The 4-day camp is held under the ‘Mukhya Mantri Bayu Swasthya Seva’ initiative, with a team of doctors from Cuttack airlifted to the location for specialised treatments including surgeries.

Remember pandemic, ASHA workers ask as protest for pay hike hits Day 32 amid Kerala-Centre blame game

ASHA workers in Kerala are demanding a raise in their honorarium from current Rs 7,000 to Rs 21,000, a one-time retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh, and clearing of their pending dues.

Why avoiding police, hospitals, and courts feels like a blessing in India

The three most dreaded institutions in India—police, hospitals, and courts—stand out for their potential to turn protectors into tormentors.

Small hospitals ‘unsung heroes of Indian healthcare’, but face financial & workforce crunch, says report

Small & Medium Enterprise hospitals deliver 60% of healthcare services & are growing at 12.9% CAGR. But infra gaps, financial constraints & competition from premium chains are top challenges.

India’s China policy needs ‘consistency’ & how Indian middle-class is shifting gears to quality cars

Global media also takes note of how decades of caste discrimination has resulted in higher levels of child stunting rates in India & SC’s outlaw of ‘bulldozer justice’.

92% of rural households’ hospitalisation costs are out of pocket, 77% for urban families—govt data

Comprehensive Annual Modular (CAM) survey covered 3,02,086 households (1,73,096 in rural areas and 1,28,990 in urban areas) across India, except for some villages in Andaman & Nicobar.

UP & Kerala have highest out-of-pocket health costs. Inpatient care lion’s share of national spend

Out-of-pocket expenditure is key indicator of level of financial protection available towards healthcare payments. National Health Accounts is in its 9th edition.

Centre extends Ayushman Bharat health cover to those aged 70 & above, 6 crore beneficiaries added

Additional financial outlay of Rs 3,437 crore has been approved for the expansion. The cashless hospitalisation benefit of up to Rs 5 lakh is provided annually on per family basis.

‘Not a political priority’ — why India’s healthcare spending has been falling & fares poorly globally

A report by Centre for Social and Economic Progress & analysis by ThePrint finds India’s healthcare spending as a share of total spending has been falling since 2017-18.

Pune Hospital conducts first-ever Bone Conduction hearing implants

The implants were conducted on a seven-year-old male child suffering from severe hearing loss and one adult with single-sided deafness.

On Camera

India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

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.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

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.