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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Topic: Healthcare

Just 1 doctor to treat 11,000 patients: The scary truth of India’s govt healthcare

Data paints a scary picture of India's healthcare, shows country needs at least 5 lakh more doctors to meet world standards

On quality & accessibility of healthcare, India ranks 145th out of 195 countries

India lags behind China, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Bhutan while it's health index was better than those of Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan. 

Crippled by shortage of doctors, government wants qualified nurses to prescribe drugs

The idea is to address the lack of medical attention arising from the shortage of doctors, especially in rural areas.

Fortis should put this bid to bed and forget its founders

The founders had taken at least 5 billion rupees of Fortis Healthcare’s cash without board approval. The market regulator, and India’s Serious Fraud Investigation Office, are looking into the company and auditors have refused to certify financial results.

Many VIPs hide bariatric surgery, wish they wouldn’t: surgeon to India’s powerful

Dr Pradeep Chowbey has operated on many VIPs during his long career as a surgeon, and reveals what it is like to deal with some of the nation's most powerful people.

Complete rollout of world’s largest healthcare scheme to take 1.5 years

First phase may be launched on 15 August;, 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres to be set up by 2022.

The key to transforming India: making its villages much smarter

India’s opportunity lies in harvesting technology in a way that leverages what is often seen as its weakness, writes Gautam Adani.

Do we really need 5-star hospitals in India, asks AIIMS director

Dr Randeep Guleria says the government must step in to check overcharging by private hospitals.

The Fortis tragedy should compel us to ask if we really need five-star hospitals

Extra costs imposed by hospitals are equivalent to exploitation. Misusing the desperation of a patient is not ethical.

If India doesn’t fix its healthcare, only a miracle can save us from Fortis-like tragedies

We need a far stronger public health system. Along with that, we also need a strong private healthcare system.

On Camera

Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?