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Topic: Healthcare

Numbers are clear. Saving rural UP from Covid catastrophe must be a national mission

Official statistics give you no idea of the devastating pandemic that is raging through rural UP.

Off The Cuff with Dr Ashish K. Jha

In a conversation with ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Ashish Kumar Jha said India’s Covid testing is inadequate and the number of people infected in...

Jugaad can’t fix India’s broken healthcare system. People need medical insurance

Two years ago, Modi govt unveiled what it called the world’s largest health insurance plan, but it hasn't 'effectively improved' access to health care, according to researchers.

India’s hope is ebbing. It needs a leader who focuses on health, not victory

A crisis is the biggest test of leadership. The last 12 months show that there was clearly a leadership deficit.

In a first, panchayati raj & urban local bodies to spend Centre’s Rs 13,192 cr on health

The health ministry will draw up rules for where the central funds can be spent, in accordance with the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations.

Covid needed special attention to health but Modi govt Budget doesn’t give a clear roadmap

Direct spending via Health Ministry continues to be low. After a 24 per cent increase during the current fiscal, allocations for FY22 fall by 11 per cent.

137% hike in health & wellness budget, new PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat scheme announced

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 2,23,846 crore allocation for health, urban sanitation, water supply & air pollution mitigation in Budget 2021.

Budget 2021 updates: Focus on healthcare, Covid, boost for infra in poll-bound states

137% hike in health and wellness budget, agri infra cess, infra push — Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of allocations as she presented Budget 2021 Monday. Follow updates here.

Cancer cases needing surgery to rise by 5 million by 2040 globally — Lancet Oncology study

Another paper, an observational study in The Lancet, highlights that patients in low- and middle-income countries are 4 times more likely to die from colorectal or gastric cancer.

Lack of access to contraceptives in 2020 is a pushback for India’s population plans

Women are at the frontline of India’s pandemic response, yet they suffered the most when it came to healthcare in 2020.

On Camera

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.