In MP’s Sidhi, the Mohan Yadav-led govt’s proposal to privatise district hospital has drawn flak from patients, doctors, patient rights groups & even some within the ruling BJP.
Average delay in payments that empanelled hospitals report is about 6-8 months & situation is particularly bad in some states, says AHPI director general.
While writ petition in SC argued unfettered advertising puts doctors running own clinic at disadvantage, corporate hospitals say ads key to developing health seeking behaviour.
In 'Dreams of a Healthy India', TS Singh Deo writes about how Chhattisgarh focused on increasing the government healthcare infrastructure to reach the poor and the marginalised.
Peer-reviewed study by NGO SATHI is based on a bill-by-bill analysis of 120 Covid hospitalisations. It was published in 'International Journal of Medicine and Public Health'.
India's 28% urban population has access to 66% of the hospital beds. But Covid catalysed both public and private sectors leading to collaborations like never before.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal was our guest at ThePrint’s latest Off The Cuff. In a conversation with Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta, Chahal spoke...
An online panel discussion by Global Health Strategies and ThePrint on 'Reimagining India's Health System' focused on how to take healthcare forward using technology.
Private health facilities across Bihar have closed down after their staff or patients tested positive. In some cases, patients are asked to take Covid tests before seeking treatment.
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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