National Medical Commission chairman says Centre made the suggestion as it received requests from some quarters including state administration to deploy health personnel for the Yatra.
Private players like the LiveLoveLaugh Foundation and Mariwala Health Foundation are bridging mental health gaps with their community programmes in villages across India.
The lack of doctors' personal touch causing mistrust among patients during teleconsultation remains a significant concern in rural India, writes Ritubhan Gautam
UNICEF and Assam govt carried out a pilot project in some districts. The main objective was to understand the critical gaps in the state's sub-centres and ANMs.
According to 2018 data, Bihar has the lowest ratio of doctors in terms of population in the country. So quacks, commonly known as 'jhola-chhaap doctors', command huge respect in rural areas
Latest Rural Health Statistics report shows 78.9% shortfall of surgeons, 69.7% of obstetricians & gynaecologists, 78.2% of physicians, and 78.2% of paediatricians.
If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.
One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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