India is facing a healthcare crisis that is growing both in scope and cost. If the government were to enable a step change in preventive health services adoption, it could significantly reduce the overall financial burden on individuals and the healthcare system. As part of the Finance Act, 2013, the Union government made efforts to encourage preventive healthcare by offering …
Alternative medicine The recent article by Dr. K. Madan Gopal, “The delicate balancing of health-care costs”, on the need for balancing health-care costs, puts forth much needed insights into the matter. India enjoys medical pluralism and the role of alternative health care too needs to be deliberated upon in this context, especially in the preventive aspect. Intervention through alternative medical …
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday underlined the need to step up funding for the health sector and bring in equity in the delivery of healthcare. Reiterating the government’s commitment towards health and wellbeing of the citizens, Vardhan highlighted the “highest ever funding for the health sector” in the Union Budget 2021-22. “Expansion of integrated health information portal to …
The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad's Center for Healthcare Entrepreneurship has released an official notification inviting all the interested, eligible candidates for its fully-paid fellowship for 2019-20. Here's what Co-Head of CfHE and Head, Department of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Hyderabad said: "Fellowship in Healthcare Entrepreneurship is one of its kind in the country that focusses on promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship …
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