Articles for Public Healthcare

Jagan Blames TD Government for Diarrhoea Outbreak in Gurla, Demands Action
2 months ago

Jagan Blames TD Government for Diarrhoea Outbreak in Gurla, Demands Action

Deccan Chronicle  

Former Chief Minister and YSRC President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has expressed deep concern over the public health system in the state of Andhra Pradesh, citing the recent diarrhoea outbreak in Gurla village. Jagan, in a post on the social media platform 'X', accused the Telugu Desam (TD) coalition government of negligence and highlighted the deterioration of essential health services …

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Some Australians are taking the gamble to self-fund their private healthcare but experts warn it's not for everyone
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Some Australians are taking the gamble to self-fund their private healthcare but experts warn it's not for everyone

ABC  

In short: Some Australians are opting to self-fund their healthcare in a bid to curb household expenses. Then there's the additional Medicare Levy Surcharge, charged to some people who earn over a certain amount each year and who don't have private health insurance. "Because of the way the Australian tax system works, for many people, it is cheaper to take …

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Government of Karnataka and C-CAMP co-host roundtable to develop roadmap for innovative healthcare solutions
1 year, 1 month ago

Government of Karnataka and C-CAMP co-host roundtable to develop roadmap for innovative healthcare solutions

The Hindu  

Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka, and Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms held a Health Roundtable with various CSR and Philanthropic organizations to explore partnerships and funding opportunities for strengthening public health systems. According to a release by C-CAMP, the roundtable follows the formation of a strategic alliance between the Department of Health and Family Welfare …

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GE HealthCare steps up public welfare efforts in China
1 year, 3 months ago

GE HealthCare steps up public welfare efforts in China

China Daily  

Medical equipment is displayed at the booth of GE HealthCare during the 87th China International Medical Equipment Fair in Shanghai in May. GE HealthCare, a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator, plans to carry out its 18th Pink Action in China from mid-October for breast cancer prevention and treatment and help raise women's health awareness. Since 2006, GE …

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Zero tolerance for corruption in medical sector
1 year, 4 months ago

Zero tolerance for corruption in medical sector

China Daily  

An anti-corruption campaign is sweeping across the country's medical sector. The medical sector directly affects public interests, including the accessibility and affordability of medical treatment, while also influencing the overall development of the healthcare industry. They involve supervision of leadership officials and key personnel, the pharmaceutical procurement model, interactions between doctors and pharmaceutical companies, as well as payment systems for …

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Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns
1 year, 8 months ago

Dutch public healthcare on shaky ground, advisory body warns

NL Times  

The foundations of public healthcare in the Netherlands are “weak,” “shaky,” and “too vulnerable,” the Council for Public Health & Society said in advice to the government. Public healthcare is “arranged too non-committal and fragmented, too focused on the short term, and has too little invested in it,” RVS said. “And that must not happen.” But what the pandemic also …

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Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test case?
1 year, 8 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | Right to health in India: Raj law to be test case?

Deccan Chronicle  

In a country where nearly half of all healthcare costs are still paid for by the patients themselves, you would think a law guaranteeing people’s right to health would be welcomed universally, and with open arms. As I write, comes the news that medical services in Rajasthan are likely to be seriously affected with government doctors and faculty members at …

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IIT-Madras hosts training programme on public healthcare
2 years, 9 months ago

IIT-Madras hosts training programme on public healthcare

The Hindu  

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras and African-Asian Rural Development Organisation have organised a training programme on public healthcare. The course component includes introduction to primary healthcare; its implementation by government and public-private-partnership model; use of innovative, cost-effective technologies; importance of health informative and policy planning to achieve sustainable development; and use of technology in reducing the gap between developing …

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Zika virus outbreaks, an opportunity to improve healthcare in India
3 years, 1 month ago

Zika virus outbreaks, an opportunity to improve healthcare in India

The Hindu  

Viruses are ubiquitous, most are innocuous and some, such as SARS CoV-2, turn out to be pernicious. Between 2015 and 2017, nearly 550,000 suspected and 175,000 confirmed Zika virus cases were reported, which included nearly 2,700 cases of microcephaly in Brazil alone. Zika in India The first two outbreaks of Zika virus infections in India were reported in 2017. Need …

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Column: Newsom promised healthcare for immigrants. A new poll shows strong public support for it
3 years, 8 months ago

Column: Newsom promised healthcare for immigrants. A new poll shows strong public support for it

LA Times  

Francisca Verduzco, left, and her sister, Itzel Verduzco, center, hold signs supporting immigrant rights while attending March in Solidarity with Immigrants, San Diego. It was a breakthrough event befitting Cesar Chavez Day: A major poll showed that California voters support providing tax-paid healthcare for immigrants living here illegally. In all the polling by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California …

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First phase of National Family Health Survey-5 shows startling trends in out-of-pocket health expenses
3 years, 11 months ago

First phase of National Family Health Survey-5 shows startling trends in out-of-pocket health expenses

Firstpost  

Despite swift advances in healthcare, Universal Health Coverage remains a distant dream for India. Image credit: Pixabay NFHS data reveals healthcare costs The Out-of-Pocket expenditure incurred by people while accessing public health services is on the rise. NFHS V data reveals that average out of pocket expenditure per delivery in a public health facility has risen in 10 states and …

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There are lots of essential workers out there. Which ones get the vaccine first?
4 years ago

There are lots of essential workers out there. Which ones get the vaccine first?

LA Times  

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, shown in 2019, said Thursday in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom that his ride-hailing drivers deserve priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine because they “have been a lifeline to their communities.” Uber says its drivers should get priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine because they provide crucial transportation to healthcare workers and the general public. …

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Covid-19 underscored importance of investing in public health: WHO
4 years, 2 months ago

Covid-19 underscored importance of investing in public health: WHO

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the importance of investing in public health and primary healthcare, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said, noting that at least a couple of coronavirus vaccines could be available by early next year. “Of the lessons that I have learned over the last nine or ten months, the most important one is the importance …

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