healthcare access

Jammu, April 11 The day-care cancer center at the Government Medical College (GMC) Kathua, established under the aegis of the Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, will be upgraded to include state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment to provide advanced radiation treatment to cancer patients locally...

Chandigarh, April 11 AAP leader Baltej Pannu on Saturday accused the Haryana government of failing to implement the Ayushman scheme and urged Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to focus on the state's health system, which he described as "on life support" instead of targeting Punjab.Pannu, who...

New Delhi, April 11 Despite clear clinical guidelines, many Parkinson's disease patients in India are being referred too late for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), reducing the potential benefits of the procedure, AIIMS experts said.DBS, a well-established surgical therapy for Parkinson's, is...

New Delhi/Pune, April 10 Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday urged doctors to commit to a "medical social responsibility (MSR)" and offer free medical services once a month, asserting that the medical profession is not merely a business but a responsibility towards society.Launching the...

Muzaffarnagar, April 10 A woman was forced to deliver her baby on a road outside a government hospital in Shamli district, Uttar Pradesh, after staff allegedly refused to admit her and demanded a bribe, triggering outrage among her family members.A video of the incident on Thursday night has...

Raipur, April 10 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday said the state has made significant progress in the health sector over the past two years, with a focus on expanding infrastructure and improving the quality of services.Speaking at the All India Health Sciences Vice...

Port Louis, April 10 External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar hailed the inauguration of the first dedicated renal transplant unit in Mauritius as a "landmark achievement" on Friday, while assuring that the ongoing healthcare sector cooperation between the two nations is set to expand...

Today, the Minister of Health and Mass Media of Sri Lanka, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, visited the Ministry of External Affairs to receive a briefing on India's key digital health initiatives. In a social media post, Randhir Jaiswal, a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, stated that...

New Delhi, April 7 In a move aimed at fostering a more inclusive society for the elderly, NGO Vayah Vikas inaugurated its Delhi-NCR Chapter at the India International Centre on Tuesday.The launch was held under the theme 'Uniting for Senior Empowerment'.The Bengaluru-based public trust...

Shimla, April 6 The Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (HPBOCWWB) approved an annual budget of ₹211.47 crore for 2025-26 on Monday.During the 54th Board of Directors meeting, Chairman Nardev Singh Kanwar announced that a significant allocation of ₹105 crore...

Jaipur, April 5 As many as 17,675 visually impaired people across seven states and 30 cities have regained eyesight through eye donation over the past 24 years, driven by the awareness efforts of the Eye Bank Society of Rajasthan, officials said on Sunday.Despite the life-changing impact of...

Imphal, April 4 Manipur Chief Minister Y Khemchand Singh said on Saturday that a comprehensive transfer policy for medical personnel will be framed shortly to ensure optimal staffing at the Jiri district hospital, located about 217 km from here.Singh made the assurance during an inspection of...

New Delhi, April 3 Ninety-four percent of childhood cancer deaths and 85 percent of new cases occur in low- and middle-income countries, highlighting persistent inequities in healthcare access and treatment, according to a global analysis published in The Lancet journal.Total childhood cancer...

Shillong, April 1 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Wednesday that the state government is taking major steps to enhance digital connectivity through its collaboration with Starlink, owned by Elon Musk.Meghalaya has seen credible transformation through technology, and "we are...

New Delhi, April 1 A member of parliament from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urged the government on Wednesday to expand free healthcare access across the country, criticizing the growing commercialization of medical services and the practices of private hospitals and insurance companies.Sant...

Lucknow, March 31 – The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is considering a proposal to include cancer, particularly among children, on a list of notifiable diseases to facilitate early detection and treatment, a senior health department official said on Tuesday.A notifiable disease...

A dissemination workshop-cum-regional Continuing Medical Education (CME) program on "Organ Transplantation and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare" was successfully organized by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar, in collaboration with the National Academy of...

Mumbai, March 26 The Bombay High Court on Thursday expressed concern over the ongoing crisis of infant, pregnant women, and lactating mothers dying due to malnutrition in the state's tribal belt.A bench headed by Justice R V Ghuge termed it a "tragedy" that the problem persists despite decades...

Islamabad, March 26 – More than 669,000 people in Pakistan are affected by tuberculosis, which causes 51,000 deaths annually, according to local media outlets, citing the latest statistics released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on World Tuberculosis Day. Pakistan accounts for 73% of the...

Shivpuri, March 25 – A week-long free health camp organized in Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, has been officially recognized by the India Book of Records, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday.The multi-specialty health camp was held from March 17 to March 24 at the...