rural healthcare

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that the government aims to provide affordable and quality healthcare to every citizen within a 5-8 km radius of their home, adding that the state is leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance TB control...

New Delhi, March 20 HCLFoundation announced on Friday the winners of the 11th edition of its annual HCLTech Grant, distributing Rs 24 crore to 12 non-governmental organizations working in water, biodiversity, healthcare, and education.Four organizations will receive Rs 5 crore each. Gramin...

Washington, March 20 – Facing rising healthcare costs and access gaps, US senators advanced bipartisan proposals on drug pricing, maternal care, and insurance reform.During a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing, lawmakers from both parties presented a range of bills...

Chandigarh, March 19 Punjab Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh announced the establishment of a new government medical college in Kapurthala on Thursday.This is the second such institute announced this month, following the Shaheed Udham Singh State Institute of Medical Sciences in Hoshiarpur, he...

Washington, March 19 – A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation to exempt doctors and healthcare workers from a proposed $100,000 H-1B visa fee, warning that the cost could deepen workforce shortages and restrict access to care across the country.The “H-1Bs for Physicians...

Amaravati, March 17 Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav said on Tuesday that 35 new birth waiting homes are being constructed for tribal pregnant women under seven Integrated Tribal Development Agencies (ITDAs) across the state.He noted that the facilities aim to provide care to...

Akhnoor, March 17: The Indian Army organized a general health and eye check-up camp in the Ambaram village, benefiting 150 residents. Nine medical professionals, including general physicians, ENT specialists, and military doctors, provided consultations, eye examinations, and free medication...

Mumbai, March 16 The Maharashtra government said on Monday that it is awaiting the final court order on the issue of allowing homeopathy doctors to prescribe certain allopathic medicines, although nearly 8,000 practitioners have completed the mandatory bridge course.Responding to a calling...

Mohali, March 14 Terming health as a fundamental right and emphasizing the need to make quality healthcare accessible to all, Punjab Health Minister Dr. Balbir Singh urged private hospitals on Saturday to reserve at least 20 per cent of their beds under government schemes to ensure affordable...

Chandigarh, March 12 Haryana Health Minister Arti Singh Rao said on Thursday that the state government, under the National Health Mission (NHM), has designated 100 health institutions in the state as first referral units (FRUs) to strengthen secondary healthcare services.The initiative aims to...

Gandhinagar, March 7 – The number of medicines and surgical items provided free of cost in government hospitals across Gujarat has doubled in the last two years, increasing from 717 to 1,479 following the addition of 150 new drugs to the state’s Essential Drugs List (EDL).Reacting to the...

New Delhi, March 7 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana reflects the central government's commitment to ensuring access to quality medicines at affordable prices for every citizen of the country.The prime minister also said that...

Bhopal, March 5 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced a series of welfare initiatives for the people of his Lok Sabha constituency, Vidisha, in Madhya Pradesh, on the occasion of his 67th birthday.Speaking to media persons at his residence in...

Kabul, February 26 – Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan, has warned that restrictions and cuts in international funding have severely affected Afghan women's access to essential healthcare services, local media reported on...

Washington, February 25 – A heated congressional hearing on America's growing shortage of physicians has opened a new fault line that could directly affect Indian medical graduates seeking careers in the United States.The issue at hand is a proposed "$100,000 supplemental fee for new H-1b...

New Delhi, February 16 The government is aiming to provide medical students with access to e-books and AI resources to help them develop their skills more effectively. The first phase of this initiative will cover approximately 57 medical colleges in smaller towns and rural areas, according to a...

New Delhi, February 14 – In a major step to strengthen cancer care in India, the government has announced the establishment of Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCs) in district hospitals across the country over the next three years, according to an official statement.The decision was announced in the...

New Delhi, February 10 Healthcare platform CureBay announced on Tuesday the appointment of Siddharth Agrawal as Chief Operating Officer (COO).This move strengthens the company's leadership team as CureBay expands its operations and accelerates its transition towards a nationally scalable rural...