India may soon lead the world in organ donation campaign around the world: Dr Naresh Trehan
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman & Managing Director, Medanta, to know about Medanta’s initiative and interest in furthering the cause of organ donation in the…
U’khand spent Rs 71.5 lakh on salaries of 4 doctors from WB aid
Dehradun: In January 2017 World Bank had approved a loan worth $100 million to scale up medical facilities in Uttarakhand and in the past one year, Rs 4 crore has…
With 1:921, India has healthy doctor-patient ratio
Bengaluru: India has one doctor for every 921 people, as of December 2017, which is way ahead of the doctor-population ratio of 1:1000 prescribed by the World Health Organisation. The…
C-sections high due to 2nd pregnancies, claims govt
HYDERABAD: The KCR government has claimed to bring down the number of Caesarian deliveries in government hospitals since the launch of the KCR Kits scheme, but the percentage of C-sections…
IT can win in healthcare only when it can really impact patients, doctors in a big way: Madhubala Radhakrishnan
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Madhubala Radhakrishnan, Founder and President, mCURA, Gurgaon, to understand the need and impact of IT in healthcare. Edited excerpts:, Do you think healthcare industry…
In healthcare, today the trend is to shift towards oil free compressed air: Jairam Varadaraj
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Jairam Varadaraj, Managing Director of ELGI Equipments, Coimbatore, to understand the trends and challenges in the use of compressed air in healthcare industry. Edited…
Use of Technology advancement results in improving Government of India’s Universal Immunization Programme
Electronic Vaccines Intelligence Network (eVIN) is the best global project of the Health Ministry implemented in the country and proved its effectiveness too. Out of the 12 states where eVIN…
Govt plan to Regulate the sale Of Fairness Creams Containing Steroids
After analyzing the side effects of the steroids on the skin, the health ministry planned to regulate the over-the-counter sale of fairness creams carrying corticosteroids. Corticosteroids is a steroid hormone…
Belief boosted for Trustdoc.in, thanks to ‘Innovative idea of the year’ award
New Delhi: Trust is a sine quo non between patients and doctors. Trustdoc.in, which is bonding big with patients, is trying its best to instil it in them. As its…
AIIMS to open wellness clinic for doctors
NEW DELHI: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has decided to open a wellness clinic for its medical students and doctors. It will have a team of psychologists…
