Around 10,000 jobs to be created under National Health Protection Scheme
NEW DELHI: At least 10,000 new jobs will be created with the implementation of the Centre’s ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), which aims to provide a cover of…
‘BJP using low-cost-drug scheme to promote itself’
NEW DELHI: Public health activists have criticised the government for using the Jan Aushadhi scheme to “advertise” the name of the Bharatiya Janata Party. All medicines being sold through this…
Breastfeeding within first hour of birth critical to newborns survival: WHO
NEW DELHI: Initiating breastfeeding within first hour of birth is crucial to avert neonatal deaths as well as to ensure proper growth and development of a child. Those who began…
Only 56.6 % children below 6 months in Maharashtra are exclusively breastfed
PUNE: Breastfeeding rates remain unsatisfactory for infants below six months in Maharashtra. As per the latest data by the National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS), only 4% increase has been…
Health ministry likely to ban over 300 combo drugs
NEW DELHI: The health ministry may soon ban over 300 fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines, accepting recommendations of a sub-committee of India’s apex drug advisory body. The move, which is expected…
Curing the poor : Dedicated to sustainable healthcare transformation
By Dr. Shuchin Bajaj Founder Director, Cygnus Hospitals Today as the world stresses on economic growth, globalisation and privatisation; a silent section of the society seems to slip through all…
Allergan sues Pfizer over costs of opioid litigation
Allergan Plc on Thursday sued Pfizer Inc to require its rival to cover any damages it is forced to pay as a result of hundreds of lawsuits claiming Allergan deceptively…
Govt panel calls for lifting ban on retailing oxytocin
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has approved a proposal to amend the health ministry notification banning the retail sale of oxytocin in order “to ensure availability for human use”.…
Vote in favour of Fortis-IHH deal, says proxy advisory firm
Proxy advisory firm ISS has recommended that Fortis Healthcare shareholders vote in favour of resolutions pertaining to the hospital chain’s proposed deal with Malaysian group IHH. ISS said the deal…
Lasik Financing
LASIK, short for Laser-Assisted Sitting Keratomileusis, is a type of refractive surgical procedure that improves the cornea of the eye in order to fix myopia, hyperopia, and also astigmatism. It…
