Now, Bihar government to give 310 drugs free at hospitals
PATNA: The state health department on Wednesday released a revised essential drug list (EDL) which saw the number of medicines go up to 310 from 145 in the previous list…
KUHS moots additional module in MBBS course
KOCHI: Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) is planning to introduce a palliative care module in the MBSS course. “Palliative care is important and we plan to introduce it as…
NHPS: Government allocates Rs 10,000 crore to implement ‘Modicare’ during 2018-19
The government has decided to allocate Rs 10,000 crore initially to implement the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), health minister JP Nadda said on Thursday. This amount is flexible…
Now, policy for treatment overseas
Mumbai: The country’s largest insurer New India Assurance Company has launched a global mediclaim policy that will cover hospitalisation expenses for treatments like cancer, neurosurgery, hearty surgery, organ and bone…
Landmark ruling: Supreme Court says passive euthanasia is permissible
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday gave legal sanction to passive euthanasia, permitting a person to draft a living will clarifying that he should not be given…
Karnataka unveils healthcare scheme
Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday unveiled a healthcare scheme aimed at benefitting about 1.43 crore households in the state. “The ‘Arogya Karnataka’ (Healthy Karnataka) will provide quality primary,…
The new healthcare policy mandates a minimum of 2 beds per 1000: Sumeet Aggarwal
In an interview with ETHealthworld, Sumeet Aggarwal, Managing Director, Midmark India, talks about the trends and challenges in hospital bed industry in India. Edited excerpts: Where do you think India…
