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Vote for health: As India approaches election season, will health reforms become a rallying point?

India is committed to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for all by 2030. For India to achieve thisUHC, it is essential that both private enterprises and the government come together.

April 28 is World safety and health at work day

As IRDAI lifts the age cap for seniors, the focus shifts to overcoming operational barriers

In a landmark move, the IRDAI’s recent guidelines aim to streamline and enhance the health insurance claims process. Groundbreaking among them is setting the three-hour timeline on cashless claims. 

The ‘Health argument for climate action’ meet on the sidelines of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (July 9) — will review SDG Goal 13

From workplace woes to societal pressures, it’s time mental health became a priority

Ministry says companies like Force Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Toyota ready to manufacture e-ambulances under the Scheme

The insurance covers pre-hospitalisation and post-hospitalization expenses along with road ambulance charges

I&B Ministry stated that advertisements issued for products related to food and health sectors will be required to upload an annual self-certificate on the Broadcast Seva Portal and Press Council of India portal.  

Union Health Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda also stressed on providing ‘Street Safe’ Rapid Testing Kit to ensure safe food is used by street food vendors and highlighted the need to empower them by enrolling them on food delivery platforms

India expands Ayushman Bharat to cover 6 crore senior citizens aged 70+ with ₹5 lakh free health insurance per family, at a total cost of ₹3,437 crore

Suggestions have been sought to increase the number of geriatric care packages under the health insurance scheme

GoM suggests rate hike on high-end wrist watches, shoes; GST on packaged water to be cut

Kala namak is believed to aid in digestion by helping regulate pH levels and providing essential electrolytes.

Tamil Nadu has declared THIS as a notifiable disease requiring hospitals to report cases and deaths to improve monitoring and treatment.

The number of NRIs buying health insurance from India has increased steadily over the past three years

In 2017, reports of pesticide poisoning emerging from Maharashtra drew global criticism against India’s pesticide regulation policies, yet not much appears to have changed since then

Removing the brain from millets -- dehusking -- could squander away the benefits of eating them, say the authors who studied five small Indian millets: foxtail, little, kodo, barnyard, and proso  

This expansion will create 1,000 jobs for local clinicians by the end of 2025, who will deliver remote clinical services to Shearwater’s U.S. healthcare clients

rediffGURU Shreya Shah explains how you will start loving this habit.

With longer work hours, little exercise time and crazy schedules, staying fit can be a challenge. But with these healthy food deliveries, it’s a challenge you can tackle, writes RANJANI RAJENDRA

Removing GST on health insurance would make it more affordable, driving higher penetration and reducing the government’s burden

Real-time risk assessment using Swiss Re’s digital health solution is expected to enhance efficiency and elevate the customer experience

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019

Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2019

The greatest gap in mental health interventions has been in understanding the lived experiences of suffering

5.59 crore women travelled freely in low-end government buses so far in DK with the government spending ₹181 crore on their travel, says the Minister

A two-day conclave started at IIT Hyderabad with an aim to foster healthy and harmonious environment in higher education institutions with the goal of reducing suicide rates and enhancing student and faculty wellbeing

Official sources and a number of senior doctors confirmed that these deputation/postings were made to address specific manpower shortages in medical colleges in Nagapattinam, Tiruvallur and Tiruvarur

To give better access to women for screening of cancer, the Health Department is taking their programmes to work sites and also encouraging women to come in for annual check-ups

While this may move the State closer to the goal of universal health coverage, the expansion may hinge on additional funds to be generated by charging a premium to existing beneficiaries of the State scheme, which, at present, is in bad financial shape

WHO's Europe director Dr. Hans Kluge described COVID-19 as “a nasty and potentially deadly illness” that people should not underestimate.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2024]

Established in 2023, the school aims to revolutionise public health education and research in India

Talking about diabetes and heart disease to young people need not be in obscure medical terms, but can take a fun route