The Hindu reports that India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board has upheld the decision of the Controller of Patents to issue a compulsory licence for Bayer’s Nexavar. The most interesting part of the proceeding might be Bayer’s contention that Natco (the generic producer) is selling its version in China and Pakistan (the Appellate Board refused to consider …
Appellate Board upholds compulsory licence of cancer drug Read More »
R.Prasad’s article in today’s Hindu has a typically restrained tone but the proposals are radical. The National Strategic Plan for TB would restrict sale of new TB medicines to authorised outlets and might only give supplies in return for notification of cases. There is also talk of going out to proactively look for cases.
An article published in the Hindu recently stated that a 2012 WHO study ranks India third — behind Myanmar and Bangladesh — among countries that fail to provide health cover to people. A 2011 study reported in The Lancet on ‘Healthcare and equity’ also confirms this: every year, at least 39 million people here fall into poverty …
A few weeks after President Pranab Mukherjee called for a ‘second freedom struggle’ to eradicate hunger, disease and poverty, healthcare took center stage once again his speech at a conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The President called upon multiple stakeholders in the health sector to make universal healthcare a …
India’s President calls for making universal healthcare a reality Read More »
According to their union, 150,000 pharmaceutical representatives went on strike today to protest against pharmaceutical corruption and mis-selling by their employers. The reps say that they are being unfairly penalised for the sins of some in the industry; “Recently, medical practitioners and medical representatives have become target of concerted attacks of central government, state governments, …
In a move sure to upset people worldwide, India has announced that it may introduce a system of price controls for patented medicines. Here’s the story in today’s Economic Times. The principle would be that the Indian cap would be based on the price that government pays in Australia, Canada, France and the UK. So far, …
According to the Planning Commission’s draft, the country’s government-run healthcare system is hamstrung because the number of doctors is short of the target by a jaw-dropping 76%, there are 53% fewer nurses , specialist doctors are short by 88%, radiographers are short by 85% and laboratory technicians are short by 80%. To read more please …
Unhealthy at 65: India has 76% shortfall in government doctors Read More »
India’s new President has called for a “‘second freedom struggle’ to eradicate hunger, disease and poverty,” according to Outlook, the weekly news magazine. Pranab Mukherjee was speaking on the eve of the 65th anniversary of India’s independence. The reference is to the struggle for freedom over more than fifty years leading up to independence. The …
President calls for a second freedom struggle against disease, hunger and poverty Read More »
The issue of maternal mortality is a serious one, especially in rural India, where a vast majority of the population lack basic health services. As part of its Millenium Development Goals (MDG), India is aiming to cut maternal mortality rates by at least 25% by 2015. While states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu have already …
In today’s Hindu, activists say that the Planning Commission is breaking promises to increase health spending in India closer to normal levels for middle-income countries. The activists also say that the Cetre is trying to shift costs to the states. The future role of the corporate sector in insurance-based managed care plans is, predictably, extremely …
Health Issues India is a web portal that tracks key health stories and issues in India. On our website, you will find a guide to some of the latest trends, research, reports and journals on health. We provide original interviews and opinions of specialists as well as our own commentary on issues and events.
Subscribe our newsletter to stay updated
Copyright © 2023 | Health Issues India | All rights reserved.
