India is considered to be the world capital for thalassemia cases. Every year another 10,000 children are born with the condition. Despite this, as of World Thalassemia Day – May 8th – there is no policy at the national level aimed at preventing or controlling the spread of the disease. Thalassemia is a genetically inherited …
Global pharmaceutical companies are trying to withdraw from the Indian coronary stent market following a price cap introduced by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). The price cap of stents has proven an unpopular move amongst international investors and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Some international pharmaceutical companies, such as Abbott and Medtronic have already submitted withdrawal requests …
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Controversy has arisen as Mumbai doctors treating the world’s heaviest woman are being accused of dishonesty and neglect by the patient’s family. Eman Abd El Aty, an Egyptian national, was flown to the Saifee Hospital in Mumbai on February 11 to receive bariatric surgery. Specialist equipment, including a modified airbus, was required for the journey. Eman’s …
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Medical tourists from Pakistan spend the highest average amount per patient when visiting India for medical services. The data comes from a first of its kind survey on export of health services performed by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, under the commerce ministry. The findings of the survey compare a number of …
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This has been reproduced, with permission, from The News Minute. Full credit goes to the author Ramanathan S. (@madrassi). The original article can be accessed here Not very far from the Serpentine Bar at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, the United Nations HQ, where both lobbyists of the private sector and non-state actors are competing …
A newly discovered disorder is due to be named after the Indian doctor who discovered it. Nallegowda syndrome is named after its discoverer, a doctor from Karnataka: Dr Mallikarjun Nallegowda. It is a rare congenital condition with a host of bizarre symptoms. Dr Nallegowda is from Holalkere in Chitradurga district and studied at Bangalore Medical …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has a new Director General – apparently with the support of India. But what does his election mean for the country? Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus – a 52-year-old Ethiopian academic and politician – was elected to the position on May 23, following a reportedly “tense vote” by secret ballot of WHO member states. …
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The defunding of one of India’s biggest health NGOs over accusations of financial mismanagement made headlines recently. In terms of healthcare, will such actions do more harm than good? The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) had its licence for foreign funding revoked in April. As Health Issues India noted at the time, the move …
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India is behind much-less-developed countries in healthcare, according to a new study published by The Lancet. India places 154th of 195 countries in a “healthcare access and quality index” drawn from The Lancet ‘s 2015 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. Whilst improvements have been made since 1990, the study indicates India still has a …
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Failures in emissions tests are killing thousands of people a year. Eighty percent of these deaths occur in just three countries, including India. A recent study of eleven major diesel car markets in Nature found that pollution from nitrogen oxides (NOx) is much higher than car manufacturers have previously claimed. The study looked at countries …
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