After a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has shifted its focus to Delhi, which goes to polls in a year. Riding on a saffron surge across the Hindi heartland, the BJP has decided to combat its biggest adversary in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), with its development policies. Surprisingly, …
Mohalla Clinics vs. Ayushman Bharat: The war over health models Read More »
The BJP’s agenda, as outlined in its manifesto for this year’s Lok Sabha polls, was vindicated with a sweeping electoral victory – and the Prime Minister did not exclude the subject of health or his flagship Ayushman Bharat from his victory speech after the results were declared. “The victory, he said, was not his, but …
Riding on a saffron surge and charisma of Narendra Modi, the BJP-led NDA government is back with an overwhelming mandate and a full majority in the Lok Sabha, for the second time. The landslide victory not only ensured Modi government to achieve a super-size number of 350 out of 542 seats in the lower house …
“The other day when I was watching television I saw an advertisement conveying how people discriminate with people suffering from HIV/AIDS and how they should not do that,” Dr Madhusudan Singh Solanki writes in ETHealthworld.com. “I felt good about that at least there are efforts to reduce the stigma and myths regarding HIV/AIDS but at …
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Much of the coverage surrounding mental health in India tends to focus on the treatment gap – manifest in shortages of infrastructure and personnel. In Tamil Nadu, however, there is some good news. The state has opened its second mental health hospital. The Theni Medical College and Hospital is now home to an Institute of …
A government programme to expand access to treatment for kidney disease could now carry an added benefit for recipients: peritoneal dialysis in the home. Kidney disease affects around one in every ten Indians, with around five lakh believed to be in need of treatment with dialysis. However, as previously reported by Health Issues India, seventy …
Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually …
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India’s women are missing out on health insurance. It is concerning that, those who are most vulnerable are bearing the brunt. India’s women account for just twenty percent of consumers who buy individual insurance policies. The majority of policyholders are in the 26-45 age demographic, while women aged 55 and above account for the lowest …
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A major American think tank has given a cautious vote of confidence in the Modi government’s flagship health insurance initiative, the Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) – popularly known as Ayushman Bharat, or Modicare. The Washington D.C.-based Center for Global Development (CGD) credits the initiative with “[putting] healthcare within reach for hundreds of millions, significantly …
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Health Issues India talks to Dr Mikashmi Kohli, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill International TB Centre, about a recent study she co-authored with Dr Madhukar Pai about the importance of essential diagnostics in the path towards universal healthcare. The study, “Essential Diagnositcs: A Key Element …
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