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Modicare begins on September 25th. Here’s what we know so far.

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The BJP government’s large-scale health insurance initiative was rolled out in some states today, to coincide with Independence Day celebrations across the country. Though some anticipated a full-scale launch of the programme, the scheme was not launched nationwide but began a gradual rollout in select states. Full rollout of the scheme is expected on September …

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The high death toll of gender discrimination

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Gender discrimination and missing women The price of gender discrimination in India is the lives of almost 240,000 girls under five every year. Much attention is given in India to the issue of female foeticide. Sex-selective abortions are considered the major driver of India’s skewed sex ratio at birth (SRB) and its resultant 63 million …

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Bihar government to remove 80,000 striking health workers

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In a drastic response to a crisis involving health workers leaving their duties to go on strike, the Bihar government has urged health centres to begin recruiting as the government intends to terminate the contracts of up to 80,000 health workers. Huge numbers of health workers have gone on strike within Bihar. The strike is …

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Inequality between states harms health in India

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‘Nations Within a Nation’ A groundbreaking new study published today in The Lancet spotlights a major concern about healthcare in India: the vast disparities between its states. ‘Nations Within a Nation’, touted as ‘the first comprehensive analysis of health in India’, shows that the ‘substantial gains in healthcare’ made by India in recent years have …

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Health minister Choubey tells AIIMS doctors to turn Bihar patients away

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Ashwini Choubey, a health minister from Bihar, has accused Bihari patients of overcrowding the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi – and says doctors should turn them away. A ‘BJP veteran’ appointed in September, Choubey has been roundly criticised for remarks allegedly made at the launch of Mission Idradhanush, an immunization drive earlier …

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