Tag: Health
A call to action on kidney disease in women
The George Institute for Global Health in collaboration with Arogya World held a panel discussion on 7th March to highlight the impact of kidney disease on women’s health and call for renewed efforts to improve prevention and treatment...................
Malaria cases witness 23% drop in 2017, efforts to eradicate disease...
The government has drafted National Strategic Plan for malaria elimination (2017-2020) wherein the country has been stratified based on the malaria burden into four categories and based on this the intervention of control and prevention are being strengthened.........
Women’s empowerment is a public health imperative
This International Women’s Day, let us acknowledge that gender-based discrimination exists and is a daily occurrence in each of the South-East Asia Region’s countries, writes Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh..................
Health ministry’s ‘Ayushman Bharat’ logo contest concludes today
The competition to design a logo and tagline for the Ayushman Bharat programme, done through a ‘digital crowdsourcing campaign’ on MyGov portal, was launched on 19th February. The first prize winner will receive Rs 25,000....................
“Human data science is our revolutionary new way to drive healthcare...
In an exclusive interview with Mr Naz Haji, Managing Director, IQVIA India, the Biovoice News tried to understand the logic behind renaming, fresh priorities of the company and its focus on human data science. Read the interesting details..............
Rare disease day commemorated in Delhi
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Support Society (LSDSS) organized an event to spread awareness regarding rare diseases and its policy...................
Govt launches viral load test for people living with HIV/AIDS
The initiative will provide free of cost viral load testing for 12 lakh patients on treatment in the country at least once a year................
Price control in healthcare is a misguided policy!
While the NPPA identified the presence of information asymmetry in the market that leads to high prices of drugs and devices, it could have looked at affordability and access in a holistic manner, writes Dr Ashish Bharadwaj..............
India is committed to reforms in health service delivery using ICT:...
Mr J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the Global Digital Health Partnership Summit, at Canberra, Australia, on 19th February...........
5th Global forum on TB vaccines: Experts call for global funding...
Globally, there are 12 Tuberculosis vaccines in various stages of clinical trials, with many more candidates and concepts in earlier stages of development.....................