Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes have emerged as strong pathways to universal health coverage in developing countries. Their examination has largely focussed on their impacts on financial protection and on the utilisation of curative health services. However, very little is known about their possible effect on utilisation of preventive health …
While community-based health insurance (CBHI) becomes increasingly integrated into health systems in developing countries, there is still limited research and evidence on its probable health impacts beyond its functions for health financing or for facilitating access to services. Using a cross-sectional data from rural south-west Uganda, apply a two-stage residual …
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched M Care, a health insurance product that offers protection against seven common mosquito borne diseases namely dengue, malaria, chikungunya, kala azar, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and zika virus. Tapan Singhel, manging director & chief executive officer, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, said India had seen a …
MUMBAI: With India seeing a high incidence of diseases spread by mosquitoes, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a health cover that is specifically targeted at seven vector borne diseases - dengue, malaria, chikungunya, Kala Azar, Japanese encephalitis, filariasis and Zika virus. While the focus is on mosquito-borne diseases, the …
Union Health Minister J P Nadda Thursday urged the Delhi government to implement the Centre's ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme, saying not only the people of the national capital but those from other states who live in Delhi are also not getting health benefits under the initiative. The Union government on …
To inform plans to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), we estimated utilisation and unit cost of outpatient visits and inpatient admissions, did a decomposition analysis of utilisation, and estimated additional services and funds needed to meet a UHC standard for utilisation. Original Source
Chronic diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, AIDs/HIV infection and Morbid obesity should be covered under medical cover if a person contracts such ailments after buying a health insurance policy, according to recommendations of a panel set up by Irdai. The working group has also suggested a list of 17 diseases, including …
NITI Aayog launched the model guidelines for Public - Private partnership in Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). As per the guidelines, the private partner will invest in upgrading, building and deploying human resources. They will be responsible for operational management and service delivery. The state governments will provide the required physical space. …
Nearly a month after the roll out of the Centre's PMJAY health insurance scheme, one lakh people have availed the benefits of the ambitious programme, Union Health Minister J P Nadda said Sunday. The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (previously Ayushman Bharat), touted as the world's largest health insurance programme, …
Coming down heavily on the opposition, Modi said that they always looked at the poor as vote banks, throwing freebies at them only to win the elections. He also stressed that PMJAY was yet another example of the slogan Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas. DESCRIBING IT as one of the biggest …
Mumbai: The number of Mumbaikars dropping out of TB treatment (DOTS) increased from 12% in 2013 to 15% in 2017, according to data released by NGO Praja on Thursday. The NGO’s white paper reported that TB cases increased to 55,130 in 2017-18, a 33% jump from 2013-14. Praja brings out …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Jay Parkash Tayal dated 27/08/2018 regarding the right of insurers to reject claims on genetic disorders clause. Supreme Court stays the operation of the judgement of the Delhi High Court Order which …
Putting the figure in perspective, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech said the total number of beneficiaries will equal the total population of the US, Canada and Mexico. Moving to lessen the healthcare woes of the poor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that the Pradhan …
The Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is chartered by the Indian government to deliver insurance and healthcare benefits to over 20 million private and public-sector employees and therefore is recognized as India's largest healthcare. ESIC provides these services through its over 2 thousand facilities that include hospitals, dispensaries and branch …
Future Generali India Insurance Company Limited (FGII) has launched a group insurance policy aimed at providing financial support in battling vector-borne diseases like malaria, dengue, Zika virus etc at an affordable premium. The policy is named ‘Future Vector Care’. The insurance policy is available to any person below the age …
In a significant consumer-friendly move, insurance regulator Irdai today said it has started the exercise to minimise the number of illness/diseases which are not covered under the health insurance policies. The Irdai had from time to time issued guidelines on standardisation in health insurance and to enhance transparency and uniformity. …
India today is witnessing significant trends in health: increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases for instance, as well as marked demographic shifts. Climbing out-of-pocket costs is becoming difficult for most households. The National Health Stack (NHS) envisages a centralized health record for all citizens of the country in order to streamline …
Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee leader Niranjan Patnaik hit out at the CM. In a series of tweets, he claimed he would show “the mirror to BJD government over the status of women in Odisha”. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced that insurance coverage for women under the BJD’s health …
Indians are the sixth biggest out-of-pocket (OOP) health spenders in the low-middle income group of 50 nations The amount India spends on public health per capita every year is Rs 1,112, less than the cost of a single consultation at the country’s top private hospitals–or roughly the cost of a …
It's no less than a feather in the cap of India's health sector. In a major development, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda on Tuesday launched the National Health Resource Repository (NHRR). It’s no less than a feather in the cap of India’s health sector. In …
