Central to the achievement of the Agenda for Sustainable Development is an adequate, equitably distributed and fully supported health workforce. Nurses are the largest occupational group and represent an indispensable force with which to combat inequities in access to health services and progress towards health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Dr. Sandeep s/o Sadashivrao Kansurkar & Others Versus Union of India and Others dated 27/10/2015. The grievance of the Applicant is that states like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, confine the eligibility for appearing in the superspecialty entrance …
In a bid to provide regulation and maintenance of standards of education and practice of allied and healthcare professionals, a new bill that seeks to maintain standards in the training and education of allied and healthcare professionals is in the offing. The draft — “Allied and Healthcare Professional’s Central Council …
NAINITAL: In an illustration of how fast HIV is spreading in Uttarakhand despite the government spending crores in AIDS-control measures, a query by a Haldwani-based RTI activist has revealed that the state spent almost Rs 5 crore in curbing the disease and spreading awareness in last 10 years, while 652 …
Modern medicine has created a dichotomy: modern medicine on the one hand, and alternative systems on the other. This paper views this dichotomy and liminality in the context of Gandhi's vision of health. It delineates the elements and structural coordinates of this alternative healthcare system, and tries to understand how, …
India today joined Thailand to become the world leader on the size and impact of health warnings on tobacco packages. The government has issued a fresh notification on anti-tobacco warnings making it mandatory for the industry to cover at least 85 per cent of the principal display area on the …
Kathleen Holloway and David Henry evaluate whether countries that report having implemented WHO essential medicines policies have higher quality use of medicines.
The Union Cabinet, at its meeting on Monday, gave its nod for launching the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) with “core and flexible components.” It is aimed at addressing the gaps in health services by supporting AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) care and education, particularly in vulnerable …
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has said that there was no lack of resources for making State completely healthy. For this public awareness should be created. Health was not related only to Government, but to all families. Chouhan urged the society to work shoulder to shoulder with Government to ensure …
The Punjab government has banned ‘junk food’ in and around schools. Instructions were issued by Director General of School Education cum state Project Director under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan programme a couple of days ago. As per instructions, there should be no such shop or eating joint inside or even outside …
Awareness campaigns similar to those of polio or HIV are needed for hepatitis in India, stressed experts at AIIMS today during an awareness programme organised to mark World Hepatitis Day. On the occasion, Dr SK Acharya, gastroenterology HoD, AIIMS, said hepatitis vaccination has to be implemented in the universal immunisation …
Tata Steel employees will participate in the 100 day race Stepathlon, the virtual race designed to create a global health revolution among corporate professionals that commences on September, 3 and will end on December 11.Reinforcing its commitment to help professionals achieve and sustain fitness over an entire year, Stepathlon has …
BOTAD: It has been a battle against anaemia that has been fought with handfuls of pulses. It took a couple of year for Dilip Bhalgamiya, principal of Taluka Kanya Shala (Girls School) in Botad, to reverse the depleting haemoglobin levels among his students. In 2011, the teachers at the school …
Shortages of nurses, doctors, and health professionals in resource-poor countries challenge the success of many health initiatives and health-system strengthening. In many of these countries, medical and nursing schools are few and severely short of faculty, limiting their capacity to scale-up and increase the number of skilled graduates and professionals …
Kohima: As per the 2014 Sentinel Surveillance Report, Nagaland has recorded the highest prevalence of HIV & AIDS in the country with an alarming ratio of 0.88 per cent against country’s figure stands at 0.37 per cent. According to the Medical Officer in-charge of Anti Retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre, Dimapur, …
To eradicate dengue, a multi-pronged campaign was launched on Tuesday across six Indian cities with public-private partnership. As part of the two-month long campaign ‘U & Me Against Dengue’, fumigation drive, neem plantation and cleanliness drive would be kicked off in phases across Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad …
Fifty per cent of AIDS patients were young and parents and peer educators could play a pivotal role in raising awareness among them, said Dr BB Rewari, National Programme Officer for Anti-Retroviral Treatment at National AIDS programme. “Since, parents are reluctant to talk about issues related to sex with their …
Corruption, an undeniable reality in the health sector, is arguably the most serious ethical crisis in medicine today. However, it remains poorly addressed in scholarly journals and by professional associations of physicians and bioethicists. This article provides an overview of the forms and dynamics of corruption in healthcare as well …
As many as 23 new cases of dengue have been confirmed from the DMCH during the past three days. The patients belong to various parts of the district. Of them, 15 are from the city, while the rest are from the peripheral areas. Besides, 19 more cases have been reported …
