India signs loan agreement with World Bank to eliminate TB

India has signed a loan agreement worth $400 million with the World Bank (WB) to help treat and eliminate Tuberculosis from the country. In India, around five lakh people died every year due to Tuberculosis. According to Finance Ministry, the ..

Healthy States, Progressive India: NITI Aayog’s Health Index 2019

NITI Aayog has released the 2nd edition of report titled “Healthy States, Progressive India: Report on Rank of States and UTs”. The report has been prepared in collaboration with Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with technical assistance ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Punjab government to launch Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana (SSBY)

The Punjab government has decided to launch its flagship universal health insurance scheme -Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojana’ (SSBY) – from July 2019. The scheme will provide an annual health cover of Rs 5 lakh per family. Around 43.18 lakh families ..

World Population Prospects 2019

The World Population Prospects 2019 report by the United Nations makes the following observations: The world’s population is expected to increase by two billion people from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050. More than half of the projected ..

ESI Rate Cut

The government has reduced the rate of contribution for medical care under the ESI (Employees State Insurance) Act to 4% from 6.5%. How does ESI work? The medical services being provided by the ESI Scheme in the respective states and ..

Draft law to Prevent Violence against Medical Service Persons and Medical Service Institutions

The draft Protection of Medical Service Persons and Medical Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) bill, 2017 submitted by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to the Ministry of Health and Family welfare encompasses the following ..