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Karmi Bot Launched in Kerala Hospital
The Karmi bot became only the latest addition to a series of robots being deployed across Kerala for helping in the fight against COVID-19. Karmi Bot A robot, named Karmi Bot, has been introduced in a government hospital in Ernakulam, ..
Over 120 million Indians’ medical data leaked
A German cybersecurity firm called Greenbone Sustainable Resilience recently published a report on medical data leaks. It revealed that the medical details of more than 120 million Indian patients have been leaked and made available on the Internet. The state ..
Tackling Doctors Shortage in India
The data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare shows the following about the number of doctors in India: A total of 11,46,044 allopathic doctors were registered with the State Medical Councils/ Medical Council of India as on ..
Short Note : Healthcare in India
To improve the quantity and quality of primary healthcare in the country, India will have over 40,000 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres (AB-HWCs). India currently has 19,000 AB-HWCs operational throughout the country. These facts were part of the information ..
New Free Drug Policy by Govt
What is New Free Drug Policy launched by Govt of India? Objective: To provide medical benefits to country’s 121 Crore population, the Govt of India has launched Free Drug policy. Under this policy every citizen of the country will be ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Cabinet approves for Indo-UK JV on affordable healthcare
The Cabinet approved the implementation of a joint venture programme on affordable Healthcare. The Department of Biotechnology and the Wellcome Trust, London, U.K., one of the world’s largest bio-medical research charities, propose to establish a joint funding initiative called R&D ..