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AYUSH Grid to integrate with National digital Health Mission

October 2, 2020

The AYUSH Grid emerging as the IT backbone of AYUSH Sector is to be integrated with National Digital Health Mission. This will help the public in availing varied options for their health needs. Also, it will accelerate the mainstreaming of AYUSH disciplines of health care. Ayush Grid Project It was initiated by the Ministry of ..

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Karmi Bot Launched in Kerala Hospital

April 30, 2020

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, Kerala. The robot is to help reduce the physical interaction between the healthcare workers and ..

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Over 120 million Indians’ medical data leaked

February 6, 2020

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 of Maharashtra is placed at the top of the list of states that are affected by ..

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Tackling Doctors Shortage in India

August 14, 2019

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 December 31, 2018. India has a poor doctor-population ratio of 1:1456 as compared with the ..

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Short Note : Healthcare in India

July 16, 2019

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 provided by the Union Minister of Health to the Rajya Sabha. What are AB-HWCs? The ..

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New Free Drug Policy by Govt

July 9, 2012

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 entitled to free medicines in all public health centers spread across the country. Only generic ..

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