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Why Rs 1 crore term insurance cover in 2026 may not be enough for many familiesFamilies need more than ₹1 crore in term insurance. Rising expenses and loans mean a higher cover is essential. Experts suggest ₹1.5 crore ...- Out-of-pocket costs still dominate hospitalisation spend despite wider insurance coverage: NSO surveyHealth insurance coverage has grown significantly in India. However, patients continue to pay most hospitalisation bills themselves. Rural ...
- Health insurance coverage rises, higher in rural areas: SurveyHealth insurance coverage in India has seen a major jump. Rural areas now have more people insured than urban centers. Government schemes a...
- Higher vitamin B12 intake in pregnancy linked to better infant brain development: StudyA recent study found that increasing Vitamin B12 intake during pregnancy in vegetarian women significantly improved infant early brain deve...
- SC asks govt to plan law for paternity leave: Here's what top court has saidThe Supreme Court of India urged the Centre to consider a law recognizing paternity leave as a social security benefit, highlighting the ov...
- US woman compares Indian vs American healthcare after a thumb injury. The medical cost leaves her speechlessKristen Fischer, an American residing in India, visited a local hospital for a thumb injury. She received immediate care without any waitin...
- Planning to have a baby? Consider the 'hidden financial shocks,' warns chartered accountantWelcoming a child in India brings immense joy but also significant financial strain. Maternity expenses, including prenatal care, delivery,...
- China announces new measures for couples to have more children to avert demographic crisisChina has introduced policies such as childbirth subsidies and tax cuts for parents to combat decreasing birth rates and address an ageing ...
- Why India needs to quickly make the best use of its working-age populationIndia is experiencing a rapid decline in population growth, leading to a smaller number of children and a growing proportion of elders. Thi...
- Insurers are having a Chillar Party: Maternity insurance sales skyrocket as couples brace for soaring costsRising childbirth costs in India drive a surge in demand for maternity insurance, growing at 80% annually. PolicyBazaar data reveals 78% of...
- Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang announces recruitment drive of 1000 posts in police with 50% reservation for womenThe 48th State Day of Sikkim, to commemorate the formation of Sikkim as the 22nd State of India Union, was celebrated in Gangtok. The event...
- India likely to achieve SDG goals for reduction in newborn deaths: Top WHO official"India has taken important steps to improve the quality of care during labour and childbirth, leading to reductions in maternal deaths. Thi...
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed Janitri is preventing newborn deaths in rural IndiaIn an era where technology has made healthcare easier, faster, and cheaper, maternal healthcare is still expensive and riddled with issues....
- SC dismisses plea for guidelines on cesarean deliveries, fines litigant"Having perused the PIL, we are of the view that the same is an abuse of process of law," the court said.
- Cash benefit not enough to draw women to govt maternity schemeAn international team of researchers also found that the money given under the JSY scheme is less than the total expenses of facility-based...
- Economic Survey 2016: Treatment cost at private hospitals 4 times than government onesOn an average, Rs 25,850 was spent for treatment per hospitalised case by people in the private facilities as against Rs 6,120 in the publi...
- Maersk Group rolls out improved maternity benefits worldwideIt comes close on the heels of the government considering a proposal to increase maternity leave for working women to 26 weeks from current...
- 7,400 newborns die every day in WHO South-East Asia Region: WHONearly 7,400 newborns die every day in the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) causing untold misery to mothers and families.
- To transform healthcare, reform medical educationIf India can initiate some radical changes in medical, nursing and paramedical education, dramatic changes will be visible in three years.
- NGOs demand 3 pc of GDP be spent on healthcareAhead of the Union Budget 2008-09, NGOs today demanded that the Government should live up to its promise of allocating three per cent of th...
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