Revamped scheme for setting up medical colleges in the worksThe government is considering policy changes to boost medical education by relaxing norms for setting up medical colleges, providing fiscal...
10 Mar, 2024, 11.43 PM IST
Doctor-population ratio in country stands at 1:834, Mansukh Mandaviya tells Lok SabhaThe government has sanctioned Centres of Excellence and supported government medical colleges to strengthen mental health departments. The ...
09 Feb, 2024, 07.25 PM IST
India's doctor-population ratio of 1:854 better than WHO standard of 1:1000: MoS tells LS"Assuming 80 per cent availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country...
22 Jul, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
Nurse to doctor ratio in India estimated to be 1.7:1 on basis of NSSO data: ReportAlthough there was no standard skill-mix ratio of different health workers, most OECD countries reported approximately 3-4 nurses per physi...
21 Sep, 2021, 03.55 PM IST
Doctor-population ratio 1:854, assuming 80% availability of allopathic doctors, 5.65 lakh AYUSH docs: GovtIn a written reply, Minister of State for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar also said that considering around 70 per cent availability of registe...
23 Jul, 2021, 05.30 PM IST
Bihar almost fulfils WHO norm of doctor-population ratio: State health ministerProviding the details of 1,19,612 doctors, the minister said, the state has 40,100 allopathic physicians, 33,922 ayurvedic doctors, 34,257 ...
05 Mar, 2021, 05.18 PM IST
Less than one doctor for 1000 population in India: Government to Lok SabhaThere were a total 10,22,859 allopathic doctors registered with the state medical councils or Medical Council of India as on March 31 this ...
21 Jul, 2017, 02.27 PM IST
1 doctor for every 1,668 people, about 8 lakh overall: Govtwas asked about the details of requirement and availability of doctors in the country, particularly in rural, remote and hilly areas.
03 Feb, 2017, 07.44 PM IST
One doctor available for every 1,681 persons in country: GovernmentNadda said that as on June 30, 2015, there were 9,59,198 doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the Medical Council of Indi...
15 Dec, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
States with more doctors have better healthcare indices than those with better infra: ReportWhile better health outcomes depend on multiple reasons, it appears that doctor to population ratio had a far higher impact on infant morta...
19 Aug, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
India needs more doctors than ever before: Harsh VardhanNoting that doctor-to-population ratio in the country is much less than the standard prescribed by the WHO, Vardhan said India needs more d...
30 Jun, 2014, 08.53 PM IST
15,800 additional MBBS seats to be created in country: Health ministerWith availability of doctors being a dismal 0.5 for every 1,000 persons in India, the Centre has proposed to create an additional 15,800 MB...
07 Feb, 2014, 05.43 PM IST
Kerala: State with best health indicators, has the lowest density of doctorsThe average doctor ratio per 1,000 population is 1.1 in 120 cities surveyed by IMS, which covered nearly three lakh doctors.
03 Aug, 2013, 10.39 AM IST
- Brain drain: 767 doctors left India for foreign shores till July 27
Brain drain continues to cripple India's medical sector. According to the Medical Council of India (MCI), till July 27, 2011, as many as 76...
15 Aug, 2011, 11.33 AM IST
- MCI to keep tab on doctors' count
According to MCI's Indian Medical Register that was last updated in April 2011, the nation supposedly boasts of 840,678 registered medical ...
08 May, 2011, 05.42 AM IST
- Planning Commission paints grim picture of healthcare
Painting a grim picture of the healthcare sector in the country, the Planning Commission has squarely blamed the shortage of medical profes...
07 Apr, 2008, 12.12 PM IST
- Telemedicine can help cure rural India’s ills
Telemedicine holds the key to improve efficiency and widen the reach of healthcare, especially to rural India.
19 Sep, 2007, 02.03 AM IST