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Eight Hantavirus cases reported; three dead, six confirmed Andes Virus: WHOEight Hantavirus cases have been reported, with three deaths. Six cases are confirmed as Andes virus. The World Health Organization assesse...
Hantavirus outbreak: All about Andes virus strain that can transmit person to person as CDC classifies virus as level 3 emergency responseHantavirus strain that can transmit from person to person -- Andes virus -- has been confirmed among those who have tested positive, fuelli...
1 doctor for 1,000 people? WHO never said soThe World Health Organization (WHO) has clarified that it never recommended a doctor-to-population ratio of 1:1,000, warning that this wide...
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 ...
Delhi HC asks Niti Aayog committee to expedite process on integrative medicine policyThe Delhi High Court has asked a Niti Aayog committee to expedite the process of formulating a policy on an integrated medical system that ...
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...
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...
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 ...
From literacy to per capita income, these 12 charts show how poll-bound states are faringThree of the states are BJP-ruled. Chhattisgarh had its first phase of polling on November 12 and will have its second on November 20. MP a...
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 ...
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.
More girls study medicine, but your doctor may still be a manThere is a serious shortage of female doctors in India. According to a research, only 17% of all allopathic doctors and 6% of those in rura...
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...
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...
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...
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.
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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.