Hope to lower OOPE on healthcare frontIn 2023, National Health Accounts reported a reduction in OOPE from 69.4% in 2004-05 to 48.21% in 2018-19. The global average was 18.1% in ...
Centre-run hospitals asked to prescribe generic medicines only: Health Minister Mansukh MandaviyaThe government aims to open 10,000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) by March to improve the common man's access to gene...
India targeting global arena with high value pharma, med-tech products, says MandaviyaMandaviya said the union government is promoting an enabling ecosystem for innovation in the pharma-medtech sector to become a leader in dr...
Over 45,000 cases of mucormycosis reported in countryMucormycosis and other fungal infections are most commonly seen as an opportunistic infection. They are found in those with low underlying ...
1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health & Wellness Centres to be set up by 2022: SurveyPrimary healthcare accounts for 52.1 per cent of India's current public expenditure on health as per the National Health Estimates, 2016-17...
Railways' multipurpose stalls to sell generic low cost medicines at stationsA policy provision will be made that existing Multi Purpose Stalls (MPS) at railway stations may be authorized to stock generic low-cost me...
Government launches biodegradable sanitary napkins, priced at Rs 2.50 per padThe sanitary napkins will be available in a pack of four pads for Rs 10 across over 3,200 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (P...
How India can make cheap and quality medicines available to allThey could procure medicines from any manufacturer complying with WHO current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) but would incur heavy pen...