Health

India’s Fight Against Tuberculosis: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

India’s Fight Against Tuberculosis: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

Introduction-India’s Fight Against Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, but many countries are making...

Government to Launch Expanded Health Initiatives

Context: The Prime Minister is set to formally launch the expanded Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) and the...

Guidelines for Hospitals

Context: The central government has issued new guidelines for state-run hospitals to improve service quality due to increasing complaints about...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Healthcare

Context: The prospect of offering a “free AI-powered primary-care physician for every Indian, available 24/7” within the next five years...

Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

Context: The Union Cabinet has approved a health insurance cover of Rs 5 lakh for all senior citizens aged 70...

Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians

Rising Mental Health Issues Among Indians

Context: The Economic Survey 2023-24 highlights that mental health issues have a broader impact on productivity than physical health issues....

Life Expectancy Decline in India Due to Covid-19

Context: According to the ‘‘Large and unequal life expectancy declines during the Covid-19 pandemic in India in 2020’’, India’s life...

Chandipura virus infection transmitted by sandflies and mosquitoes

Context: The Gujarat government announced on Monday (July 15) that six children have died from suspected Chandipura virus (CHPV) infection...

Patient-driven discovery reveals potential target for autoimmune diseases

Context: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine discovered mutations causing a deficiency in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-gamma (PI3Kγ), a crucial signalling molecule...

Double Health Budget, Lower Out-of-Pocket Spends

Context: Since 2010, India’s public spending as a percentage of GDP has ranged between 1.12% and 1.35% despite Central budget...

Sickle Cell Disease

Context: ICMR is seeking Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations for the collaborative development and commercialization of a low-dose...