The Finance Minister has been commended by experts, business houses and the media for presenting a growth-stimulating budget which has a large scope for expansion of public health capabilities.
India Today Editor-in-Chief Aroon Purie talks about how Covid-19 reshaped our economy, healthcare facilities and changed the way we work, consume entertainment, in the January 11, 2021 edition of the India Today Magazine.
India’s health systems need a rejig with community health physicians and public health champions leading the space.
The scheme will help the poorest 40% — for whom health is often the biggest concern and the biggest expense.
In Kashmir, doctors turned away a pregnant woman who then delivered a dead baby. India claims to be a global leader in healthcare. Then why is it failing its own people so brutally?
In India, where the majority of the populace is Hindu, there is an urgent need for non-Muslim doctors to face their privileges, unlearn their biases and provide more inclusive health care.
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The government should expand the laboratory network with adequate biosafety for rapid diagnosis.
The truth only lies in science. If we have to progress, we must let go of all superstitious and religious beliefs.
We have every reason to celebrate India's achievements in vaccine research, development and manufacturing.
Why can't poor patients from villages make appointments at specialised hospitals like AIIMS though post offices or banks?