Update on MBBS & PG seats in Indian Medical Colleges
The update shows that there is 67% increase in Medical Colleges from 387 to 648 or 87% increase…
Health and Family Welfare
Obesity in Children on Rise
Junk Food is a term used for food containing high levels of calories from sugar or fat with…
Increasing Public Expenditure on Healthcare
The Twelfth Five Year Plan projected to increase total public fund, plan and non-plan on core health to…
Healthcard for Cancer Treatment
Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a centrally sponsored scheme, provides health insurance coverage to Below Poverty Line (BPL)…
Free Treatment for Rare Genetic Diseases
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formulated a National Policy for treatment of Rare Diseases in…
Electronic Health Records
A scheme to set up an ‘Integrated Health Information Platform (IHIP) to create the Electronic Health Records (EHRs)…
Increase in Costs of Healthcare Services
As per the Publication titled “Health in India – NSS 71st Round” (January-June 2014) brought out by the…