Health Spending
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Budget 2019: Will Ayushman Bharat drain money from other core health programmes?
Budgets for nutrition, sanitation, air pollution control and disease control need to be doubled, say experts.
Swagata Yadavar, IndiaSpend.com
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Interview: ‘Insurance should not be the only financing model for public healthcare in India’
Shamika Ravi, member of the PM’s Economic Advisory Council, on the scope and limitations of the National Health Protection Scheme.
Nayantara Narayanan
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A year after cutting costs of cardiac stents by up to 85%, NPPA further lowers price by Rs 2,300
It reduced the price of biodegradable stents from Rs 30,180 to Rs 27,890 but also marginally increased the rate of bare metal stents from Rs 7,260 to Rs 7,660.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Don’t give free water, electricity if you cannot pay pension to AIDS patients, Delhi HC tells state
The court was hearing a PIL it initiated after receiving a letter from a patient seeking an increase in his monthly allowance.
Scroll Staff
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The Fortis case is no exception – these charts show how healthcare costs are soaring in India
Two-thirds of Indians now rely on private hospitals and the cost of hospitalisation has risen by 200% in 10 years.
Scroll Staff
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India can only contain its TB epidemic with cash and commitment
India’s national TB control programme has struggled to receive funding that is commensurate with the scale of the country’s epidemic.
Madhukar Pai, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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WHO spends more on travel for its executives than many of its public health programmes: AP
The report detailed how the figure – $200 million – was higher than the UN body’s expenditure on its AIDS, hepatitis, malaria and TB initiatives combined.
Scroll Staff
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Indians are the sixth-biggest private spenders on health among low-middle income nations
Among the BRICS nations, the Indian government is projected to spend the least on public health in 2040.
Vipul Vivek, Indiaspend.com
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Centre sources out-of-stock HIV drug through global agency, starts paying Cipla its dues: The Hindu
The pharma company had stopped manufacturing the syrup Lopinavir, used widely by child patients, saying it had not been paid since 2014.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Interview: Why is India investing in insurance schemes instead of primary healthcare?
Former health secretary K Sujatha Rao on the country's myopic health policy decisions.
Menaka Rao
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The latest NSS data is a stark reminder of the alarming breakdown of public health services
India is steadily moving towards a path where every illness in a household will push the entire family into financial ruin.
Amit Sengupta
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Communicable diseases rise 32% in 5 years, but spending up 7%
There has been a steady increase in the incidence of communicable diseases over the last five years, except malaria which saw a 14% decline.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May