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

· Jan 27, 2019 · 02:30 pm

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

· Feb 17, 2018 · 02:30 pm

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

· Feb 13, 2018 · 05:25 pm

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

· Jan 09, 2018 · 09:28 pm

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

· Nov 22, 2017 · 08:30 pm

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

· Oct 08, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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.

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· May 24, 2017 · 12:55 pm

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

· May 09, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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.

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· Mar 08, 2017 · 06:18 am

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

· Jan 31, 2017 · 02:30 pm

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

· Apr 18, 2016 · 06:30 pm

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

· Mar 28, 2016 · 08:30 pm