The Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) has trained healthcare professionals in clinical case management, psychiatric stress management, critical care, biomedical waste management and many others. The
Karunashraya (‘abode of compassion’) set up in 1994, is providing peace and dignity to patients in their last days. This centre offers free palliative care of advanced terminally
NIMHANS is set to open four new specialised centres. One of them is the NIMHANS DIGITAL ACADEMY. A total of 387 mental health professionals have received certificates and
A recent report by the US based Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP) has made a shocking revelation. Terminally ill patients suffering from treatable diseases in
India ranks 158th out of the 195 countries for its investments in education and health care as measurements of its commitment to economic growth, says the first-ever scientific
The Lancet reported that every year nearly 16 lakh Indians die due to poor quality care. That’s about 4,300 deaths every day due to poor treatment. Out of
The ambitious National Health Protection Mission will offer 1,347 treatment packages, for which the poor and marginalised sections of the society would receive up to Rs 5 lakh
Lakhs in dire need of blood donors, a social networking giant and a volunteer collective eager to fill the demand-supply gap. Twitter launched a unique social initiative hash-tagged
A major effort will have to be made to strengthen the IT structure of the scheme that will automatically detect fraud and trigger an alert against malpractice. Corporate
With medical colleges facing a huge shortage of educators, lawmakers have asked the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the health ministry to allow “renowned doctors” to teach.
