For organic food to become more affordable, all stakeholders, including consumers, need to play an active role. Instead of buying from brands and grocers that are focused on growth and profits alone, consumers must support ‘responsible’ sellers – those who are committed to creating a […]
Health coverage: Global trends When we talk about health coverage, especially in countries like the US, UK, Canada, or Germany, we see that in the US roughly 300 million people have been covered out of the total population of 330 million. In Germany, roughly 80% […]
Plug and play online platforms are common across the shopping, retail, accommodation, transportation, and other sectors. Healthcare in India may go the same way, revamping its entire value chain. Consumer Connect is a phrase we’ve heard often, in fact, it has become the keyword of […]
The 134 diagnostic tests would be conducted at the 350 ‘basti dawakhanas’ (health clinics in residential localities) started in the city by the government. Hyderabad, Observing that the Telangana government is taking “revolutionary measures” to provide healthcare to the poor, State Health Minister T Harish […]
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) announced the successful integration of additional 13 digital health solutions in the ABDM Sandbox environment in the last three months. This takes the tally of ABDM integrated service applications to 40 since the national launch was announced on Sep 27, […]
In March 2020, as the world was waking up to the dawn of a global pandemic, 61 members of the Skagit Valley Chorale in northwest Washington state gathered for a 2-hour rehearsal. They followed the precautions recommended by local health officials, avoiding physical contact, using […]
Health-tech startups have proved their mettle by enabling people to avail online consultations, treatments and have medicines and nutritional supplements delivered to their doorstep while ensuring hygiene and safety, even during the lockdown. The IBEF has estimated the Indian healthcare market to be valued at […]
A study in Japan found a link between higher education and reduced risk of dementia. Helen Cortez/EyeEm/Getty Images Researchers investigated how rates of dementia and frailty in Japan will change over time. They found that educational attainment may predict dementia risk. The researchers concluded that […]
India has consistently questioned WHO’s own admission that data in respect of seventeen Indian states was obtained from some websites and media reports and was used in their mathematical model. This reflects a statistically unsound and scientifically questionable methodology of data collection for making excess […]
The XE variant is a recombination of Omicron variants BA.1 and BA.2. It has sofar been identified in the United Kingdom, China and Thailand. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) responsible for genome sequencing in the country has found the presence of XE variant […]