Ayurveda: Hurdles of practising traditional medicine are limiting its potential
Medical pluralism can potentially help achieve universal health coverage
Centre grants Rs 45 crore for upgrading & establishing Unani medicine facilities
Funds will be also used to set up fundamental Unani research centre at Hyderabad
As told to Parliament (December 14, 2021): 9,750 birds dead in Kerala district since Nov 21
All that was discussed in the House through the day
As told to Parliament (August 10, 2021): A third of India’s coastline under erosion
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (April 5, 2022): India’s doctor-population ratio is 1:834
Bitter ABS medicine for AYUSH
Manufacturers cry foul as they receive notices from state boards to pay royalty
Parliament panel turns down proposal of BSc course in rural health
Government may face contempt of court
Why knowing Ayurveda’s limitations and improving clinical exposure are important while teaching traditional medicine
There is urgent need to update Ayurveda curriculum while also evolving it on its fundamental principles
Ayurveda: Regulation of this alternate system of medicine is urgently needed on many fronts; here is why
Ayurveda’s popularity has arisen since the pandemic; but many still equate ‘natural’ and ‘traditional’ with ‘…
Poorly regulated Medical Council of India could soon be defunct, what next?
If the National Medical Commission Bill, 2017 becomes an Act, the Medical Council of India will be replaced and doctors will not have regulatory …
Only 5% of abortions in India take place in public health facilities
Women in India face considerable challenges due to limited availability of abortion services in public health facilities
India to launch national AYUSH mission
South East Asian countries also look for ways to integrate traditional medicines into national healthcare systems to achieve universal health coverage
AYUSH dispensaries in Delhi don’t have half the essential medicines: CAG
The CAG raps the department for staff crunch, space crunch and inadequate medical facilities
COVID-19: Patanjali drugs get go-ahead from govt but key questions unanswered
AYUSH ministry says drugs only for immunity, Patanjali claims patients’ recovery
Union govt to consider Rs 65,560 crore corpus to handle future epidemics
India moved from managing travel-related cases to containing clusters and large outbreaks, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said
Economic Survey 2018-19: Healthcare still inaccessible in rural India
Most primary health centres have only one doctor; out-of-pocket expense still high
Old wisdom, new threats
Traditional knowledge has long been under threat but the proposed text of talks at World Intellectual Property Office is unlikely to protect it …
Push for Ayurveda, Unani and other alternative systems of medicine
They have been brought into the mainstream through the National Health Mission; but funds allocation not high
Union Budget 2021-22: How good is the hike in allocation for health?
Sitharaman admits high out-of-pocket-expenditure worrying; claims ‘137%’ hike to health and well-being in budget
Separate ministry for AYUSH to revive traditional medicine
Before this, AYUSH was a department under the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Many links missing in Patanjali’s claims of COVID-19 drugs
AYUSH ministry halts sales but experts question other government agencies too