National Medical Commission Bill: IMA defers protest
The association wants to first take public into confidence and wait for 'current political situation' to get better
Ebola crisis is largely underestimated, warns WHO amid rising death toll
Disappearance of nearly 20 patients from medical facility in Liberia a big blow to control efforts in country
How dosage of fever drugs has again highlighted nexus of pharma firms, doctors
No regulation on marketing strategies by drug companies has created a medical autocracy, the Dolo-650 controversy shows
Kenya: Ruto proposes insurance reforms for universal health coverage; evokes mixed responses
The proposal will replace the current contribution system with a flat rate of 2.75 per cent of contributors’ gross salary
Doctors pen a book to expose medical malpractices in India
Nearly 80 whistleblowers who have come together against unethical practices will now encourage more doctors to join the movement
Maharashtra docs refuse to call off strike
Patients from rural areas throng city hospitals as health services come to a grinding halt
Recognise ASHA workers’ COVID-19 work, ensure their well-being: Report
Their experiences should be incorporated into policymaking; they should be integrated into health system, it added
WHO’s Ebola vaccination strategy ineffective in DRC: MSF
The aid agency has also called for an independent, international committee to manage Ebola vaccine stocks and their use
Too few women docs to blame for poor reproductive healthcare in India: WHO
India is among the world’s 83 countries which do not meet the minimum requirement of having 22.8 healthcare workers for every10,000 persons
Doctors should not be made to work for more than 12 hours, orders Delhi government
While this may prove to be a good move for quality healthcare, a lot will have to be done to ensure its implementation
COVID-19: IMA shoots angry letter on govt statement about health worker deaths
Minister Ashwini Choubey had said Centre had no centralised data on how many healthcare workers had succumbed to COVID-19 as health was …
Shortage of specialist doctors: DNB course can be a way forward
Training in Diplomate National Board course has helped deal with shortage of specialists in rural areas and skewed population-…
Doctors threaten to stop conducting pregnancy ultrasound tests
They say amendments to regulate radiologists under the prohibition of sex determination Act irrational
Bihar doctors worried as more healthcare workers fall prey to COVID-19
At least 150 healthcare professionals, including 100 doctors, have tested positive for COVID-19 so far in the state
COVID-19 shows the world needs physicians who can look beyond medical charts
COVID-19 has placed a spotlight on the field of social medicine. It has done so by showing up inherent injustices in society
In Rajasthan, many newborns have not been vaccinated for eight days now
Health services are hit since 12,000 health workers are on strike to demand better salaries and timely promotion
In the backdrop of Omicron, why are India‘s junior doctors protesting?
Nearly 45,000-50,000 MBBS doctors are awaiting NEET-PG counselling
Revenue targets, management staff making doctors pawns in corporate hospitals: Study
‘Corporate hospitals have reduced patients to factories’
As told to Parliament (April 5, 2022): India’s doctor-population ratio is 1:834
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Nation without doctors
Shortage of medical staff is a major challenge to Kenya's healthcare sector
Poor infrastructure, staff crunch continue to plague healthcare in rural India: Centre
Less than half the Primary Health Centres function on a 24x7 basis
As told to Parliament (December 14, 2021): 9,750 birds dead in Kerala district since Nov 21
World Health Day: Indian tale of unfulfilled goals
India short of five lakh doctors and the situation is worse than Vietnam
Unprecedented number of medics infected with Ebola, India safe as of now
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