Expenditure on treatment of mental illness pushes 20% Indian households into poverty, finds new study
Critical need to provide financial risk protection to reduce the monetary impact of healthcare expenditure on mental illness among households in …
India's Health Crisis
Insufficient allocation for the health sector pushing 7% of Indians below the poverty line and about 23% of the sick can't afford healthcare
Depression recovery: while some make progress, others fumble in darkness
The World Health Organization says the number of people with common mental disorders is increasing, particularly in lower-income countries
Investing in depression and anxiety treatment could yield huge economic returns
A new study makes the case for scaling up global response to these mental health disorders
Troubled by illness, 385,000 people committed suicide between 2001 and 2015
At least four per cent of India’s population suffers from poverty because they have to incur huge expenses for treating their illness
Getting the psyche right: Mental Health Care Bill 2016
Rajya Sabha passed the Mental Health Bill on August 8, 2016. We tell you why is it revolutionary for mental health care in India
COVID-19: Why India needs a robust public health infrastructure
While we need public health professionals to work in development sector, we can also train them in epidemiology to help create a …
Caught in the Web
Is getting hooked to the Internet a distinct disorder or is it a symptom of other psychiatric illnesses?
More than half the world's population does not receive essential health care services
Under such circumstances, achieving universal health coverage by 2030 seems like an ambitious target
Zika impact: Demand for abortion up 100% in Brazil
Pregnant women from Zika-affected countries are defying national laws which restrict abortion to request abortion medications online, a new …
International Youth Day: Education needs transforming for children’s mental health
The younger generation has to be equipped with resilience and ability to handle pressures and challenges by inculcating academic excellence and …
Electing India’s health transformation
The new government must convene a meeting of central and state health ministers annually, to build consensus across the political spectrum and …
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Trust the robot
Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments …
Infographic: India lacks rural health centres, human resources to run them
As on March 31,2021, health centres at all three levels are catering to more population than recommended
Depression, an invisible burden for TB patients; and we must urgently address this
The risk of people with mental disorders being prone to developing TB has often been overlooked
Depression single largest contributor to global disability, says WHO
The alarming thing is that the number of people with common mental disorders is increasing, particularly in low-income countries
No integration in India’s disease data collection systems: Niti Aayog
White paper highlights several lacunae including shortage of human resources, occupational health, surveillance; suggests series of measures …
Inequalities in accessing sexual, reproductive healthcare persist: WHO study
Rates of unintended pregnancies, abortions vary widely within the same region and geographies, it says
New WHO / ILO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers
The joint publication encourages countries to strengthen the protection of health workers by improving the management of occupational health and …
Arun Jaitley launches 'world's largest health scheme'; is there a catch?
The National Health Protection Scheme, a flagship public health insurance programme, was announced by the Finance Minister in his 2015-16 budget …
Rajya Sabha passes Mental Health Bill
Under the legislation, every individual will have the right to get affordable and good quality treatment with easy access to services
India performs badly in breastfeeding, ensuring healthy diet to children
A report blames ineffective policies, lack of budget and the absence of better monitoring policies for poor performance
Happiness of nations
People who seek fulfilment only in material well-being are not satisfied, says the shrink, looking at the 'dark side' of the American dream
Run from cover
Health insurance companies pursue customers till policies are sold. Then they disappear. The nature of business has already changed the treatment …
