Budget 2013-14: provisioning for universal healthcare or moving away from agenda?

The world trend is to move towards public health systems, but developments in India seem to be in the opposite direction

Activist lands in jail for protesting lack of health facilities in tribal district five years ago

People picket police stations; fellow activist claims case is baseless

Allocate 3 per cent of GDP to healthcare, says Indian Medical Association

Recommendations for Union Budget 2013-14 include wooing private sector; public health experts sceptical

Mobile technology to be used to improve maternal and child health in Africa

Smartphones will help health workers track the health of expecting mothers and their unborn children

Bihar’s ambulance service staff go on strike

They have not been paid salaries for six months; private companies operating services under PPP model blame government

Standards set for paramedics

Allied health services bodies say National Occupational Standards for Allied Health and Paramedics influenced by corporate sector

Healthcare services for adivasis in a shambles

Pregnant, anaemic, adivasi women do not even get iron tablets

Cost of cancer treatment could drop to Rs 1,000 a month

Tata Memorial Hospital’s preliminary studies of combination therapy prove successful; clinical trials to begin soon

Pakistan elections: health on agenda

Pakistani politicians woo voters with proposals for improvements in country’s healthcare system ahead of polling on Saturday

Substantiate allegations against Ranbaxy, says Supreme Court

Experts say allegations against the generic pharma company motivated by vested interests

Indian company gets licence to manufacture and sell patented cancer drug

This is the first-ever compulsory licence given to a generic drug company

Maharashtra elections: Welfare dominates tribal mandate

Vote likely to be split between the Congress, NCP and BJP

Indian rotavirus vaccine found effective during clinical trial

Rotovac costs fifty times less than brands sold by global pharma companies

FSSAI's scientific panel reconstituted

But members of the panel now designated as “independent consultants” were a part of the panel as representatives of the industry till …

Health infrastructure sans care

Who will run all the institutes and labs promised?