Passive euthanasia: Supreme court removes red tape, sets 48-hour timeframe
Earlier, passive euthanasia was a three-tier process and cumbersome for all involved
Decentralised renewable energy solutions offer great promises for healthcare facilities
Governments, developers should prioritise electrification of health facilities
DMF best practices: How Bijapur started a new healthcare model
Mining-affected districts have hired doctors, upgraded hospitals and improved last-mile healthcare access to communities with mining-related …
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 5, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Miles to go: In these tribal regions of Odisha, the nearest health clinic is jungles & rivers away
In the absence of healthcare services and lack of transportation, vulnerable tribes are deprived of timely healthcare facilities
Dearth of doctors: Odisha lets pharmacists prescribe meds from a list
As many as 1,286 posts of doctors of the 8,729 sanctioned for government hospitals are vacant.
Union Budget 2019-20: Hardly any mention of health sector in Budget speech
Among others, fund allocation for upgrading district hospitals to medical colleges goes south
Standard treatment guidelines soon
Will help streamline treatment procedures across government hospitals
Unmanaged waste in Tripura
Biomedical waste management system fails to take off in Tripura
Amendments proposed to National Medical Commission Act allow patients to appeal against erring doctors
Under the current framework, only medical practitioners and professionals are allowed to file appeals before the Ethics and Medical Registration Board
Adityanath government’s claims of oxygen sufficiency fly in the face of ground reality, finds DTE
The Centre has not increased its allotment of oxygen to UP; the state too has not been able to meet the daily demand due to logistics
Five Delhi hospitals to pay Rs 202 crore for defaulting on EWS services
More hospitals are expected to be penalised for failing to provide free treatment to patients from economically weaker sections
Shift health to concurrent list: Expert group to Finance Commission
Activists voice concern about some recommendations by panel
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (July 4, 2023)
Odisha records single-day spike of 2,267 new COVID-19 cases on April 13
Odisha, which last recorded 2,000 COVID-19 cases in October last year, again sees spike
Nursing infections
From selling infectious waste to flouting guidelines, hospitals in two major Jharkhand districts highlight the country's casual attitude towards …
COVID-19 third wave: How do Delhi’s hospitals fare?
DTE visited a few hospitals in the national capital to take a pulse of the situation
Delhi set to centralise drug and equipment procurement
The move will help government to regulate the drug prices by ensuring their availability
WHO releases first-of-its-kind patient safety rights charter ahead of Patient Safety Day
Outlines core rights of all patients in the context of safety of health care
COVID-19: ‘Bengal hospitals turning into epicentres of novel coronavirus’
At least 80 healthcare workers, including 38 doctors, have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the state
Here are some solutions to address health challenges faced by tribal communities
Skilling and support to nurses and midwives will help in ensuring the provision of a responsive healthcare
Serious flaws in the government’s population control policy
Women fall victim to failed sterilisation, while the government remains unaware of this missing link in population surge
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
Industry pushes for hybrid insurance model to achieve universal health coverage
Experts believe with implementation of the plan, India's health care would largely depend on the private sector
Private healthcare providers eye smaller cities to expand business
Apollo, Fortis, Max and others join hands to launch NATHEALTH to provide customised insurance policies and medical services to people in tier 2, …
