Frontline workers and the Covid-19 pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic proved to be a global disaster that took countless lives, many of whom were frontline functionaries deployed to contain this crisis. As a result, the Indian state, unlike before,
Health Insurance
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Experts to throw light on status of health in Maharashtra
The 13th edition of the event, starting on Tuesday, will witness experts delivering lectures on varied topics including organ donation, the importance of health insurance, the state of public private partnership
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With 75% insurance cover, the city shows health is wealth
COIMBATORE:The city stands on top of the list when it comes to the number of people having health insurance cover, thanks to the growing awareness among citizens for quality healthcare and the new-age
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Uttarakhand rolls back health cover for poor, 12 lakh families in lurch
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand government shut down its Mukhyamantri Swasthya Beema Yojna (MSBY), a health insurance scheme that provides cashless health benefits for its holders in case of hospitalisation in public
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Impact evaluation: Why flagship BPL health insurance scheme is in rather poor health
Eight years after it was launched, the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana remains hamstrung by inflexible procedures and an inadequate coverage ceiling, finds new evaluation of its impact. In India’s public
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Get combined term & health insurance policy
Mumbai: For the first time, HDFC Life and Apollo Munich Health insurance have come together to offer a combined term and health insurance under a single policy. The two insurers have decided to offer
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7 index points identified for urban health mission
Seven index points have been identified for review of progress of the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) in Rajasthan. The State Medical and Health Department has organised a series of outreach camps
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India needs universal health coverage
Michael H Merson has led a number of training programmes to strengthen the capacity of scientists in Russia, China, India and South Africa to undertake research on HIVAIDS prevention. He's held multiple
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Karnataka govt to bring in universal health cover
BENGALURU: The Congress government is gifting health cover to all its citizens in Karnataka through its Arogya Bhagya scheme to be launched on November 1. The cabinet gave its nod on Monday to the scheme
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Right to Healthcare
India cannot, and must not, wait any longer to recognise the right to healthcare. (Editorial)
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Only 12 % of Kenyans have insurance covers, survey shows
Only 12 per cent of Kenyans are subscribed to insurance programmes,a survey buy online health service provider Daktari Africa has revealed. This translates to about 480,000 Kenyans who have insurance