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Minister calls for stronger public-private partnership to build healthier India

Union MoS Anupriya Patel (C) called for stronger collaboration between the government, healthcare professionals, industry and academia to achieve accessible, affordable and quality healthcare for all, while addressing MEDHARMONY 2026 in Pune recently. (HT)

Published 11 days ago

West Bengal set to become 36th state/UT to implement AB-PMJAY

West Bengal set to become 36th state/UT to implement AB-PMJAY

Published 56 days ago

Covid pandemic saw 22.1mn excess deaths; three times 7mn formally documented

Doctors and nurses wearing protective gears attend a Covid-19 patient on ventilator at the intensive care unit of Szent Laszlo Hospital in Budapest, Hungary, on December 13, 2021. (AP)

Published 81 days ago

Bridging Boundaries: Senior WHO official’s memoir launched

First woman regional director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) South-East Asia region. (WHO)

Published 81 days ago

AI a necessity for quality healthcare to all: Anupriya Patel

Union MoS Anupriya Patel addressing a meet on the use of AI in healthcare and education in Varanasi on Feb 15. (HT photo)

Published 168 days ago

Reimagining India’s health system for future challenges

Programmes such as ASHAs, women’s self-help groups, and community action platforms have shown that informed and engaged citizens improve system performance. A reimagined health system must institutionalise their voice. (HT Archive)

Published 178 days ago

Teething troubles hit health insurance scheme enrolment in Punjab

The Mukhya Mantri Sehat Yojana, a flagship scheme of the Bhagwant Mann-led AAP government, was launched by the state government last week, offering cashless treatment up to <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>10-lakh per family per year and aims to provide universal health coverage to all residents of Punjab.

Published 187 days ago

Launch of Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna: Pvt hospitals push for strict payment timeline

While welcoming the launch of Punjab government’s flagship Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojna, Punjab Hospitals and Nursing Home Association (PHANA) emphasised that adequate budgetary allocation and strict adherence to payment timelines were essential for the scheme to work well. (Getty Images/iStockphoto/ Representational image)

Published 192 days ago

‘Public sector must play a dominant role in health care’

‘Public sector must play a dominant role in health care’

Published 194 days ago

India must seize the moment for health reforms: Lancet editor Richard Horton

Richard Horton, editor of The Lancet medical journal. (Getty Images)

Updated 194 days ago

Reimagining health care access

Health care

Published 195 days ago

Over 50,000 public health facilities certified under NQAS: Centre

Over 50,000 public health facilities certified under NQAS: Centre

Published 207 days ago

Road map for universal health coverage in India

Health systems must maintain a reserve of rapidly mobilisable health workforce, to enable a swift surge response when needed. (HT Archive)

Updated 235 days ago

Why accreditation in health care matters

Health care

Published 236 days ago

Cabinet approves scheme to add 5,000 more UG, PG medical seats

The total financial implications of these two schemes is <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>15,034.50 crore for a period from 2025-26 to 2028-29. (Representational image)

Updated 312 days ago

How India can make health care affordable

Investment in a multi-layered, multi-skilled health workforce is needed, to generate the needed numbers across diverse categories and create teams that are customised for public health and clinical care services (PTI)

Published 343 days ago

World Health Assembly to convene on Monday

World Health Assembly to convene on Monday

Published 441 days ago

AI and digital technologies in India’s home-based health care

AI (iStock)

Published 526 days ago

Opportunities and challenges in health financing in India

Health care (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 529 days ago

Evolution of the health care policy framework in India

Health care

Published 698 days ago

Health insurance access and disease profile for women in India

Health care (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 716 days ago

Public-private partnership: Pathway to health for all

Health care

Published 805 days ago

A call for preventive health care and equity

Health care

Published 848 days ago

Thailand’s success story paving the way for UHC across South and Southeast Asia

Thailand

Published 893 days ago

India focussed on delivering health coverage to all: Health minister at WHO meet

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya. (HT file photo)

Published 1007 days ago

A US-India partnership to advance global health

In June, President Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the collaboration across health sectors.

Published 1080 days ago

Universal health coverage – The goal’s nowhere in sight

Healthcare (For representation)

Published 1169 days ago

Mann Ki Baat, a tool for building a healthy India

I remember the PM interacting with the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat, who expressed gratitude for making quality health care affordable. (PTI)

Updated 1194 days ago

India's per capita health spend highest in nearly 15 years: Health ministry data

India’s total health bill was <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>655800 crore in 2019-20, according to NHA estimates. This is 9.96% more than in 2018-19. (PTI)

Updated 1195 days ago

India to offer digital health tech to world as universal public goods: Lav Agarwal

Through Cowin portal, the state was able to monitor the administration of 2.2 billion doses of the Covid vaccine. (Reuters image)

Updated 1204 days ago

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