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Year after RG Kar tragedy, healthcare reforms continue to languish in India

August 12, 2025 4:05 pm

A National Task Force promised safety for doctors -- but delivered piecemeal solutions that do not address systemic failures or gender-based violence

This doctors’ day, a look at what Indian healthcare needs

July 02, 2025 6:57 am

Doctors require the space to innovate and freedom to grow

People visit the newly inaugurated Ayushman Arogya Mandir for health checkups and infant inoculation at the Tis Hazari, which was inaugurated by the Delhi CM Rekha Gupta earlier on Monday in New Delhi.

‘Mohalla clinics promoted corruption, not public health’: Delhi CM at launch of 33 Arogya Mandirs; AAP hits back

June 18, 2025 12:23 pm

The AAMs will provide comprehensive healthcare under 12 service packages, including vaccinations for pregnant women, antenatal and postnatal care, mental health services and elderly care

In Karnataka, addressing the elephant in the healthcare room

February 06, 2025 8:54 pm

Lonely, excruciating deaths in ICUs, stretched out over weeks, have been normalised in India. The Supreme Court offered a way forward with its 2023 judgment on the right to die with dignity.

Tier 1 cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai have recorded 22,000 job postings

60% of healthcare job postings aimed at women in the last three months

November 20, 2024 9:04 am

The report states that this increase in demand for female healthcare professionals is largely driven by expanded government spending on public healthcare.

Ayushman Bharat scheme: Private hospitals refuse cashless treatment, ‘clear Rs 600 crore dues first’

September 19, 2024 8:59 am

Govt says SHA all set to hire medical professionals to expedite claim processing

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Express View on Ayushman Bharat: A health warning

July 21, 2023 8:15 am

Investigation in implementation of scheme points to need to plug loopholes, give a human touch

Independence Day: Trials for drone-based healthcare network launched in Arunachal Pradesh's East Kameng district

August 15, 2022 12:33 pm

The network would enable diagnostics and emergency treatments in the local health centers.

With 47% jump in allocation, focus on health centres, yoga

February 04, 2022 1:35 am

The civic body plans to establish 100 Hinduhriaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray health centres.

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Demand for healthcare roles increased by 6%, telecom and construction sectors show decline in job postings: Report

January 18, 2022 10:02 am

As India grappled with the new Covid-19 variant Omicron and the understaffed healthcare industry, data from the Index indicates that the demand for medical professionals spiked in the month of December 2021 with a 6 per cent month-on-month growth (Dec 2021 vs Nov 2021).

8 injured, 20 detained following clashes amid Ganesha idol procession in K’taka’s Maddur

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Eight people were injured and 20 detained in clashes during a Ganesha idol immersion procession in Maddur, Karnataka. A curfew has been imposed and additional forces deployed to ease tensions. The clash was sparked by alleged stone pelting, and police are working to prevent further escalation. Similar incidents in the past have caused significant damage.

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