Economic Survey 2023: COVID-19 Vaccination programme a success despite several challenges; Co-Win enabled the vaccine delivery possible, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Economic Survey 2023: COVID-19 Vaccination programme a success despite several challenges; Co-Win enabled the vaccine delivery possible, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Despite various obstacles along the way, India rigorously expanded the COVID-19 vaccination program. This was further elaborated on in the last Economic Survey 2023which was introduced at the Rajya Sabha on January 31 by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman. According to survey, India has been able to manage over Rs 220 crore COVID … Read more

India’s G20 Presidency: Strengthening Health Policy to Tackle Pandemic

India’s G20 Presidency: Strengthening Health Policy to Tackle Pandemic

Health policy should focus primarily on dealing with a pandemic. Therefore, a pandemic policy must be a defining part of health policy, as any health crisis today leads to an economic crisis due to the multi-sectoral nature of our interconnected world, said the Minister of State for Health of the Union, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar. … Read more

Risk of death from Kovid for 18 months! The risk remains even after the infection is cured, research claims

Risk of death from Kovid for 18 months!  The risk remains even after the infection is cured, research claims

Covid Study: The Corona epidemic has wreaked havoc across the world. Till now crores of people have come in contact with it and lakhs of people have died. This epidemic also took those people in its lap, who looked healthy. A study suggests that the risk of death increases for 18 months after corona patients … Read more

Firm Launches ‘health Atms’, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Firm Launches ‘health Atms’, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Bhubaneswar: After the COVID-19 pandemic, preventive health care has become more important, said swadeep srivastavaco-founder and president of India Health Link (IHL). Speaking at an event to mark the launch of health and wellness ATMs here on Saturday, he said preventive health screening is the most feasible option to prevent the rise of non-communicable diseases … Read more

No BF.7 Omicron Variant Case Spotted in South Indian State of Tamil Nadu

No BF.7 Omicron Variant Case Spotted in South Indian State of Tamil Nadu

A new highly transmissible BF.7 variant from Omicron has started to spread in many countries. However, the genome sequencing report of the six international passengers who had landed at various international airports in Tamil Nadu (TN) has not reported any Omicron BF.7 variants. Omicron Registered Cases in Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Health Minister Ma Subramanian … Read more

NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program, Health News, ET HealthWorld

NIH launches pilot COVID telehealth program, Health News, ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Thursday launched a virtual program aimed at making antiviral treatments for COVID-19 available at home for those who test positive. State and local officials in Berks County, Pennsylvania will be the first to pilot the program, known as home test to treatlater this month, with … Read more

Telemedicine intervention to prevent diabetes in rural india, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Telemedicine intervention to prevent diabetes in rural india, Health News, ET HealthWorld

By Dr Amit Gupta Diabetes does not discriminate It can happen to anyone, anywhere. Either a person residing in metropolitan cities or a person living in rural areas. The prevalence of diabetes is rising steadily, raising alarming concern, particularly in remote rural areas. It’s because diabetes awareness is lagging rural india due to lack of … Read more