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Covid-19 and community mitigation strategies in a pandemic

The covid-19 pandemic that was declared on 11 March 2020 has affected countries on all continents. Reported case numbers are certainly underestimates given the shortages or unavailability of test kits in many countries, a virus with a basic reproductive value (R0) of 2.2, and evidence of viral shedding from asymptomatic infected people. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
17/03/2020
Shahul H Ebrahim, Qanta A Ahmed, Ernesto Gozzer & et al
BMJ
1-2
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Coronavirus, Health Care, Health Policy, Global
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Regional bodies supporting national-level evidence-informed decision-making on vaccines

A range of regional bodies support national decision-making processes related to immunisation and public health policy.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2020
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Tags:
Health Care, Health Policy, Immunisation, Vaccination, Asia, Africa
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National Policy for Rare Diseases 2020

This much awaited draft of the National Policy For Rare Diseases 2020 released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposes to provide up to Rs 15 lakh for rare disease treatment to patients needing one-time treatment.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2020
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Diseases, Health Effects, India, Finance, Health Policy
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The burden of mental disorders across the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990–2017

Mental disorders are among the leading causes of non-fatal disease burden in India, but a systematic understanding of their prevalence, disease burden, and risk factors is not readily available for each state of India. In this report, we describe the prevalence and disease burden of each mental disorder for the states of India, fro

Publication Date: 
23/12/2019
Lancet Psychiatry
1-14
Tags:
Mental Health, India, Health Care, Health Policy
Health

Health systems for a new India: building blocks - potential pathways to reforms

NITI Aayog released the report on ‘Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks—Potential Pathways to Reforms’.

Publication Date: 
18/11/2019
NITI Aayog
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Medical Systems, Health Care, Finance, India
Health

Health systems for a new India: building blocks - potential pathways to reforms

NITI Aayog released the report on ‘Health Systems for a New India: Building Blocks—Potential Pathways to Reforms’.

Publication Date: 
18/11/2019
NITI Aayog
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Medical Systems, Health Care, Finance, India
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National Health Profile 2019

National Health Profile report notes that diabetes and hypertension rate are high among Indians while dengue and chikungunya are a cause of great concern to public health. Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2019
Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Statistics
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National Health Profile 2019

National Health Profile report notes that diabetes and hypertension rate are high among Indians while dengue and chikungunya are a cause of great concern to public health. Life expectancy in India has increased from 49.7 years in 1970-75 to 68.7 years in 2012-16, as per the National Health Profile 2019.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2019
Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI)
Tags:
Health, Health Policy, Finance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), India, Statistics
Health

Addressing poverty in India’s Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme: are we failing to harness the opportunities?

The bi-directional relationship between poverty and tuberculosis (TB) is well established. Poverty aggravates material disadvantage, social exclusion, discrimination in participation across a wide range of socio-economic and behavioural activities along with undernutrition, overcrowding, lack of access to healthcare and other social determinants of health.

Publication Date: 
25/07/2019
Kumaravel Ilangovan, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja
Current Science
117
2
182-185
Tags:
Tuberculosis, India, Health Care, Poverty, Health Policy, Drugs, Health For All
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Order of the Supreme Court regarding policy on telemedicine in Odisha, 15/07/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Odisha Vs Orissa Trust of Technical Education & Others dated 15/07/2019 regarding policy on telemedicine in the state of Odisha. State of Odisha question the correctness of the interim orders passed by the High Court in a Writ Petition filed by the Orissa Trust of Technical Education seeking to challenge the steps which were initiated by the State Government to formulate and implement a holistic policy for ‘telemedicine’ within the State.

Judgement Date: 
15/07/2019
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Health Care, Information, Supreme Court, Technology, Odisha, Health Policy

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