The fact that the national health scheme is being accorded the top most priority is quite evident from the speed with which things are moving.
21 Jun 2018 5:34 AM
HWCs are designed to provide wide array of primary care services: preventive, promotive, palliative, rehabilitative and basic curative care.
20 Apr 2018 1:38 AM
The government at the Centre with an eye on the upcoming 2019 general election has announced through UHC a massive expansion of healthcare facilities.
06 Apr 2018 6:42 AM
A recent heartening development is that the government has finally woken to the seriousness of India’s health crisis.
06 Apr 2018 12:22 AM
Ideally, a strong primary healthcare system must precede any financial protection intervention at scale for hospitalisation costs.
30 Mar 2018 3:26 AM
Finance minister Arun Jaitley had announced the scheme on February 1 while presenting the Budget for 2018-19.
22 Mar 2018 3:47 AM
The new mega health insurance scheme can transform the lives of India’s poor.
08 Feb 2018 2:16 AM
The Union health ministry and states will have to work out these aspects, sources said.
04 Feb 2018 2:00 AM
The Indian programme in the Budget, that would cover 10 crore families, has an allocation so far of only Rs 2,000 crore.
04 Feb 2018 12:15 AM
The NHPS touted as ModiCare envisaged to provide medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families.
02 Feb 2018 1:02 PM
Jaitley said India cannot realise its demographic dividend without its citizens being healthy.
02 Feb 2018 6:27 AM
The Budget offers a bold agricultural and rural thrust to give a stimulus to equity and economic growth.
02 Feb 2018 4:50 AM
The government has a Rashtriya Swastya Bima Yojana which provides a cover of Rs 30,000 per family.
02 Feb 2018 2:04 AM