The report 'No Tally of the Anguish: Accountability in Maternal Health Care in India' documents the repeated failures -- both in providing health care to pregnant women in Uttar Pradesh and in taking steps to identify and address gaps in health care. Uttar Pradesh has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in India, but government surveys show that it is not alone in struggling with these problems, and most state authorities failed to even record the number of dead.
Early this month, Trump had unceremoniously fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated Mike Pompeo
'...Where there is clearly no evidence of community transmission, letting life return to normal in those districts while continuing to rigorously control the spread of the infection.'
Soumya Dalimya (17), a Class 12 student, Presha Bhattad (15), a student of Class 10, and Ditya Thapar, who is in Class 8, utilised the lockdown time to make 44 paintings. They have so far raised Rs 84,000 through the sale of their art works.
The news comes as the United States approaches 300,000 deaths from COVID-19.
China is all set to send on Thursday the first three crew members to its under-construction space station which is expected to be Beijing's eye in the sky and will rival the ageing International Space Station (ISS).
Privatisation is still regarded as beyond the pale but public-private partnerships have gained in popularity.
The biggest spender was Tata Motors, with Rs 4,224.6 crore assigned under the R&D head.
Though the 2000 year-old shrine remains closed in line with the national lockdown, all rituals are being conducted uninterruptedly and flawlessly by the priests
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against deferment of hearing on a public interest litigation seeking direction to halt construction activity at the Central Vista Avenue Redevelopment Project during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic but gave liberty to petitioners to approach the Delhi high court for urgent listing of the matter.
The policy also aims to provide training to physicians and paramedical staff for treating psychiatric patients.
The regions serve as the country's economic engine and the move is tantamount to sacrificing the Italian economy in the short term to save it from the ravages of the virus in the long term
Dr Murthy, 43, would occupy the position of America's Surgeon General for the second time. In 2011, president Barack Obama tapped him to serve on the advisory group on prevention, health promotion, and integrative and public health.
The EUA allows for Remdesivir to be distributed in the US and administered intravenously by health care providers, as appropriate, to treat suspected or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in adults and children hospitalised with severe condition.
After gay sex, there are now moves to decriminalise suicide attempts under a bill introduced in Parliament.
Breast cancer can't be prevented, but some steps can be taken to help detect it early, when the cancer cells are small and haven't spread.
Modi tweeted that the meeting discussed important issues related to the progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement.
'In case of shortage of other raw material, like filters and bags, one can try to develop another vendor. However, for chemicals as critical as adjuvants, this is not possible'
'Start-ups that generate a majority of their income in India are likely to opt for an Indian listing.'
'There is a weak link between the economy and the stock market.'
A business in India wanting access to maps and geospatial data would typically have to wait months before it got what it wanted. All this is set to change with the new guidelines on geospatial data, report Neha Alawadhi and Peerzada Abrar.
Rough estimates show that at a rate of Rs 1 crore per hospital bed, the investment in India alone would be around Rs 2,000 crore
US President Barack Obama on Monday asked the country's largest doctors' group to help him reform America's expensive health care system, making it affordable for millions of uninsured Americans, as he likened the escalating health care costs to a time bomb that may make the country go "broke".
Unperturbed by the concerns raised by the investment community, the Singh brothers, promoters of the Fortis hospital chain, recently completed the integration of their domestic and international health care businesses.
It is advisable to avoid a fund until it develops a track record.
This design serves two purposes -- first, keeps the health workers well-ventilated, while preventing bodily discomfort, and second, keeps them safe from various fungal infections.
The announcement from the Vermont Senator was expected as he had not done well in the recent Democratic primaries against Biden, 77, who has now taken a substantial lead over him after winning a series of key Democratic presidential primaries.
New infections have spiked ahead of the Olympics, which are set to start in July
Health economist and advisor to the High-Level Expert Group on Universal Health Care, S Selvaraj says that tackling lack of doctors in India will take time to sort out, but providing free drugs can be done immediately.
Cheque payments will be safer; the limit for contactless card transactions hiked.
Unlike the race to buy airwaves by telecom companies, airports by infrastructure companies and city gas networks by energy companies, the race to develop super apps by consumer-facing companies in India has not brushed up against any regulatory issues. Officials at the ministry of electronics and information technology and at other regulators are happy they do not have to meddle in who among the Tata group, Reliance Industries Ltd, Flipkart or Paytm will manage to build an app that sweeps in customers. Unlike separate apps a customer uses on her mobile to order groceries, buy food or airline tickets or just make payments, a super app can perform all these functions.
PM asks states to check laxity in containing COVID-19; calls for vaccine festival from Apr 11-14
Cost of the diagnostic test for Covid-19 has been fixed at Rs 4,500 per test by the government. Hospitals, however, do not think this is feasible.
Gynecologist Dr Archana Dhawan Bajaj tells you how to have a safe and healthy pregnancy in your 30s.
'It is important that students not focus on the remuneration that the job fetches in the first year, but look at the next 5 year journey with that job role.'
'This government did not have any plan for safety stocks of essential medicines.'
Each state will plan it in two districts and preferably in five different session-type settings -- district hospital, community health centre or primary health care centre, urban site, private health facility and rural outreach.
The vaccine arrives at a critical moment for the US. Hospitalisations due to COVID-19 hit record highs for the seventh day in a row on Saturday.
The prime minister also visited the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi after the milestone was achieved and interacted with hospital officials.
Professor Masooda Bashir and doctoral student Tanusree Sharma from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign analysed 50 COVID-19-related apps available in the Google Play store for their access to users' personal data and their privacy protections. The researchers noted that it is disconcerting that these apps are continuously collecting and processing highly sensitive and personally identifiable information, about health, location and direct identifiers like name, age, email address and voter or national identification of a user.
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