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India’s second wave of Covid-19 not only crippled and stretched our healthcare resources but also made the masses feel helpless. There was an acute shortage of medical professionals, medicines, medical oxygen, and hospital beds for Covid-19 patients. Currently as the active load of Covid-19 is on the decline, the economy has started to open up,… Continue reading TAKING COVID-19 THIRD WAVE HEAD ON!

The early days of the pandemic were not easy to deal with. This completely new disease had taken us by the storm disrupting every aspect of our life. For healthcare workers, not much information was at hand to initiate the necessary response action. The transmission method of the virus, various treatment protocols, and guidelines for… Continue reading A DOCTOR’S JOURNEY THROUGH A YEAR AND A HALF OF THE PANDEMIC

The pace of vaccination of the 60-plus population has become sluggish in the past few weeks after an initial high, with healthcare experts attributing it to mobility issues and misinformation and unsubstantiated apprehensions about the jabs. According to Health Ministry data, 2.29 crore elderly people have been fully vaccinated so far while 6.71 crore have… Continue reading VACCINATION OF 60-PLUS POPULATION SLUGGISH AFTER INITIAL HIGH; EXPERTS RAISE CONCERNS

A viral wave is often a visual analogy where the rise and fall in infections resemble an ocean wave. The rapid spread of the Covid-19 first & second wave paved the way for critical changes in the manner of managing the pandemic. A global pandemic of this scale is unlike anything experienced in modern times… Continue reading PREPAREDNESS FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITIES: STEPS TO TACKLE THE THIRD WAVE

Is the use of steroids the primary reason for the upsurge in black fungus infection? While the primary cause of mucormycosis is overuse of steroids, doctors said other factors are also responsible for the spike. Senior doctors argue that steroids have been used to treat several diseases, but never in recent years has such an… Continue reading BLACK FUNGUS: MORE TO IT THAN JUST STEROIDS

Purchase of medicines constitutes the single largest component of the total ‘Out Of Pocket’ payments by households, which contribute to more than 66.6% of healthcare expenditure. Today, around 40% of Indians live on less than Rs. 72 per day and healthcare is one of the major areas of expense. According to WHO reports, nearly half… Continue reading 89 PERCENT OF ALL PRESCRIPTIONS DISPENSED WITH A GENERIC DRUG – GENERICS TRUE NEED OF THE HOUR

With an average of 34,30,502 anti-coronavirus doses being given per day, India has topped globally in terms of the number of jabs administered daily, the Union Health Ministry said on Thursday. Cumulatively, 9,01,98,673 vaccine doses have been given so far through 13,77,304 sessions, according to a provisional report till 7 am. These include 89,68,151 healthcare… Continue reading COVID-19: INDIA LEADS GLOBALLY WITH AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 34 LAKH DOSES GIVEN PER DAY

BHUBANESWAR: The state budget allocation for health sector is likely to go up by Rs 1,300 crore, around 15% more from Rs 7,699 crore in 2020-2021 to around Rs 9,000 crore in 2021-2022 with a major focus in health infrastructure, government sources said. Finance minister Niranjan Pujari is scheduled to present the Rs 1.70 lakh… Continue reading ODISHA TO INCREASE HEALTH BUDGET BY 15%