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Shweta Chakraborty

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The author is Jr Correspondent.

Latest Articles By Shweta Chakraborty

Indian Biotech Companies supports WHO's 'End Cholera' Initiative

Cholera remains a global threat to public health and how certain laboratories are planning to overcome the disease.

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Rosewalk Hospital Focuses on Clinical Care with Luxury

Rosewalk doesn’t spare any expense in providing a luxury experience to its clients, pampering them with facilities like in-room spa, café Joya- An upscale cafe offering scrumptious treats and supreme service, Playspace for kids, in house pharmacy, a boutique & shop and it's signature 24 X 7 concierge service.

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Are We Ready for Another Disease Breakthrough?

Indian research laboratories if compared with eminent labs in the world like Board Institute in Cambridge, the evident difference of high-quality equipment and work culture justifies their legendary work. Research laboratories in India are stratified in various groups depending on the director, the head of the laboratory.

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Health, an untouched sector in Union Budget 2019-20

The major disappointment was seen in the private healthcare sector. To which Max Healthcare group said, “The private healthcare sector has been requesting the government to explore opportunities for collaboration and working together towards strengthening public healthcare initiatives as well as ironing out gaps in the implementation of Ayushman Bharat initiatives announced last year. Sadly, little progress has been made.”

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Budget Expectations: Private Sector Wants Sops In The Budget For Expansion Of Quality Healthcare Services To Rural India

“The ambitious PMJAY scheme (Ayushman Bharat) holds a lot of promise and has the right intent, but requires much larger budgetary allocations, a new collaborative approach, and a conducive ecosystem to ensure viability and long-term stability”, says Rajit Mehta, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Max Healthcare.

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Health Sector Budget 2019: What after Ayushman Bharat?

In the 2014-15 budget, the health sector shared 1.8 per cent of the total budget whereas it was highest in the financial year 2017-18, 2.4 per cent.

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TomoTherapy: Rays of Hope

Tomotherapy is the world's only integrated machine for radiotherapy with IMRT (Intensity Modulated RadioTherapy) and IGRT (Image Guided RadioTherapy). Here we have a linear accelerator and a CT scanner mounted on a ring gantry (like that of a CT scan) and the patient couch moves through the ring gantry permitting helical scanning besides moving up and down and helical treatment delivery is done.

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"It is a Stigma to Talk About Depression in India." - Anurag Batra

In developing countries, the allocation of budget in the health sector is 5-10 per cent whereas in India, its 3 per cent.

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2nd Fit India Conclave, Community Health Awareness Program

Talking about health, Swami Saraswati said, “Health is mainly believed to be physical but now it’s time to stay mentally healthy as well.” An individual is sound and healthy, when he is physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually fit.

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The Air (Quality) We Breathe

Delhi is not only the capital of India but also the capital of poor air quality. In 2014, Delhi was named as the most polluted city in the world, as reported by World Health Organisation. Particulate matter (PM) 2.5 is the biggest citied source of air pollution in Delhi.

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