Swaminathan cites the example of Thailand which has been building a primary healthcare system for the last 30 years. In fact, the South Asian country had decided very early on that the primary healthcare investment will pay off in the long run

Ahead of the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine, states have made all necessary preparations, including identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Several states have made all necessary preparations for the first phase of the exercise comprising identifying vaccination sites and registration of healthcare and other frontline workers

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain informed that there will be one COVID-19 vaccination centre each of the 89 hospitals; 40 government hospitals and 49 private ones have been selected for COVID-19 vaccination drive in Delhi

Private healthcare sector, responsible for almost 70 per cent of healthcare delivery in the country, can adequately supplement the physical and human infrastructure supply in key capacity constrained regions, specifically in urban and semi-urban areas, FICCI noted

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While investment in health, medical Research & Development (R&D) and developing greater skills to handle telemedicine is going to be critical, livelihood challenges would have to be seen in a newer canvas with newer perspective on vocational training and skill development

Experts believe that the real numbers of US deaths and infections are much higher and that many cases were overlooked, in part because of insufficient testing

Suffering poor financial health, Central government has not given a concrete answer on who will bear the cost of vaccinating Indians - Centre, states, or the people themselves

COVID-19 vaccination drive: The mock drill will be like the actual vaccination drive but there will be no vaccine administration. Data will be fed to the Co-WIN app, cold storage will be tested and vaccine transportation from cold storage to the sites, crowd management etc will be checked

People coming under the priority group category, that is, health workers, frontline workers, people above the age of 50 and those under 50 but suffering from co-morbid conditions,  can register on ahmedabadcity.gov.in

He mentioned in his letter that hurdles faced by the senior leadership of Tata group pale in comparison to the personal struggles of the lakhs of employees of the group

The report comes even as the government considers applications of at least three firms seeking emergency approval to roll out their vaccines against the coronavirus in India

The government has identified cold chain storage points, beyond training thousands of healthcare staff on technical details

A MoU between the Healthcare Federation of India (NATHEALTH) and Africa Healthcare Federation (AHF) was signed today to increase investment and business in healthcare between India and Africa

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a call for the withdrawal of non-COVID and non-essential services for 12 hours tomorrow. The strike will last from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday

Managing Director Suneeta Reddy said that they want to know if the government will handle the entire thing alone or would involve the private sector

Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel said the Gujarat government has put together the cold chain infrastructure for vaccination and lists of priority beneficiaries

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