By Dr Alexander Kuruvilla Since independence, India has gone through a tremendous transformation in its healthcare journey. It starts right from the foundation of the Mudaliar Committee & Bhore Committee and their recommendations that played a significant role in shaping the healthcare policies and infrastructure in India. These recommendations enabled the establishment of Primary Health … Read more
Patna : The three-day workshop on ‘Artificial intelligence for healthcare technology and management’, organised by IIT-Patna under its continuing education programme concluded here on Sunday with a call to serve humanity with the application of advanced technology in the healthcare system. Highlighting the ever-increasing importance of artificial intelligence in day-to-day life, IIT-Patna director T N … Read more
by Dr Varun Garg The use of Artificial intelligence (AI) is progressively increasing in business and society as a whole and is beginning to be applied to the healthcare sector as well. AI has the potential to transform multiple aspects of patient care, administrative processes, payments and pharmaceutical organizations. There are several research studies suggesting … Read more
New Delhi: Sharp Sight Eye Hospitals in collaboration with Logy.AI envisions has introduced AI-based screening solution to identify cataracts on the spot with 92 per cent accuracy. The AI-based screening solution is present as a simple chatbot on WhatsApp, so that it can be used for mass screening. It wouldn’t require anyone to download any … Read more
“Older persons must be given equal rights and opportunities in a non-discriminatory manner, so that their participation in the mainstream and contribution to sustainable development can be ensured,” Himanshu Rath, founder chairman of Agewell Foundation, said. Nearly 85 per cent of the elderly admitted to facing difficult times during the COVID-19 pandemic, with financial woes … Read more
The organisations are collecting information and compiling data about public health facilities A state-level movement has been launched by Jan Arogya Abhiyan and Jan Andolananchi Sangharsh Samiti together demanding strengthening of the public healthcare system, private hospitals regulation and right to Healthcare act. The organisations stated that the key objectives of this movement is to … Read more
One cause of concern is long covid which afflicts a substantial proportion of the population which survives the acute infection. (Representational image: Reuters) By Dr (Lt Gen) CS Narayanan, The Covid-19 pandemic has touched the lives of so many people across the globe like no other event in the recent history of mankind. The spark … Read more
With the rising demand for mobile healthcare consultations, the future of the m-health market looks bright and full of opportunities By Karan Chopra Telemedicine is the next big opportunity in Indian healthcare. The advances in virtual visits and remote patient monitoring have improved access to quality care by removing traditional barriers such as mobility, distance, … Read more
2020 has taught India and the world that a well-functioning healthcare system and healthy population are critical to the economic and social well-being of a country. Building a strong infrastructure with institutionalised planning capability, efficient implementation, centre-state dialogue and cooperation between private and public institutions are essential components to achieve this goal. Scaling up the … Read more
As we saw country after country, with the best of healthcare systems, finding themselves challenged to manage COVID19, we were also witness to what we could achieve through collective efforts. By Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Health is a top priority for countries around the world today as we continue to grapple with the pandemic and its aftermaths … Read more