DA hike: The Dearness Allowance (DA) for central government employees currently stands at 53% of the basic salary following the July 2024 revision. According to the rule, when the DA exceeds the 50% mark of the basic pay, specific allowances are automatically adjusted. This regulation ensures that employees’ additional expenses are taken into account amidst … Read more
India’s journey toward financial inclusion has witnessed various innovations in policy over the last decade. The government’s JAM, which is the bedrock of the digitalisation drive to formalise the economy, has been the biggest game changer for the BFSI industry. JAM stands for ‘Jan Dhan Account – Aadhaar – Mobile’ and has revolutionised financial inclusion … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Nakul Jain, Director, Solutions, Wadhwani Institute of Artificial Intelligence, to figure out the power of AI and its utility for tasks such as triage, generating differential diagnoses, and even offering personalized treatment recommendations. AI in Public Health careFrom a public health perspective, harnessing the power of advanced computing and … Read more
The concept of ‘One Health’ is currently gaining popularity worldwide; India has of late been taking significant strides to deploy concepts and strategies rooted in this idea to bolster the way it responds to health crises. However, One Health is not a new concept. One Health is a holistic approach to problems that recognises the … Read more
New Delhi: The next health emergency is a matter of time. We believe, with our current tech resources, India can be confident of being able to tackle any exigency stated Lav Agarwal, G20 Health Track Focal Point & Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare while speaking at the Digital Health Summit 2023, organised … Read more
Patna: All India Institute of Medical Sciences – Patna (AIIMS-P) has adopted the latest technology of artificial intelligence (AI) for treatment of patients. Announcing it at a workshop on Wednesday, executive director of AIIMS-P Dr GK Pal said the e-health section, a leading provider of technological solutions of the ministry of health and family welfare, … Read more
Bengaluru: The scan and share services for OPD registered initiated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) has hit a high mark with over 27,11,365 tokens being issued all over the country in different states. Karnataka has secured the second position with token count going beyond 7 … Read more
Chandigarh: If all goes well, PGI’s department of telemedicine will soon start using drones for transportation of organs, besides delivering medicines at remote and tough terrain of Himachal Pradesh. This will do away with the compulsion to transport retrieved organs within a 20km radius and the need for a green corridor. The aerial radius of … Read more
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday emphasized the need for integration of the Centre’s two initiatives to provide mental health care services to citizens and their rehabilitation. ‘Tele-MANAS‘ is an initiative of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW)which was launched on the occasion of World Mental Health Day on October 10, 2022, … Read more
New Delhi: Leveraging India’s presidency of the G20 and the prolific actions and commitments of previous presidencies, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the WHO South-East Asia Regional office are organising a two-day global conference on digital health – ‘Taking Universal Health Coverage to the last citizen’ on March 20-21, 2023 in … Read more