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Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

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Morning Digest | Graziers confront Chinese soldiers in eastern Ladakh; Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce, and more

Union Minister of Women and Child Development Smriti Irani and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav release a booklet during the ‘Women in the Workforce for Viksit Bharat’ event, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Centre starts survey to assess women participation in workforce The Union Ministries of Labour & Employment and Women & Child Development … Read more

Healthtech firm Nomad Health lays off 17% of workforce – ET HealthWorld

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Healthtech firm Nomad Health lays off 17% of workforce – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: US-based Nomad Health, a healthcare staffing start-up, has laid off 17 per cent of its workforce this week, amid tough macroeconomic conditions. Co-founder and CEO Alexi Nazem confirmed the company’s headcount had gone from 691 to 572 employees a reduction of 17 per cent, reports Forbes. “Nomad, like so many other companies in … Read more

Combination of technology and skilled human workforce can address the last mile gap in healthcare delivery: Sachin Gupta, CEO,IKS Health – ET HealthWorld

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Combination of technology and skilled human workforce can address the last mile gap in healthcare delivery: Sachin Gupta, CEO,IKS Health – ET HealthWorld

Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Sachin Gupta, Founder and CEO, IKS Health, to know more about digital adoption in healthcare and how it can enable various stakeholders to understand patient journeys from a clinical & administrative standpoint. Your views on digital adoption helping the future of Indian Healthcare system?Health systems across the world have … Read more

Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

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Too Few Minorities in U.S. Health Care Workforce: Report

WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic, and Native American people are significantly underrepresented in U.S. health professions, with little indication that diversity will improve, a new study says. In 2019, Black people made up about 12.1% of the U.S. workforce, but their representation in 10 health professions studied ranged from 3.3% for physical therapists … Read more

MTaI urges govt to include medical technology workforce for Covid-19 vaccination – ET HealthWorld

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MTaI urges govt to include medical technology workforce for Covid-19 vaccination – ET HealthWorld

The Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies, on Tuesday urged the government to include medical technology sector workforce in the target list of beneficiaries of Covid-19 vaccination due to the critical nature of their work. The medical technology workforce has been working round the clock in the current … Read more

Six in 10 women possess high creative thinking in beginning of career: Survey

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Six in 10 women possess high creative thinking in beginning of career: Survey

Bengaluru: Only three out 10 women excel in decision making and creative thinking as compared to seven out of 10 men, and this is not the same in the initial years, finds a survey by SCIKEY, a marketplace network for talent and technology solutions. The ‘Women in the IT sector in India’ survey, which has … Read more