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World Health Day: Global and Indian public health outcomes hinge on our fight against antimicrobial resistance

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Pharmaceutical effluent discharge into rivers is another critical factor responsible for increasing drug resistance. By Rex Clements This World Health Day, we must turn our attention to one of the most influential discoveries in medical history – antibiotics. Antibiotics are foundational to modern medicine. Before their use, bacterial infections claimed thirty percent of all deaths … Read more

World Health Day: Rising burden of NCDs worrying, says Apollo Hospitals study

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World Health Day 2021 is today. Representative image/Pixabay On the occasion of World Health Day on Wednesday, April 7th, the Apollo Hospitals Group, unveiled findings of a report on the ‘Health of the Nation’ which has looked at the trends over the last two decades. To talk about this and to share their reading of … Read more

World Health Day: Upskilling of Doctors for a healthier tomorrow

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The education space is also leveraging this virtual transformation, and providing viable online learning communities that can complement conventional face-to-face approach. By Abhishek Ghosh,  In the recent past online education has been picking up consistent momentum, and now it is set to enter mainstream learning culture. It is the transformative power of the internet and … Read more

World Health Day: Challenges to healthcare during Covid times

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The healthcare industry probably took the brunt of the Covid 19 pandemic in many ways. By Dr Sudarshan Ballal, 2020 has been a devastating year for all of us in the healthcare industry and the society in general. The healthcare industry probably took the brunt of the Covid 19 pandemic in many ways. The sheer … Read more