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Why Mentally Don't Need An Exorcists Cane

The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, passed in March by Parliament has been welcomed by many for introducing reforms to the existing Mental Health Act of 1987. Among its severa...

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Health

India Ranks Below Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal in Healthcare Index

India's health care index has gone up in last 25 years from 30.7 to 44.8 but numbers are much lesser than Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal.A report published on Thur...

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Health

Underpaid, Untrained Workers Deployed To Fix India’s Ailing Health System

Ashas, who make about Rs 1,000 a month, are required to undergo a 23-day training spread across 12 months, but a third of the Ashas in a block in north Bihar were not train...

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Health

How 3d Printing Is Changing India's Healthcare

The 3D printing technology has been around for the past 30 years in India, but only a few have been utilising it well. The doctors were in a dilemma. A six-month-old had a ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Musician Frank Hamilton On How He Changed His Mind About Depression

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, London-based musician Frank Hamilton writes on how his views about mental health changed when he began suffering with depression. W...

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Bollywood

Sanjay Dutt: We Plan To Open Centres To Help People Fight The Menace Of Drugs

Sanjay Dutt has been forthright when discussing his drug addiction, a phase he calls his darkest after he lost his mother, Nargis Dutt, to cancer. Playing role model, Dutt ...

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Health

Malaria-free India?

Malaria is one of the oldest diseases known to mankind. In India, it is an ongoing national health burden. To curb the disease, globally, the World Health Organization (WHO...

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Health

How Technology Boosts Transparency And Outcomes In Public Health In India

Over the past few years, digital technologies have revolutionised the tools used to seek information, communicate, prevent and treat diseases by increasing reach, participa...

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Health

Hard Questions About Indian Healthcare

It is heartening that healthcare issues are receiving political attention—but current policy measures are lacking
India’s top politicians rarely make infl...

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Health

A Market For Mental Health Insurance?

The Mental Healthcare Act mandates insurance providers to cover mental illnesses. This will boost mental health literacy and fight stigmatization Mental health is a subject...

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