In Chennai, the average response time declined from 7.45 minutes in 2023-2024 to 6.14 minutes in 2026-2027 (till April)
A number of factors has contributed to this, including systematic reorientation for government doctors, standardisation of operational protocols, and multi-level periodic reviews
The initiative called “Kayakalpam” will be launched in Kozhikode on June 9.
With the State’s current financial position, the government will not be able to turn the health sector around single-handedly, says Health Minister. It will be ensured that private participation does not translate into additional health-care expenses for the public, he adds
‘Sanjeevani’ programme, which will soon be implemented across the State, provides every citizen access to predictive, preventive and curative healthcare services, says the Chief Minister
The complaint was raised by the family of Rajendraprasad of Paripally, who had been admitted to the MCH following a road traffic accident with serious injuries to the legs
To head off a public health crisis, China is stepping up efforts to find new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. As its population ages, the country already has more cases of these neurodegenerative diseases than anywhere else in the world and their prevalence is rising faster than the global average. Cases of Parkinson’s disease in China are forecast to rise from 3.6 million in 2024 to 10.5 million in 2050, while the number of people in China with dementia is projected...
Unverified herbal remedies promoted on social media are driving rising health risks and delayed treatment in Nigeria.
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Greater clarity on costs, stronger co-ordination between public and private sectors, and more comprehensive support for patients emerged as the central themes at the Prudential Health Summit held on March 27. Prudential Hong Kong convened the event to bring together healthcare experts, providers, regulators and patient advocates from Hong Kong and the rest of the Greater Bay Area to explore ways to deliver better care...
Built at a cost of ₹127 crore, Dr. Kanuri–GMCANA Mother and Child Care Super Speciality Block has 600 beds, OTs, Total Body Cooling machines, high-frequency ventilators and neonatal ICU
By combining WhatsApp-based coordination, training for frontline healthcare workers, and the clot-busting injection tenecteplase, doctors are improving access to timely heart attack care in rural Punjab
A surge in malaria cases in Zimbabwe is exposing fragile health systems and growing treatment shortages in rural areas.
Doctor buried after he died treating Ebola patients in DRC
Chief Minister to lay foundation stone for a new 200-bed hospital block, estimated to cost ₹180 core, in August this year, says the Director
The initiative seeks to strengthen emergency medical response services through a unified, technology-driven platform integrating ambulance dispatch, emergency helplines, and healthcare coordination
Many Syrian returnees cannot access proper healthcare. Urgent action is required for Syria’s health system to recover.
Minister launches work on ₹14.67-crore rest house for attendants of patients at hospital premises
The healthcare initiative will facilitate doorstep delivery of 74 types of medical tests, says the Chief Minster, adding that citizens will soon have access to an ‘AI Doctor’ for medical consultation from home
This is the second time since 2017 that the State’s IMR has seen a marginal rise
With the milestone, NIMS emerged as one of the country’s highest-volume renal transplant centres in government sector
Families in Mongbwalu grieve as Ebola returns, exposing serious gaps in healthcare and outbreak preparedness.
State also performing well in integrating outpatient, inpatient, tests, e-prescriptions into the online system, according to Department of Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare
Finance dept’s “most important” memo sets May 31 deadline for uploading data
A young Chinese couple who were both diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder a year after getting married have lost their newborn baby. The couple in northern China’s Tianjin municipality were diagnosed with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis last year. The husband, surnamed Li, said only four couples in the world had been diagnosed with the disorder at the same time, and they were the first case in China. Li, 32, had a fever last March, a year after he married his wife. He also felt...
Kesineni Sivanath pays floral tributes to the statue of Florence Nightingale on the occasion of International Nurses Day
Hong Kong is expected to play a greater role in major national clinical research projects and scientific breakthroughs, a mainland health official has said, pledging stronger support for local researchers at an annual medical conference. The remarks were made by a National Health Commission official at the Hospital Authority Convention on Monday, where the authority’s chief also pledged to introduce more efficient service pathways and smart hospital initiatives to improve healthcare...