The Telangana government on Saturday launched the ‘Medicines from the Sky’ project under which drugs and vaccines will be delivered using drones, a first of its kind initiative in all of Asia.
A struggling healthcare system and inflated prices mean hospital treatment can result in a lifetime of debt for many.
The State government in collaboration with several institutions is launching a concerted effort to scale up and adopt drone technology to address last and middle mile logistics that impact healthcare services at government hospitals in Telangana.
Published in The Lancet Global Health by the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative.
A cross sectional, mixed-methods approach, using a purposive snowballing technique was adopted to study the impact of COVID-19 on persons with disabilities in India. The article has been authored by Murthy GVS, Kamalakannan S, Lewis MG, Sadanand S and Tetali S.
While several potent drugs are available for hypertension or high blood pressure, control rates are abysmal. The article has been authored by Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Vice President (Research and Policy).
A study highlighted that density of active health workforce in India is a little over one-fourth of the WHO recommended threshold of 44.5 skilled health workers per 10,000 persons. The article has been authored by Anup Karan, Additional Professor, Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi, PHFI.
Preparation for, and response to, a third wave will require a concerted nationwide effort, requiring excellent centre-state coordination.
Covid hurts and even kills, but leaves others untouched. What have we learned about the methods of this novel virus. And how can we treat it.
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