by admin | May 13, 2024 | Editorial
How can India move towards universal health finance coverage by 2030? Financial hardships arising from health expenses continue to be high in India despite many reforms by the central and state governments. Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a proportion of household...
by admin | Apr 1, 2024 | Editorial
Individuals acquire knowledge about health and disease from diverse sources such as elders, friends, relatives, media, and healthcare workers. Online platforms provide unlimited access to health information, but misinformation, exemplified during the Covid pandemic,...
by admin | Feb 15, 2024 | Editorial
In the constantly evolving landscape of healthcare, the foundation of a robust system lies in the quality of medical education. The recent reports presented by the Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Health and Family Welfare bring out the challenges and...
by admin | Jan 15, 2024 | Editorial
India has implemented a range of policies in the last decade, addressing issues such as sanitation, hygiene, clean cooking, safe drinking water, air pollution, physical fitness, healthy eating, tobacco control, food security, rural employment security, financial...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Editorial
Universal health coverage (UHC) encompasses two primary objectives – universal service coverage and universal financial coverage. The first objective underscores the principle that all individuals should have an equal opportunity to access high-quality...
by admin | Nov 14, 2023 | Editorial
At the heart of a robust health system lies its capacity to effectively respond to the health needs of its people. The primal health need of living beings is relief from suffering. The urgency of this relief often correlates with the intensity of the suffering...
