by admin | Oct 30, 2024 | Editorial
Human resources for health (HRH) – whether doctors, nurses, public health professionals, health managers, community health workers, or allied health professionals – are most critical for making health systems strong, secure, and resilient. While health professional...
by admin | Oct 30, 2024 | Editorial
The World Health Organization has released its latest “Global Tuberculosis Report 2024,” showing an alarming resurgence of tuberculosis (TB) as the world’s leading infectious disease killer, overtaking COVID-19. In 2023, TB infected 8.2 million people...
by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | Editorial
Every sector is going through rapid digital transformation. In this context, the health sector has been a laggard compared to others. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed the ongoing digital transformation of the health sector. Every technology is a...
by admin | Jul 18, 2024 | Editorial
Integration of standards-based interoperable health data across the nation is one of the key objectives of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) to integrate, strengthen, secure, and transform India’s health system. The value of digital integration is already...
by admin | Jun 10, 2024 | Editorial
The conceptual understanding of health and its determinants – social, economic, environmental, commercial, and more – is constantly evolving. Health systems are expected to be responsive to these multifaceted health needs. In addition, the interconnected nature of...
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...