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India needs more infectious disease experts: Indian-American doc

December 16, 2012
Despite infectious diseases claiming over 20 million lives a year, India has just a handful of specialists in the field for its 1.2 billion population, says an Indian American expert pushing for this country to set up a …

Jayalalithaa asks PM to levy user charges at JIPMER

September 4, 2012
 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to instruct JIPMER in Puducherry to withdraw the user charges it levies for various medical investigations. She said the move is against the …

Will the NUHM alleviate the healthcare woes of people living in towns and cities?

July 2, 2012
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the government is proposing a new National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to focus on the health challenges of people in towns and cities while it would continue the National Rural Health Mission …