Centre mulls e-classes for medical students in Manipur

If the unrest continues, some of the needy students may be allowed to shift to medical colleges in other states. Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya may also pay a visit to the northeastern state which has been affected badly due to ethnic strife which erupted in May.

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G20 Health Ministers call for building resilient, equitable access to affordable medicines in developing world

According to the outcome document released after the meet in Gandhinagar on August 19, consensus was built on setting up research and development and manufacturing network for vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics, along with setting up a platform for making open-source and inter-operable digital solutions readily available.

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60 new cases of coronavirus infection detected

The country's COVID case tally is 4.49 crore. The number of people who have recuperated from the infection has increased to 4.45 crore, and the national recovery rate stands at 98.81 per cent, according to the health ministry's website.

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Health experts chart a path to accessible healthcare at ETHealthworld Healthcare Leaders Summit

The grand success of the 3rd edition of the Healthcare Leaders Summit (HLS) hosted by ETHealthworld has marked a pivotal moment in the Indian healthcare landscape. The summit saw influential leaders of the healthcare sector, come together and deliberate on healthcare leaders' role in revitalizing India's healthcare infrastructure, trends transforming hospital management, a digital roadmap for accessible and affordable healthcare, patient data safety, and the potential of digitization in the healthcare supply chain.

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Digital health can be an effective preventive tool against a host of diseases: Dr Jitendra Singh

Sharing details on the efforts taken by the government, Dr Singh said, “The government is planning a unique PPP entity for which Rs 36,000 crore of the research funding is to come from the private sector whereas the government will put Rs 14,000 crore for the same, to ensure greater participation of industry. Dr. Singh was speaking at the third edition of Healthcare Leaders Summit organized by ETHealthworld on Thursday.

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Cigna removes pre-authorization requirement for 25 per cent of medical services

Health insurers have come under pressure as physicians claim that the pre-authorization requirements for some procedures are restrictive and increases their paperwork.

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One billion people globally to have osteoarthritis by 2050: Lancet Study

In 2020, 595 million people were found to be affected by osteoarthritis, a 132 per cent increase from 256 million people in 1990, the study led by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), Washington, US, as part of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 said. The study attributed the rapid increase in the osteoarthritis cases mainly to aging, population growth and obesity.

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