Economic Survey 2023-24: Standardising Guidelines and Bridging Psychiatrist Deficit Can Fix Gaps in Mental Healthcare in India

The Economic Survey 2023-24 tabled by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid a focus on the increase in mental health issues in India and outlined for several key policy changes such as achieving WHO benchmarks over the number of psychiatrists per lakh population in the country; Developing comprehensive guidelines for the excellence centers; Standardisation of guidelines for mental-health services across government and private sector among others.

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Primary healthcare expenditure increased from 51.3 per cent of GHE in FY15 to 55.9 per cent of GHE in FY20: Eco Survey

he survey also notes a significant increase in the social security expenditure on health, which grew from 5.7 per cent in FY15 to 9.3 per cent in FY20. There was also a decline in out-of-pocket expenditure (OOPE) as a percentage of total health expenditure (THE) between FY15 and FY20.

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UN says 2024 decisive to ending AIDS as health threat

Access to antiretroviral medication is a major issue, with 30.7 million patients receiving such treatment compared to just 7.7 million in 2010. But the figure falls far short of a target of 34 million set for 2025.

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12 lakh excess deaths in Covid year, reveals report; govt says methodology flawed

​The paper stated that the increase in all-cause mortality in 2020 could be due to deteriorating economic conditions and pandemic disruptions to public health services such as childhood immunizations, tuberculosis treatment, and hospital births identified in earlier research papers. Health ministry argued that SRS data in 2020 showed very little, if any, excess mortality compared with 2019 and no reduction in life expectancy.

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Centre to deploy team to support Kerala in probing Nipah virus case

The ministry has advised the state to immediately implement public health measures such as active case search in the boy's family and his neighbourhood, and in areas with similar topography of the place the case was detected.

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Health ministry terms a study on Covid deaths in India 'misleading'

​The NFHS sample is representative of the country only when it is considered as a whole. The 23 per cent of households included in this analysis from part of 14 states cannot be considered representative of the country, the statement said.

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Collaborative Efforts Needed to Leverage AI's Full Potential in Transforming Healthcare

​The government is interested in partnering with the industry to leverage AI for public health dimensions such as individualized care, prediction, targeting, and precision public health. Industry stakeholders should contribute to refining the mission and leveraging the India AI mission, a 10,000 crore initiative, for collaborative advancements in AI-driven healthcare, said Dr. VK Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health).

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