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What does it take to save a newborn’s life?
Although India is undeniably on a path toward economic prosperity, losing millions of children every year to preventable deaths undermines this progress
4 min read27 Apr 2018Modicare will find it tough to get out of the blocks
Past experience shows that India lacks the institutional expertise and capacity to implement public health insurance effectively
4 min read5 Feb 2018Budget 2018 on Healthcare: ‘Modicare’ to cover 4 out of every 10 Indians
The National Health Protection Scheme, termed Modicare by Arun Jaitley, aims to offer health insurance up to Rs5 lakh per family per year
2 min read2 Feb 2018Budget 2018: India is inching towards universal health coverage
Proposals of National Health Policy under Ayushman Bharat announced in Union Budget 2018 provide the thrust for India's journey towards universal health coverage
2 min read2 Feb 2018Budget 2018: India’s health sector needs more funds and better management
The utilization and management of funds allocated for healthcare leave much to be desired
3 min read25 Jan 2018Budget 2018 view: ‘Patient’ approach to better health
There is pressing need to focus on health systems strengthening, and particularly on reforming two critical arms: human resources, planning and budgeting
3 min read25 Jan 2018Budget 2018: Govt plans to raise health spending by 11%, less than requested
Health minister J.P. Nadda had sought a 'bare minimum' budget of nearly $10 billion for 2018-1933% higher than last yearin a letter to the finance minister on 26 November
3 min read18 Jan 2018Govt to increase health budget to 2.5% of GDP by 2025: Minister J.P. Nadda
With more finance flow to the states, the government is attempting to achieve Universal Health Coverage, says health minister J.P. Nadda
1 min read12 Dec 2017Govt pares back planned funding for crucial public health scheme
The finance ministry in August renewed the National Health Mission with $20 bn of funding between 2017-2020, against the health ministry's estimated requirement of $25 bn
3 min read23 Nov 2017What ails India’s public health system?
Incidents such as the recent children deaths at BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur highlight endemic failure of procurement management
10 min read20 Sep 2017Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared