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• Telemedicine intervention to prevent diabetes in rural india

  Being the diabetes capital of the world, India is home to more than 70 million people living with the condition. By taking the necessary steps to ensure that this alarming number does not increase further and that the current patients are taking the appropriate precautions to avoid any life-threatening complications, the burden of this chronic condition can be lessened. This is prominently needed in rural areas, where about 70 per cent of Indians reside.

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• WHO South-East Asia region launches regional forum for primary healthcare-oriented health system

  The WHO stressed that the importance of PHC-oriented health systems was introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent economic challenges. The WHO called on member states to make policy and strengthen efforts towards quality, accessible and affordable primary health care for universal health coverage, health security, and Health for All.

  

• The George Institute for Global Health, India, Imperial College London establish NIHR Global Health Research Centre on NCDs, environmental change

  The centre includes an interdisciplinary group of academics from the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Research (Bangladesh), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research (India), and University of Brawijaya (Indonesia), who will work to address specific health concerns related to environmental change.

  

• Govt spend on primary healthcare up from 51% in FY14 to 55% in FY19: NHA

  Increased expenditure on primary healthcare not only ensures quality services at the grassroot level but also reduces the chances of ailments requiring secondary or tertiary healthcare services, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

  

• There is an underlying need to strengthen the primary healthcare coverage in India: Vaibhav Singh, Visit Health

  Every player might take a different route to achieve this vision but the final vision for the majority of healthcare partners is just to ensure that the millions and millions of people who are deprived of holistic health care benefits should be given access in some way or the other.

  

• Budget aims for 200 modernised health centres with diagnostics in Mumbai

  The allocation is at Rs 6,934 crore, up from Rs 4,728 crore in 2021-22. Actual expenses of 2021-22, however, have exceeded budget estimate by nearly Rs 1,900 crore to touch Rs 6,624 crore, chiefly due to expenses incurred in tackling Covid-19.

  

• Prioritize investments in primary healthcare for UHC: WHO

  Countries with strong PHC systems were able to respond faster and more efficiently to the challenges posed by the pandemic, indicated WHO.

  

• Govt of India, Asian Development Bank sign $300 million loan to improve primary health care in the country

  "Ensuring equitable access to non-COVID-19 primary health care is critical amid challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic to India's health system," said Konishi.

  

• Healthcare workers’ vaccination: Asr study ‘encouraging’

  A four-member team of researchers examined data of 1,054 healthcare workers given shots of Covishield to assess the safety and to assess the risk assessment in the general population.

  

• India Inc.’s primary healthcare experience is broken: Survey

  A survey conducted among 2,500 users of Loop Health’s platform, reveals that 73 percent of India Inc’s employees do not have a primary care provider that they trust, or can access when they are sick.

  

• We continue to prioritise and focus on transforming primary healthcare: Rajesh Ranjan Singh, CEO, WISH Foundation

  The Government of India is working really hard on transforming primary healthcare. The simple reason that roughly around 65 to 67 percent of diseases, which get referred and treated at tertiary care hospitals can easily be handled at primary health centres.