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Doctors welcome second phase vaccination campaign commencing from March 1
Doctors welcome second phase vaccination campaign commencing from March 1
Last Updated: Thu, Feb 25th, 2021, 20:39:12hrs
New Delhi [India], February 25 (ANI): The second phase of the coronavirus vaccination drive is going to kick start from March 1 with priority given to those who are above 60 and those over 45 with co-morbidities.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar announced this on Wednesday. Doctors and hospitals welcomed the second phase vaccination campaign. Speaking on the subject, Dr H.S Chabbra Medical Director and Chief of Spine Indian Spinal Injuries Centre said, We welcome the government s decision to start vaccination of vulnerable, common people within less than 2 months of first vaccines being administered.
Union Budget 2021: Experts disappointed over Rs 230 cr reduction in environment ministry allocation The total allocation for the five autonomous institutes under the MoEF&CC was reduced by 20 percent, instead of the planned increase. Clouds hover a natural lake amongst the mountains at Saputara situated in the Western Ghats, some 400 Kms. from Ahmedabad on July 30, 2011. India s 1600-km long Western Ghats mountain chain has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). The Western Ghats mountain chain is recognised as one of the world s eight hottest hotspots of biological diversity. AFP PHOTO / Sam PANTHAKY / AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 06:00 IST
Industry leaders expect increased budgetary allocation for public health, removal of price caps for increased private investments and a focus on preventive measures for better public health among other measures What healthcare sector wants from pandemic budget 2021 healthcare experts weigh in | Photo Credit: BCCL
So far India seems to have weathered the pandemic better than other major economies but the catastrophe did lay bare the gaps in the country’s healthcare system. India’s total per capita expenditure on healthcare stood at Rs 1,944 per person in the financial year 2019-20. As of April 2020, the total spending by Centre and states stood at Rs 2.6 lakh crore or 1.29% of GDP which includes salaries, transfers to the state under schemes such as Ayushman Bharat.
Budget 2021: PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana to boost health infrastructure
2021 budget allocation for healthcare sector: The budget, which allocated Rs 2,23,846 crore for health and wellbeing launched a new centrally sponsored scheme, PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, with an outlay of about Rs 64,180 crores over 6 years
PB Jayakumar | February 1, 2021 | Updated 16:24 IST
In February 2018, the Indian Government had announced Ayushman Bharat Program (ABP) with two components of Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs), to deliver comprehensive primary health care (PHC) services to the entire population
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman s Budget for 2021-22 has given an unprecedented boost to create healthcare infrastructure in the country, a sector ignored over the years for many decades, feel experts.