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UK's National Health Service owes so much to Indian diaspora: British min

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) owes so much to the Indian diaspora and it is the partnership with India which will help the UK meet the challenges of modernising the country's healthcare system for the future, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said. As a keynote speaker at India Global Forum's (IGF) annual Diwali celebration in London on Wednesday evening, Streeting drew upon the spirit of the Festival of Lights to express optimism towards the enormous reform agenda ahead for his department. If I think about the way in which the NHS has been shaped in the last 76 years, we owe so much to the Indian diaspora here in Britain, said Streeting. It was the generation that helped to build the NHS in 1948 and today we see the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren shaping its future. When we see such enormous challenges in our health and care service, when we look out to a very fragile and unstable world, it is very easy to feel overwhelmed by the challenge and beaten by

MyCLNQ Health Launches "Healthy Bharat Mission": Pioneering Initiative to Earn While Staying Healthy [Cash Kar Har Kadam]

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2K doctors from India to plug UK's national health service shortage

Doctors in India view this move as temporary, citing the high number of doctors produced in the country each year

18% of population requires assistive care solutions, says former DGHS

Highlighting India's growing need for assistive technologies to cope with disabilities or chronic illnesses, experts at a recent event stressed the need for evidence-based research and collaboration to bridge the gap between these products and their end-users. The experts at a session on 'Growing Need for Assistive Technologies' at the 8th National Health Writers and Influencers Convention, held at AIIMS, asserted that India has a huge and growing demand for assistive technologies (ATs) to help about 250 million people who need them to cope with disabilities, ageing or chronic illnesses. Speaking on the occasion, Dr R K Srivastava, former director general of health services at the Union Health Ministry, said 18 per cent of India's population requires assistive care solutions such as spectacles, hearing aids, wheelchairs, communication aids and prosthetic limbs. Dr Ashoo Grover, Scientist 'F' and Deputy Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research, said ICMR and other .

States gear up as Covid surges: Big hospitals ready, smaller ones concerned

States have started issuing fresh guidelines as cases continue to rise

Health, holiday, happiness and more: Diwali wish list of India Inc honchos

The first big Diwali after the pandemic has industry leaders approaching the festival in a contemplative mood

England's NHS introduces 7-minute 'under the skin' cancer treatment

This new method allows cancer patients to receive the immunotherapy drug 'Atezolizumab' through an injection, as opposed to intravenous administration which can take up to an hour

NHA to boost digital health adoption with 100 microsite projects in India

The project aims to establish clusters of small and medium-sized healthcare facilities to enhance healthcare accessibility through digital health services

Ensure health services in flood-affected Assam: Mandaviya directs officials

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday directed officials to ensure the availability of critical health services in flood-affected regions of Assam and stressed on strong coordination between central and state institutions for effective management of the situation. Addressing a virtual meeting with central and state health agencies, Mandaviya directed them to prepare an online database listing information like the availability of beds, oxygen and other health facilities to ensure efficient management of any health emergency. Assam's flood situation worsened on Friday with incessant rainfall inundating new areas across 11 districts and impacting over 34,000 people. He underscored the need for the preparedness of critical health services as well as the availability of clean drinking water in flood-affected regions in Assam. Mandaviya highlighted the need for strong coordination between the central and state health institutions for the effective management of floods and a

More than 100 Indian healthcare professionals to be hired in UK: Report

In a bid to address shortage of healthcare workers, more than 100 professionals from India are set to be recruited by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) Trust

Santa rally on D-Street; Nifty tops 18K, Sensex gains 721 points

The Nifty reclaimed the 18,000 mark and ended the session at 18,014, a gain of 208 points or 1.1 per cent

Force multiplier: Meet Lord Karan Bilimoria, India's voice in the UK

'An Indian living in London; but an Indian born and brought up in India: not a second generation Asian but a first generation immigrant - who's totally Indian but feels at home in both countries'

NHA shows effectiveness of govt's increasing expenditure on health care

The current trends in the nature of the health expenditure in India vindicate the multiple steps taken by the Union government to increase access to healthcare services in the country

Monkeypox outbreak showing signs of slowing in the UK, says health agency

British authorities also said that they bought as many as 150,000 doses of the vaccine, which was made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier

China seals off iPhone maker, CNOOC in Shenzhen to battle Covid-19

The lockdown comes as China narrowly escaped an economic contraction in the June quarter, when a series of rolling lockdowns shut businesses nationwide, eroded employment and hurt consumer spending

Day-1 of free boosters: Citizens queue up to get jabs ahead of festivals

States start compiling need for additional doses, Centre seeks 50 mn doses from GAVI

Four strange Covid -19 symptoms you might not have heard about: Study

During an infection, including that of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), our bodies naturally try to express that they're under an unusual amount of stress.

Hinduja group's UK firm bags health agency contract worth GBP 211 mn

HGS UK will provide customer support to UK citizens for two years, with an option to extend the contract

Malaysia workers seek judicial review of Supermax deal to supply UK NHS

Workers at Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp will seek a judicial review of the British government's decision to approve the company as a supplier to the NHS

Criticised on pay, UK's Johnson expresses gratitude to health workers

Johnson, who himself was treated in hospital last year when he became severely ill with Covid-19, has come under fire for failing to meet his promise to look after health workers