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Gem Hospital director seeks higher health spending, rate revision under Ay
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
"As we approach the budget announcement, those of us in the healthcare profession have specific expectations. To begin with, I am looking for a significant increase in healthcare spending as a percentage of our GDP. While it stood at 1.9% last year, the National Health Policy has set a ta
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Centre introduces bill to impose new cess on pan masala, Gutka for nationa
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
After a 'sin tax' on tobacco-related items during the GST rationalisation exercise, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced 'Healthy Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025', in the Lok Sabha. The Bill proposed a rigorous new tax regime on pan masala and gutkha manu
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New White Paper by APAC CVD Alliance and Deloitte Charts Path to Tackle Ri
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Singapore, October 8: The Asia Pacific Cardiovascular Disease Alliance (APAC CVD Alliance), in collaboration with Deloitte, has released a groundbreaking White Paper, Improving Heart Failure Policy and Management in Asia Pacific: Opportunities for Impact, highlighting the urgent need for tai
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Government spending on public health has tripled over last 10 years
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
This significant rise in public healthcare investment marks a pivotal shift in India's healthcare system, with government spending overtaking private out-of-pocket expenditure for the first time in the country's history.
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Health expenditure share against GDP increases from 1.13% in FY15 to 1.84%
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The government health expenditure's share in the country's total GDP has increased from 1.13 per cent in 2014-15 to 1.84 per cent in 2021-22, showed the National Health Account (NHA) estimates for India 2020-21 and 2021-22 released on Wednesday.
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Healthcare has become increasingly affordable, accessible in recent years:
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to a press release by the Ministry of Finance, the Survey indicates that the latest National Health Accounts (NHA) estimates for FY20 reveal an increase in both the share of Government Health Expenditure (GHE) in the total GDP and the share of GHE in Total Health Expenditure (THE).
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India rubbishes Lancet report, says spending on healthcare is at all-time
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
After a Lancet report that asserted that the Indian government spends just 1.2 per cent of GDP on healthcare and noted that it was among the lowest among G20 countries, sources in the government said that spending is at an all-time high and out-of-pocket expenditure as a per cent of the t
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Share of govt health expenditure in GDP increased from 1.15 pc in 2013-14
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): National Health Authority (NHA) estimates for 2017-2018 clearly show that there has been an increase in the share of government health expenditure in the total GDP of the country. It has increased from 1.15 per cent in 2013-14 to 1.35 per cent in 2017
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NHA report for 2017-18 released: Centre's health expenditure in GDP increa
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): The Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Monday released findings of the National Health Accounts (NHA) Estimates for India for 2017-18.
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Increase in health expenditure to help in the development of the public he
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with a large footprint in manufacturing and healthcare worker training in India, has welcomed the increase in health budget to Rs
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India's COVID-19 tally crosses 90,000-mark; death toll at 2,872
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): The COVID-19 count in India crossed the 90,000-mark on Sunday while the death toll stood at 2,872 even as the country stepped into the fourth phase of lockdown.
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Bill Gates writes to PM Modi, commends his leadership in dealing with COVI
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): Philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership in dealing with COVID-19 pandemic by adopting several measures including lockdown and increasing health expenditure to strengthen the health system re
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