By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, August 6, 2020: The premier healthcare organization of the Catholic Church in India has partnered with the University of Melbourne to roll out an online course for sister doctors. The course titled “Communicating “COVID-19” is designed to help clinicians communicate with patients, caretakers and theContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Secunderabad, July 18, 2020: The premier healthcare organization of the Catholic Church in India has announced the Disability Award to honor its founder Sister Mary Glowrey, an Australian. The Catholic Health Association of India (CHAI), which set up the award in partnership with the Liliane FondsContinue Reading
London, June 18, 2020: At least 3.9 million early deaths are being averted worldwide every year by people being physically active, according to a new study published in The Lancet Global Health. “Research into lifestyle factors such as lack of physical activity, poor diet, drinking alcohol, and smoking, tends toContinue Reading
New Delhi, May 20, 2020: The India government on May 20 presented statistics comparing India with 15 worst coronavirus affected nations to highlight how the country had fared better on taming Covid-19 pandemic. According to a health ministry official, the worst affected countries — the United States, Russia, Spain, Brazil,Continue Reading
By Matters India Reporter New Delhi, March 23, 2020: The elderly people in India can now breathe easy amid the coronavirus scare. Seniority, India’s largest shopping destination for seniors, on March 23 joined DocsApp, a leading digital healthcare platform, to provide exclusive medical assistance to those above 60, a groupContinue Reading
New Delhi, March 11, 2020: Novel coronavirus, which has killed around 4,300 people across the world, can be characterized as a “pandemic,” the World Health Organization has announced. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread andContinue Reading
By Dr. George Jacob Kochi, Feb 10, 2020: Healthcare dispensation does not function on a one plus one equals two formula. It is a product of churning of ethics governing the profession and dilemmas faced by its dispensers. Doctors come across numerous occasions where they are required to treat patientsContinue Reading
New Delhi, Feb 2, 2020: The federal government has ordered an inquiry into a study conducted in Nagaland by researchers from the U.S., China and India on bats and humans carrying antibodies to deadly viruses like Ebola. The inquiry comes as officials worldwide grapple with the spread of novel coronavirusContinue Reading
Thrissur, Jan 30, 2020: Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja on January 30 said coronavirus has been confirmed on a student returning from China. The unidentified student admitted at Thrissur General Hospital has been diagnosed with the virus. Addressing the media, the minister said the health condition of the studentContinue Reading
Aizawl, Jan 25, 2020: The Non-Governmental Hospital Association of Mizoram (NGHAM), an umbrella body of all private and church-run hospitals in the northeastern Indian state, has expressed their willingness to implement a healthcare scheme. Officials of the state health department said the association after its meeting on January 24 informedContinue Reading
