Healthcare 2019

Budget 2019: Govt may consider cutting customs duty on some medical devices

The government may consider reducing customs duty on certain medical devices in the forthcoming budget with an aim to boosting domestic manufacturing of such goods

Finance Minister should consider liberalising Section 80C, and increase tax exemption limit

Senior citizens have their own geriatric needs. Unfortunately, section 80C doesn’t cater to them.

Budget 2019: Benefits, quota skewed towards minorities, 'majority' middle class ignored; will Jaitley remedy this?

What is worse is that the middle class which can invest in education finds that the quality of education in schools is so poor that the educated cannot find jobs very easily.

Govt to set up medical devices promotion body to boost manufacturing, attract investments

Medical devices industry plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem and is indispensable to achieve the goal of health for all citizens.

Cabinet approves plan for AIIMS in Tamil Nadu, Telangana; each facility to cater to 1,500 outdoor patients per day

The Union cabinet on Monday approved the establishment of two new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) — one each in Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Ayushman Bharat: One lakh people benefitted under health insurance scheme, says J P Nadda

The health ministry has said the scheme will help in reducing expenditure on hospitalizations and help mitigate the financial risk arising out of catastrophic health episodes.

Healthcare sector may see further consolidation in 2019; more partnerships between public and private sector expected

Malaysia's IHH Healthcare has scalped 31.1 percent stake in Fortis for Rs 4,000 crore after months of intense competition and is in process of taking another 26 percent stake.

India can't achieve 8% annual GDP growth without reducing income and gender inequality and improving healthcare

India is one of the most unequal countries in the world, with the top 10 percent controlling 55 percent of the total wealth against 31 percent in 1980, according to the 2018 World Inequality report.