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Swasth – a Tele-health Network
23 Jun

Swasth – a Tele-health Network

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Swasth is a swift response promoted by the country’s health and technology leaders to Prime Minister’s call to leverage telemedicine as a national priority in the current stressed times. A coalition of over 100 healthcare specialists has come together to launch Swasth, a nationwide telemedicine platform for Corona care, which digitally connects Indians to the best doctors and wellness providers. The mobile app-based service leverages India’s technology prowess to deliver equal and affordable healthcare to 1.3 billion people, cutting across geographical and income divides. Swasth is created by a not-for-profit consortium of different players across healthcare providers, telehealth platforms, entrepreneurs,…
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90% don’t seek help for depression; stigma cited
23 Jun

90% don’t seek help for depression; stigma cited

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People with depression do not seek help because of the stigma attached to it and the belief they will recover on their own, doctors, psychotherapists and counsellors said on Sunday at a session on depression. “According to the national mental health survey of 2016-17, about 90 per cent people in Bengal do not seek help… we found that out during a door-to-door survey,” psychiatrist Rajarshi Neogi, an assistant professor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, said. “The treatment gap in India is 85.2 per cent. This means that only about 10 per cent or a little more of all…
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NEWS | Apollo Hospital, Guwahati has informed that all Doctors, Nurses and Support Staff employed there have tested Negative for COVID-19.
22 Jun

NEWS | Apollo Hospital, Guwahati has informed that all Doctors, Nurses and Support Staff employed there have tested Negative for COVID-19.

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GUWAHATI: After a doctor from Apollo Hospitals Guwahati tested positive for COVID-19 on June 19, contact tracing of the patient was done and all contacts were tested and quarantined as per guidelines.The hospital has now informed that all Doctors, Nurses and Support Staff employed there have tested Negative for COVID-19.Apollo Hospital Guwahati is now practicing strict screening processes for all visitors to the hospital Apollo hospitals also assured people that all hospital facilities are open 24x7 for regular patients and the hospital is fully functional. The hospital has been following utmost hygiene with the use of PPE, social distancing, frequent sanitation…
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21 Jun

International Yoga Day 2020: See In Pics How It Is Being Observed

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International Yoga Day 2020: "Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family", is the focus this year as experts advised people to stay home due to the COVID-19 pandemic The sixth International Yoga Day is being observed across the world. “Yoga unites, spreads brotherhood,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who played an instrumental role in popularizing yoga in the world after coming to power in 2014, said in his message today. Since 2015, International Yoga Day, is a United Nations designated day. Yoga at Home and Yoga with Family, is the focus this year as experts advised people to stay home due…
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Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug
20 Jun

Glenmark launches Covid-19 drug

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Friday it had received an approval from India's drugs regulator to make and sell oral antiviral drug favipiravir for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients in the country. The Mumbai-based drugmaker said the approval was part of government's accelerated approval process and the drug would be for "restricted emergency use" in the country. Favipiravir is made under the brand name Avigan by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp and was approved for use as an anti-flu drug there in 2014. FabiFlu is the first oral Favipiravir-approved medication for the treatment of Covid-19, the company said in a statement. “This…
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International Yoga Day 2020
20 Jun

International Yoga Day 2020

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New Delhi: The world is all set to mark the sixth International Yoga Day on June 21. International Yoga Day is celebrated since 2015 after it was proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in 2014. The idea behind the date was explained by PM and he said that the day is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, having special significance in many parts of the world. The objective of the celebration of Yoga Day is to raise awareness of the many benefits of practising yoga. The theme…
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Amid surge in COVID-19 cases
19 Jun

Amid surge in COVID-19 cases

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New Delhi: Amid the increasing pace of coronavirus cases, the recovery rate in the country is also improving day by day. With 10,386 patients being recovered from the deadly COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, the total number of recovered patients in the country crossed the 2 lakh-mark to reach 2,04,710 on Friday. With this the recovery rate in the country also improved to 53.79 per cent from 52.96 per cent. The Health Ministry said in a release that the trend in daily numbers shows an increasing rate of recovery and an increasing gap between active and recovered cases. The health…
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Glenmark Gets Approval For Favipiravir As COVID-19 Treatment
19 Jun

Glenmark Gets Approval For Favipiravir As COVID-19 Treatment

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Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Friday it had received an approval from India's drugs regulator to make and sell oral antiviral drug favipiravir for treating mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients in the country. The Mumbai-based drugmaker said the approval was part of government's accelerated approval process and the drug would be for "restricted emergency use" in the country. Favipiravir is made under the brand name Avigan by Japan's Fujifilm Holdings Corp and was approved for use as an anti-flu drug there in 2014.
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Over 15k samples collected in 24 hours for testing Covid-19
19 Jun

Over 15k samples collected in 24 hours for testing Covid-19

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Over 15,000 samples were collected for testing coronavirus in the national capital within a 24-hour span, a senior official said on Friday. A total of 7,040 samples were collected for rapid antigen test and 7,972 samples were collected for the RT-PCR test for coronavirus on Thursday, the official said. The Delhi government commenced Covid-19 testing through rapid antigen methodology at 193 centres on Thursday. A total of 7,040 samples were collected and out of them, 456 people were found to be positive. In the initial phase, those residing in containment zones are being tested. The Delhi government has also capped…
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