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Covid-19: Delhi records 586 cases, four deaths; positivity rate at 1.37%

The number of daily cases in Delhi has been on the decline after touching the record high of 28,867 on January 13

Covid vaccines have reached just half of world population: Report

The data shows that less than 11 per cent of people have received at least one dose against Covid in low-income countries

Dr K Srinath Reddy on flattening the Omicron curve

Business Standard's Bhaswar Kumar speaks to Dr K Srinath Reddy, president of Public Health Foundation of India to know his views about how the third Covid wave is likely to play out in India

In 2022, the goal will be to ramp up public health infrastructure

The first of the year-ender series takes a dive into the health care crisis that India faced this year and what's in store as 2022 rings in

'Start identifying people who need booster doses': PHFI President to govt

Given that Botswana and other South African countries have a considerable number of HIV-AIDS cases, there's ample opportunity for the virus to mutate substantially, says K Srinath Reddy

The vital enemy

A biochemist and public health specialist has written an entertaining and eye-opening history of viruses

Covid norms for going outside meant to protect public health: Kerala HC

The state has mandated having one dose of vaccine or a negative RT-PCR test not older than 72 hours for entering shops or going to work for protecting people's health, the Kerala High Court said.

Over a quarter of health subsidy cornered by the wealthiest 20%: PHFI

Low awareness combined with limited coverage means that the richest 20% get over a quarter of the health subsidy; only half of this goes to the poorest 20%

Over 3,000 affected by Black Fungus, 122 fatalities in Tamil Nadu: Minister

Owing to the increase in the cases across the state, the government has established special wards to treat those infected with black fungus, also known as Mucormycosis

Guinea declares end to latest Ebola outbreak that killed 12: WHO

The outbreak emerged in February

Jharkhand on high alert as mucormycosis infections increase

A total of 79 confirmed and 53 suspected cases have been reported to date in 18 of the 24 districts, he said.

US states warned over scaling back on reporting key Covid-19 data

Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key Covid-19 metrics such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations, a trend that worries some public health experts

State govt responsible for issues related to public health, hospitals: HC

Public health and hospitals are a "state subject": Bombay HC

Melinda Gates sees US govt donating coronavirus vaccine doses soon

In her first remarks since divorce with Bill Gates, Melinda said governments were waking up to arguments that the global economy needs to be vaccinated to bring the pandemic under control

Revisit current vaccine policy, it may create disparity: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its Covid-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health

Best of BS Opinion: The GST puzzle, infecting public health, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Poor families saved Rs 50k cr due to health schemes, lower drug prices: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the poor and needy have been able to save Rs 50,000 crore annually due to various health-related measures taken up by his government like providing affordable medicines, healthcare and reducing the prices of medical devices. Modi, who dedicated to the nation the 7,500th Janaushadhi Kendra at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong, also said the move to provide affordable medicines through the Janaushadhi scheme is spreading across the length and breadth of the country. In a virtual address regarding the 'Janaushadhi Week' celebrated across the nation from March 1 to March 7 to create awareness about the 'Janaushadhi' scheme, the Prime Minister said it is helping the countrymen living in tribal areas in the North East and the mountainous areas. "Today, when the 7,500th centre has been inaugurated, it has been held in Shillong. It is clear from this how much public health centres

Govt likely to set up Pradhan Mantri health fund in upcoming Budget

Centre, states to contribute to meet higher public spending target

Budget Byte: Public health & wellness centres saw huge turnout in 2020

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Niti proposes 'surveillance information platform' to boost public health

Niti Aayog also pitched for establishing mechanisms to streamline data sharing, capture, analysis and dissemination to include the use of situation-aware real-time signals from social media