-Newsclick.in A plethora of evidence shows that in India, public-private partnerships have either been rolled back or have led to poor health outcomes. Recently, government think-tank NITI Aayog came up with a proposal for running district Hospitals in public-private partnership (PPP) mode. Under the proposal, new and existing private medical colleges will be linked with functional district Hospitals. According to sources, the proposal is open to public comments till February 10, 2020. There...
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Over 600 infants died in Rajasthan, Gujarat Hospitals last month: 10 points -Harsha Kumari Singh/ Jimmy Jacob
-NDTV The BJP, which initially targeted the Congress over the infant deaths in Rajasthan, was faced with a similar situation in Gujarat. Jaipur: Over 600 babies died at six major Hospitals across Rajasthan and Gujarat in December last year, agencies reported amid outrage over the alleged lack of life-saving equipment in government medical institutions. The first reports of the kind emerged from the JK Lon Hospital in Rajasthan's Kota, where 100...
More »219 infants died during December in two of Gujarat's civil Hospitals -Mahesh Langa
-The Hindu In Rajkot, there were 134 deaths while in Ahmedabad civil hospital it was 85, according to data AHMEDABAD: Even as the deaths of infants are rising in Rajasthan's Kota government hospital, their numbers which surfaced from two of Gujarat’s civil Hospitals in Rajkot and Ahmedabad are more shocking: 219 deaths in December. In Rajkot, 134 infants died in December while in Ahmedabad civil hospital there were 85 deaths in the same...
More »Doctors to cops: Don't meddle -GS Mudur
-The Telegraph At least 3 doctors who had visited Daryaganj police station on Friday night were initially denied access to the detainees The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the country’s largest body of doctors, has condemned what it said were “disturbing” incidents of police trying to obstruct doctors from providing medical attention to victims of police violence during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. IMA office-bearers said they had received reports from association...
More »Fortis, Max Hospitals to stop cashless treatment if Modi govt doesn't clear dues in 15 days -Himani Chandna
-ThePrint.in The government is yet to settle dues of Rs 650 crore and the Hospitals have claimed to be hard-pressed for resources. New Delhi: Top private Hospitals, including Fortis, Max, BLK and Medanta, warned the Narendra Modi government Thursday of suspending the cashless treatment under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) if their dues are not paid within the next 15 days. The government is yet...
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