Wonderful interaction with 'Bike Ambulance' riders of Chennai today. Tamil Nadu has 41 such Bike Ambulances in cities like Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore etc. These Ambulances are a boon as they navigate the busy, congested areas and narrow streets to reach before '108 Ambulances'

Dreading what will happen to traffic if we just double from 4-8%.

Education and awareness, prevention efforts and continued focus on research pivotal to containment of #AntimicrobialResistance The Indian Express ICMR

#AyushmanBharat: Lifeline for senior citizens! The Cabinet's groundbreaking decision ensures that Ayushman Bharat now covers seniors aged 70 yrs and above. With up to ₹5 lakh annually for free treatment, Ayushman Bharat is setting new standards in healthcare accessibility and

Senior Citizens Account for 24% of Ayushman Bharat Admissions: Why Free Insurance to All Above 70 Is A Big Move Out of the total hospital admissions in 5+ years, nearly 24 % were senior citizens —shows they needed scheme the most. By Aman Sharma news18.com/india/24-of-ay…

Interesting innovation for #AMR control in Kerala The Blue Envelope strategy. #healthpolicy

My daughter's class 4 school fees have increased from Rs 1.80 lakh to Rs 2.60 lakh, which is rising faster than the stock market in almost every city. The real inflation has happened in education. Inflation adjusted, school fees are up 10x and college fees are up 20x in the

Very distressing -- and urgent -- report on the lack of safety in India's hospitals, by Shriya Mohan in the Mint today, who speaks to several doctors to find that Indian medicine’s #MeToo moment is long overdue: livemint.com/news/india/kol…

Really flummoxing that many equipments used in cochlear implants & other assistive aids used for PwDs have 18% #GST. Everytime I hve to visit for repair/servicing, my heart sinks at the thought of the total bill. These things don't come cheap. This HAS to change. GST Council

*India's #SickleCellDisease.(SCD) challenge"- ✍️ in The Hindu by Gautam Dongre NASCO , Secretary, National Alliance of Sickle Cell Organizations India SCD Alliance & Mr. Dhananjay. "Our estimates suggest that only 18% of people affected by SCD, are receiving consistent treatment" Urvashi Prasad

This is a patient being planned for a complex vascular surgery at Kauvery Hospital Marathahalli Bengaluru. Do help. Thank you. Please share it among your known people and friends. impactguru.com/fundraiser/hel…

Visited some apartments in Noida for a friend. 3 & 4 BHKs going for ₹4-5Cr. The roads outside are broken. Guards are untrained & poorly dressed. The entrance gives substandard feeling. Inside, the rooms are cramped. Makes you question how we've been sold on the idea of "luxury."

In December 2022, #AIIMS delhi had ambitiously announced that its campus was going to be “#tobacco-free”. However, data collected during the same period for an unrelated study reveals that 40.01% of security personnel employed at AIIMS, who are incidentally tasked with making the

🐍 #SnakeBites are a severe issue in India, with 46,000 deaths annually. The country reports more snake bites than any other region, including SA & Africa. I recently had an opportunity to talk about it. 👇👇Sharing some thoughts on snake envenomation and its effects on the

As the first cohort of liberalisation gets ready to retire, they find the next gen not wanting to repeat their lives. For that generation it was sheer survival. For the next cohort it has moved to higher order things. Choices made today have long term consequences. My oped in

Population collapse

India imposes a 35% tax on workers. I'm talking about mandatory EPFO, ESIC and EDLI deductions. They are meant to help workers, but mainly help bureaucrats. Just look at EPF withdrawal complaints or ESIC claims. It's time to free Indians from this system. livemint.com/money/income-e…

Ali Mehdi and I write on the need for giving health including preventive health a high priority for maximising our gains from the favourable demographic structure. Jagat Prakash Nadda Nirmala Sitharaman PMO India Ashish Dhawan Pahle India Foundation Vd. Rajesh Kotecha Ministry of Health

Imagine if every family member elected a “Chief Health Officer” amongst them who is responsible for making sure their family is maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Just like companies have CTOs, CMOs, CFOs, I believe every family should have a CHO (Chief Health Officer)! Today

India's household financial assets shift over 2014-2024: Savings accounts: 21% to 17% Fixed deposits: 33% to 23% Insurance: 23% to 21% Equities: 7% to 12% Mutual funds: 5% to 11% The data shows a clear trend of Indians moving away from traditional fixed-income instruments