Share of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) declines from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20

The share of Out-of-Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) in Total Health Expenditure has declined from 62.6% in 2014-15 to 47.1% in 2019-20 as per the National Health Accounts Estimate for India (2019-20) released on Tuesday. Releasing...

Mandaviya flags off Jan Aushadhi Train highlighting Generic medicines

On the third day of the weeklong celebrations of Jan Aushadhi week, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, flagged off a Jan Aushadhi Train (Chhattisgarh Samparkranti Express) from...

India achieves over 15,000 transplants in a year first time, an annual increase of 27% 

Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday said that there is fast resurgence in the transplant activities post COVID and for the first time country has achieved more than 15,000 transplants in a year (2022). Along with...