Children’s Day is a special occasion celebrated worldwide to honour the joys of childhood and to raise awareness about the rights and well-being of children. Marked by a variety of events, performances, and activities, it’s a day dedicated to children, their future, and their role in society. On this day, people send messages, wishes, and…
NEW DELHI: Union health minister J P Nadda on Tuesday urged more hospitals to adopt digital technology to manage healthcare data. He said this will help to ensure that patient’s information remains secure and easily accessible.“Today, when patient data is transferred from one hospital to another, several challenges occur which include data security, interoperability, and…
NEW DELHI: India’s elderly population is expected to double by 2050, said UNFPA India chief Andrea Wojnar in an interview to PTI on Sunday. She further said that elderly women would be “more likely to live alone and face poverty”. With the Union Budget 2024 set to be presented on Tuesday, Wojnar said that there…
Did you know that your hospital bill is likely to be heftier – and not less, as many believe – if you are paying for it yourself rather than through an insurance firm? A patient in Gurgaon discovered this to his horror recently and TOI’s enquiries reveal that this is standard practice.When this patient, while…
In any assessment of a nation’s socio-economic progress, the health and well-being of its women and children is paramount. Undernutrition is not merely a health concern, it is fundamentally an economic and human capital issue with profound implications for a country’s development and future. Milk bank in Melghat saving infants from malnutrition Recognising this, the…
