Budget 2020: Healthcare gets Rs 69,000 crore; Rs 6,400 crore for Ayushman Bharat

This is an increase of Rs 6,341 crore from the last year budget, which was 62,659 crore

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed that Rs 69,000 crore will be allocated to the healthcare sector, out of which Rs 6,400 crore will be for Ayushman Bharat. This marks an increase of Rs 6341 crore from the last year budget, which stood at Rs 62,659 crore.

Sitharaman, informed Budget 2020 is wovens into three threads - Aspirational India, Economic Development and Caring Society....read more

Union Budget 2020: Healthcare for All

Among the huge expectations surrounding the union budget 2020, there have been some good measures taken by the government. The finance ministry has proposed INR Rs 8,000 crore outlay over 5 years for the National Mission of Quantum Technology and Application. The allocation of INR Rs 69,000 crore for the health sector comes at a time when emphasis on this segment is pertinent. With a holistic vision of healthcare, Mission Indradhanush has been extended to cover new diseases and vaccines. This is a good move considering the rise in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases and new epidemics....read more

Ask patients with suspected flu if they, or someone they have been in contact with, recently returned from China

CMAAO Update 1st February - Public Health Emergency of International Concern Person-to-person transmission in UK, USA, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam 2019 n-CoV behaves like SARS, has its origin from bats, spreads like large droplets and predominately from people having lower respiratory infections and hence universal droplet precautions the answer ....read more

Cultivating Positive Thoughts

Darkness present in a room cannot be removed physically. It can only be removed by switching on the light. Darkness, therefore, can be defined as absence of light. Similarly, negative thoughts can be defined as absence of positive thoughts. It is very difficult to remove negative thoughts but it is very easy to cultivate positive thoughts. Persistent negative thoughts creates sympathetic overactivity and leads to lifestyle disorders like blood pressure, acidity, depression, diabetes and heart blockages. ....read more

Health Sutras By Dr K K Aggarwal

A 5mm reduction in blood pressure can reduce the chances of heart attack by 5%.