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While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s Newsletter of India’s healthcare sector.
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Meghalaya launches the Safe Motherhood Scheme, to enhance maternal and infant health care in the state
Posted on July 31, 2024Meghalaya launches the Safe Motherhood Scheme, to enhance maternal and infant health care in the state. The scheme includes over 80 transit homes for safe accommodation of mothers and infants and has allotted over 150 vehicles dedicated to transporting high-risk pregnant and expectant mothers.
Ministry for Development of Northeast Region (DoNER) launches 5G training labs and 5G applications for the health sector
Posted on October 4, 2023Ministry for Development of Northeast Region (DoNER) launches 5G training labs and 5G applications for the health sector in all the eight northeastern states.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves a loan of $40.5 million to support integrated early childhood development and maternal mental health in Meghalaya
Posted on August 23, 2023Asian Development Bank (ADB) approves a loan of $40.5 million to support integrated early childhood development and maternal mental health in Meghalaya. The Meghalaya government will contribute $15.27 million to the project.
Meghalaya approves and notifies the draft policy under the Drug Reduction Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM) for ensuring a drug-free Meghalaya
Posted on June 21, 2023Meghalaya approves and notifies the draft policy under the Drug Reduction Elimination and Action Mission (DREAM) for ensuring a drug-free Meghalaya.
Meghalaya launches the Meghalaya Cancer Care or “Meg Can Care” project for screening and early detection of cancer
Posted on June 7, 2023Meghalaya launches the Meghalaya Cancer Care or “Meg Can Care” project for screening and early detection of cancer. The project is an initiative of the Meghalaya government in collaboration with Apollo Telemedicine Foundation and the World Economic Forum.
State government launched program to address shortage of specialists
Posted on January 30, 2019The state government launched the “Design and Adoption of Alternate Models for Responding to Address Shortage of Medical Specialists in Meghalaya” (ADARSH) program to address the perpetual shortage of specialist doctors in Meghalaya.
Meghalaya is attempting to achieve 100% vaccine coverage for Measles-Rubella
Posted on September 26, 2018Meghalaya aims to cover more than 1.3 million children to achieve 100 percent coverage under the Measles-Rubella Vaccination campaign, which will be launched in the state on October 1.
A national Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign is scheduled for Meghalaya
Posted on September 12, 2018A national Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign is scheduled to be conducted in Meghalaya from September 24. The campaign aims to eradicate measles and control rubella/congenital rubella syndrome by 2020, and will target all children from 9 months to 15 years of age.
State government to extend the policy period of the Megha Health Insurance Scheme
Posted on August 22, 2018Meghalaya health minister A L Hek said the state government has decided to extend the policy period of the Megha Health Insurance Scheme (MHIS-III) until October 1 this year. Once the policy period ends, the government will implement the new MHIS-IV, which had already been approved in convergence with the center’s Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission or Ayushman Bharat.