The incidence of diabetes has seen an alarming increase in recent decades worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that the disease was directly responsible for 1.5 million deaths in 2019 alone.
The ground reality of the state of Emergency Response System in India is shocking. Even at one of the busiest public beaches in Goa, speedy medical assistance was not available.
The government should provide 'incentives for setting up hospitals in smaller towns and cities' in this year's budget, LetsMD Founder and CEO Nivesh Khandelwal said.
The report shows that uterus transplants from deceased donors are feasible and may open access for all women with uterine infertility, without the need for live donors.
This comes after the Narendra Modi government has slashed prices of medical devices such as knee implants and heart stents by up to 75% in recent months.
Outlook previously detailed the unscrupulous ways in which medical device manufacturing companies and hospitals fleece patients into getting expensive surgeries and transplants to make money
