Contributing Member of the Healthcare Councils

GLG News by this Author

GLG News is now G+ Insights

G+ is a community for professionals, academics and entrepreneurs to connect through online discussions and in-person meetings. You will continue to see G+ Insights (formerly GLG News) here as well as on the G+ website, where you can share and discuss the G+ Insights you read.

Privatisation of Health care Services

April 6, 2010

Analysis of:A ‘Private’ Affair analysing the need for private sector in Indian healthcare system | http

Privatisation in the Indian healthcare system would not only be beneficial for the up gradation of the medical facilities of the country but will also be beneficial for the poor and common people. It will also attract foreign investment and will able to keep the physicians staying in the country motivated.

Brucellosis in India: a deceptive infectious disease

March 10, 2010

Analysis of:Brucellosis in India | http

Brucellosis is an important but neglected disease in India. This zoonotic disease is present in alllivestock systems and the increased demand for dairy products accompanied with changing andintensified farming practices has raised the concern for increased spread and intensifiedtransmission of this infection to the human population with increased risk of disease. Brucellosiscan be controlled by mass vaccination of livestock. Human brucellosis can be treated with acombination of antibiotics but is very difficult to diagnose and requires laboratory testing forconfirmation. Only a few recent studies have addressed the prevalence and importance of brucellosisas a human disease problem in India. The disease may be overlooked and misdiagnosed because ofthe difficult diagnosis and the absence and lack of experience with laboratory testing. Alertness ofmedical staff is needed to recognize and diagnose the disease. Awareness of risk groups is neededto take appropriate preventive measures and to accept control measures.

Is integration of services Good /Bad

February 17, 2010

Analysis of:STI’s including HIV/AIDS: Integration of screening in ANC plus family planning | www.indmedica.com

Sexual transmitted infections (STIs) represent a vast reservoir of infection among women of reproductive age group especially in developing countries . The HIV pandemic is spreading rapidly  in India and has infected more than 4 million individuals. As per studies there is  a rapid rise in HIV seroprevalence in high-risk groups like commercial sex workers, patients having STDs and IV drug abusers.The scenario in India about HIV/AIDS is that it is gaining entry into general population and not limited to high risk groups. The first HIV positive case was reported from Chennai (Tamil Nadu ) in 1992 .HIV infection increased from nil in 1986 to 19.9 percent in 2003. It was observed that in males the seropositivity was higher (6.9%) than in females which was (3.3%). It was observed that prevalence was equal in both sexes and the age group affected was between 25 to 29 years 

Privatisation of Health , Good or Bad ?

February 14, 2010

Analysis of:Privatization of Health Sector | www.ehealthonline.org

The objective of the paper is to highlight that the increase in privatisation in the Indian healthcare system would not only be beneficial for the up gradation of the medical facilities of the country but will also be beneficial for the poor and common people. It will also attract foreign investment and will able to keep the physicians staying in the country motivated.

Drug Act

February 23, 2009

Analysis of:Irrational Use of Anti microbials | www.indmedica.com

Antibiotic , irrational use , drug act

Page : 11 to 5 of 5