Since 2013 our algos have been accurately predicting the investment heatmap in the healthcare and life sciences in India which were predicting with 95% accuracy on the sectoral investment cycle in India till the end of 2019. Since the Covid Pandemic in 2020 we lowered levels of prediction accuracy like we started back in 2013.… Continue reading 2023 India Healthcare and Lifesciences Investment Outlook
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Budget 2022: When is Healthcare’s Amrit Kaal Coming?
Preamble On 1 February 2022, our Hon. Finance Minister presented her fourth budget in the Parliament and introduced the “Amrit Kaal” in Point 4 of her speech, “we are marking Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, and have entered into Amrit Kaal, the 25-year-long leadup to India@100. Hon’ble Prime Minister in his Independence Day address had set-out… Continue reading Budget 2022: When is Healthcare’s Amrit Kaal Coming?
2022: Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook
Since 2013 our algos have been accurately predicting the investment heatmap in the healthcare and life sciences in India which were predicting with 95% accuracy on the sectoral investment cycle in India till the end of 2019. Since the Covid Pandemic in 2020 we lowered levels of prediction accuracy like we started back in 2013.… Continue reading 2022: Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook
Healthy Financial Relief Package for People’s Health
Background Last week, India’s Finance Minister announced a slew of financial relief to the stimulate growth and improve the healthcare infrastructure of the country which has been affected badly by the second wave of Covid. The package worth INR 0.62 million crores can be sub divided in three broad themes: Those that improve the financial… Continue reading Healthy Financial Relief Package for People’s Health
Privileged to be Part of World’s Largest Vaccination Drive on 21 June 2021
Introduction I went for my first vaccine shot yesterday (21 June 2021). Little did I knew that I would be amongst the first 2000 of the innoculatees on the Covin App (I am informed that there were 2000 vaccination centers that logged in the Covin App at 9 am. I was numero uno at Wockhardt… Continue reading Privileged to be Part of World’s Largest Vaccination Drive on 21 June 2021
Ask What You Can Do for Me, My MP and MLA
Background India is the world’s leading vaccine producer. However, a lot of discussions in the media by the politicians blaming the Center for the shortage of vaccines has been doing the rounds. One politician even went to the length of sharing the ‘formula’ of the vaccine to other so that they can manufacture the vaccines.… Continue reading Ask What You Can Do for Me, My MP and MLA
Covid Apartheid-Complete State-level Nationalisation of Hospitals?
Background There has been news floating on the WhatsApp on complete takeover of private and charitable hospitals by the Maharashtra Government. MAHARASHTRA TAKES CONTROL OF PRIVATE COVID HOSPITALS, FIXES DAILY RATES – The Daily Guardian. The article was published on May 7, 2021 and quotes Sudhakar Shinde, CEO, State Health Guarantee Society saying, “We have… Continue reading Covid Apartheid-Complete State-level Nationalisation of Hospitals?
What’s the Fear of WhatsApp Privacy Policy and your Fearlessness of Your Healthcare Information on Aarogya Setu?
The Fear, The Fake and The Facts – The New Pandemic on Chats Monday morning when I woke up there and switched on my phone, there were hundreds of messages forwards and group chats if we should delete out WhatsApp accounts and either move the group to a new chat platform called Signal. In the… Continue reading What’s the Fear of WhatsApp Privacy Policy and your Fearlessness of Your Healthcare Information on Aarogya Setu?
How can Social Media be Socially and Inclusive in Healthcare in the New Normal?
With the recent US Government action on Facebook and the pace at which fakenews have been spread during Covid and now on the Covid Vaccine, I am tempted to share my earlier article on this subject. Background India is world’s second largest growing online population in the world after Brazil. Over the last one year,… Continue reading How can Social Media be Socially and Inclusive in Healthcare in the New Normal?
Sustainability Heat Map of State-level Digital Health Initiatives in the New Normal in India
Preamble The Covid Crisis has opened up many digital health initiatives by many State Governments as a crisis management initiative. Over 300 such initiatives were launched by various State Governments across India for management of Covid as part of their charter for health management. As we shift to the new normal, many of these efforts… Continue reading Sustainability Heat Map of State-level Digital Health Initiatives in the New Normal in India