Dr Shetty said developing countries made an error by prioritising malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV in their government health policies. He said while these diseases cause 1.2 million to 2 million deaths annually, the lack of access to safe surgery results in 17 million deaths worldwide.
Galaxy Health and Allied Insurance Company Limited is spearheaded by V Jagannathan, the founder of Star Health and Allied Insurance Company, has emerged as the latest addition to the Indian health insurance market. ET had earlier reported that S Prakash, the former managing director of Star Health, has joined Jagannathan in this endeavor, as detailed by ET.
In a groundbreaking move, Narayana Health proudly unveiled its powerful new medical docu-series, "InsidER." This first-of-its-kind series offers an honest look at medical emergencies, sharing the stories of patients who faced incredible challenges.
Dr. Devi Shetty's Narayana Health Insurance has been authorised by the insurance authority to conduct health insurance business in India. After a five-year break, a health insurer's licence was granted, bringing the total number of insurers in this market area to six.
A focused four-member global surveyor team rigorously evaluated each of the eight hospital units, meticulously evaluating over 1200 parameters. Furthermore, comprehensive group-level evaluations and audits have been carried out to ensure compliance with JCI Enterprise standards in governance and leadership, human resource coordination, quality performance improvement, and system alignment.
ClearMedi Healthcare made the strategic decision to procure ATHMA System and Medha Analytics BI dashboards from Narayana Health for integration within their organisation. This collaboration aims to achieve efficient HIS, data-driven decision-making, enhanced patient care, cost optimisation and resource allocation.
Preventive health is our focus. We want to make a lot more effort on the same. Narayana Health (NH) is also getting into the retail health business in a big way by opening up clinics, pharmacies, and labs to get closer to people and provide them with affordable healthcare. So, all the services provided, whether it's medicine or consulting, online services or insurance will fully encompass the true value of the service. For the patients, we are doing our best to lower the cost of every single line item on the expense column.
Narayana Health insurance packages will fall roughly into three brackets. The entry-level, mid-level, and comprehensive-level packages. The entry-level is the standard package it will be extremely cost-competitive. The next one is a middle range that will focus on preventative care. It is being designed around families. The third one is a comprehensive package. This is designed for people who either know they are sick with an underlying condition, or aged, or have been rejected from other insurance plans.
The private healthcare provider said it conducted 3,797 ECGs in a single day at a single place. The record-breaking attempt took place on September 21 at Narayana Health City, Bengaluru.
The refreshed brand emblem, featuring modern fonts and a red and blue color scheme represents Narayana Health's roots as a cardiac care provider and symbolises its forward-looking aspirations, informed Dr Devi Prasad Shetty, Founder, Chairman and Executive Director, Narayana Health.
There has been a 79% increase in new cases of cancer among those in the under-50 age bracket globally in the past three decades, a study published in the British Medical Journal (Oncology) has found. Though the number of such patients went up to 3.82 million in 2019 from 1.82 million in 1990, researchers found that the resultant deaths increased by 28% during the corresponding period.
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