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‘Lack of awareness delays hydrocephalus treatment in children’
“Majority cases of hydrocephalus that have global prevalence of up to 80 cases per one lakh live birth, come late to us.”
Updated on Dec 03, 2023 05:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Startup Mantra: Improving access to healthcare
DK Health Access Foundation, a for-profit social enterprise, aims to improve healthcare access in India by leveraging technology and providing information about government healthcare schemes to beneficiaries. The organization has developed a mobile app that allows hospitals to enter information about eligible schemes, while volunteers help beneficiaries navigate the system. The foundation is currently focusing on the ophthalmology domain and plans to onboard 1,000 eye hospitals across India. They aim to reach 30 lakh (3 million) beneficiaries by 2024-25 and are integrating artificial intelligence into their technology platform to facilitate operations.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 07:24 AM IST
Salil Urunkar
Over 5,600 awaiting organs at PGIMER Chandigarh, myths major barrier in donation
While 20,198 people have pledged organ donation at PGIMER Chandigarh since 2016, only 572 organs have actually been donated
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 01:46 AM IST
Robert Abraham, Chandigarh
World Parkinson's Day 2023: History, significance, facts
The day is celebrated to raise awareness and educate people about Parkinson's, its effects and to help and support the the patients ailing from this disease.
Published on Apr 11, 2023 08:23 AM IST