October 2020 - Ecostar Business

Post Covid-19: New worldwide interest in Ayurveda

October 31, 20203897 Views0

According to the Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a professor of diabetes and endocrinology, the western world has turned to India to explore the best practices of alternate medicine. The period ahead is for Ayurveda, the safest healthcare system in the world. The pandemic has made people all over the world think of a system that harnesses the strength nature for taking care of human health. The COVID-19 has evoked worldwide interest in India’s traditional healthcare systems like Ayurveda, naturopathy and Yoga to build immunity and search for a healthy lifestyle, says Union Minister of State Dr Jitendra Singh. In the last four-five months the western world has turned to India to explore the best practices of alternate medicine. New India will become AtmaNirbhar in hea...

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eSanjeevani: Online teleconsultations soar

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October 29, 20203375 Views0

At present, eSanjeevani records over 8500 consultations a day. States are extending the reach of specialised health services to the people in smaller towns and rural areas. The platform is operational at 4000 centres linked with over 175 hubs. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s telemedicine initiative, eSanjeevani, has crossed six lakh teleconsultations. It took only 15 days to complete the last one lakh consultations. The eSanjeevani digital platform has proved its usefulness and easy access for the caregivers and the medical community, and those seeking healthcare services in the times of COVID. States like Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Gujarat run eSanjeevani OPD for 12 hours a day and seven days a week. eSanjeevani is accessible to people in 27 Stat...

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Aarogya Setu App: Controversy has no meaning

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October 29, 20202649 Views0

Despite adequate information about AarogyaSetu App available and as Press Releases and Social Media posts on 2nd April 2020 at the time of its launch clarified, the App was developed in a public-private partnership. On every occasion, it was mentioned that the AarogyaSetu App was developed by NIC in collaboration with volunteers from industry and academia. However, someone’s passion for creating controversy never ends. The officers responsible for providing information also must have acted responsibly without passing the buck on to other offices and officers to respond to an RTI demand. After the orders passed by the Central Information Commission (CIC) on an RTI query about AarogyaSetu App, the government noted the issue. As per the orders, CIC, the Central Public Information Officer ...

Public health

Worm infection: The government measures

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October 22, 20202280 Views0

Albendazole tablet, approved by the World Health Organization (WHO), is used for the treatment of intestinal worms in children and adolescents as part of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programmes globally. Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases (STH), also known as parasitic intestinal worm infection, is a significant public health concern mostly in low resource settings. These are known to have detrimental effects on children’s physical growth and well being and can cause anaemia and under-nutrition. Regular deworming as advised by the World Health Organization eliminates worm infestation among children and adolescents living in areas with high STH burden, thereby contributing to achieving better nutrition and health, says the union Ministry of Healthcare in a Press Release. In the l...

MSME

Tears of garment industry: Not so colourful for another year

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October 22, 20202841 Views0

The sector sees no hope of revival for another one year, as the pandemic is feared to swallow two more festival seasons. Human beings will never stop wearing clothes. People will never stop buying garments. Still, the garment industry has lost its hopes. The industry, dominated largely by unorganized players and with a high level of micro sectors’ involvement as an outsourcing destination, feels the pain with the micro sector losing their base. The demonetization, GST implementation and now the worse lockdown kept them on a deathbed. The garment industry has been passing through a long-drawn bad phase. No industry, as important as the garment sector ever faced a crisis for as long a period as five years. This sector has been suffering for over five years, because of the three major ...