Health India Diary

  Mohali: As part of the ongoing celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the 76th Independence Day of the country was celebrated in a dignified manner at Mohali’s ACE Heart & Vascular Institute (Sector 69). Mohali Municipal Corporation councillors Kuldeep Kaur Dhanoa and Aruna Sharma unfurled the national flag at the hospital premises followed by the national anthem infusing a sense of pride and respect for our nation. Addressing the audience, institute Director and Chief Intervention Cardiologist and structural heart specialist Dr. Puneet K Verma greeted everyone with Independence day wishes and said that “we have attained freedom after a long struggle and so we should cherish it”. Director cardiac surgery at the institute Dr. Rana Sandip Singh emphasized efforts done by ACE Heart & Vascular Institute to achieve freedom from heart diseases through its preventive, paediatric and adult cardiac services using the most advanced technology. In the end, institute a...

Dera Bassi (Punjab) : On the occasion of International Universal Health Coverage Day, Ayurveda and nature cure expert Guru Manish, founder of Shuddhi Ayurveda, strongly urged the Govt of India (GOI) to bring Ayurveda under the purview of health insurance for all. Ayurveda has the ability to cure all diseases and it eliminates diseases from the root. If we have to prevent future epidemics and achieve health and wellness for all by 2030, we must invest more in health and expand the capabilities of Ayurveda. Guru Manish also hailed GOI's decision to bring the Hospital & Institute of Integrated Medical Sciences (HIIMS) near Chandigarh and many HIIMS clinics in NCR Delhi under purview of health insurance.     Guru Manish said, “It is a matter of pride for us that Ayurveda is getting recognition and approval from the Central Government as well. If Ayurveda based hospitals also start getting health insurance, the general public will also be able to get health ...