Andhra Health Minister warns of AMR crisis, calls for urgent action
Speaking at a symposium on 'Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness and Medical Responsibility' organised by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) Andhra Pradesh Chapter at GMCANA in Guntur, the minister stressed the urgent need for action.
Reflecting on his journey from a non-medical background to serving as Health Minister, Yadav said his growing awareness of issues like AMR has been both sobering and motivating. He expressed concern over widespread self-medication, unregulated antibiotic use, and poor public awareness. 'Only seven Indian States have AMR action plans. This is a silent but escalating health emergency,' he said.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Hindustan Times
5 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Haryana ACS health assures swift action on payments to hospitals
Additional chief secretary (ACS-health) Sudhir Rajpal held a meeting with Haryana representatives of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to address their concerns regarding delayed payments under the Ayushman Bharat scheme. He assured them that the state government is releasing payments to empanelled hospitals and remains fully committed to resolving all outstanding issues. Rajpal appealed to the IMA representatives to reconsider their decision to go on strike from August 7, stating that such action could disrupt essential healthcare services (HT File) Rajpal appealed to the IMA representatives to reconsider their decision to go on strike from August 7, stating that such action could disrupt essential healthcare services, particularly for economically weaker sections of society. 'We understand your concerns, and we are working to address them. However, a strike would adversely affect thousands of poor patients who depend on the scheme for timely and affordable treatment,' he said.
The Hindu
9 hours ago
- The Hindu
Haryana IMA to suspend Ayushman Bharat services from August 7
The Haryana Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday announced suspension of treatment for Ayushman Bharat scheme beneficiaries in the State from August 7 after its meeting with the senior government officials remained inconclusive. The Haryana Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Wednesday announced suspension of treatment for Ayushman Bharat scheme In a letter to Chief Executive Officer of Ayushman Bharat (Haryana Health Protection Authority) on July 28, the Haryana IMA had brought up the issue of prolonged delay in payments to private hospitals for past several months, and the alleged inaction of the State government despite the matter having been raised several times and repeated assurances. Around 700 private hospitals are empanelled under the scheme and the number of beneficiaries is estimated to be around 1.8 crore. In a press statement on Wednesday late evening, the Haryana IMA said senior government officials, including Additional Chief Secretary Sudhir Rajpal, in a meeting with the office-bearers of the association apprised them that ₹245 crore budget was received and the distribution had started on 'First-In-First-Out' basis to the empanelled hospitals, but there was no commitment on the remaining dues. The officials said the demand for the supplementary budget would be placed in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Assembly, but they could make commitment on the amount of the budget to be sought, said the press release. Similarly, the officials also refused to pay interest on the delayed payments as per the Memorandum of Understanding. The meeting was attended by Haryana IMA president Mahaveer Jain and former president Ajay Mahajan, among others. ' IMA Haryana held an online meeting with all the empanelled hospitals. After extensive discussions, everyone unanimously decided to suspend Ayushman services from the midnight tonight,' said the press statement. In a press statement on Tuesday, the State Health Agency had said that the Health and Family Welfare Department of Haryana had settled and paid the claims submitted by the empanelled hospitals till the first week of May. A total of ₹.2,900 crore was disbursed to the hospitals since the inception of the scheme. During the current financial year, an amount of ₹240.63 crore has been received from the State and Central governments till July 16.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Time of India
IMA urges public to get vaccinated
Kochi: In the wake of increase in communicable diseases in the state, the Cochin chapter of Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged people of all age groups to get immunised against various diseases. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now They noted that despite vaccines being available in the state to prevent many communicable diseases, people are not taking them and ultimately fall victim to the infection. "Vaccines are available to prevent influenza, hepatitis A and other infections. In many diseases, death occurs when a patient's lung is infected with pneumonia. To prevent it, one can take pneumococcal vaccine. Many believe that vaccines against various diseases are only for children and not meant for adults. It is a misconception. Adults should also get immunised to prevent various diseases as their immunity decreases with age and when lifestyle diseases take a toll on their immunity," said IMA Kochi president Dr Jacob Abraham. "More people are developing lifestyle diseases like diabetes and heart ailments in the state, necessitating vaccination to ensure health conditions of patients with comorbidities do not worsen when they are infected with communicable diseases," said IMA Kochi research cell chairman Dr Rajeev Jayadevan. Currently, vaccines against hepatitis A, influenza, chickenpox and some other communicable diseases available in the state are not part of universal immunisation programme. Hence people have to pay out of their own pockets to get vaccinated.
