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Economic Times
13 hours ago
- Health
- Economic Times
Niti brainstorms to prepare national brain health blueprint
New Delhi: Niti Aayog will soon come up with a blueprint on improving quality of brain health and recognising early signs of cognitive disorders and dementia. The move is aimed at preventing the rising cases of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy and stroke, among others in the country.A senior government official, aware of the deliberations, told ET the work has been going on at the Aayog and concerned ministries for a year and is now in final stages."A meeting will be held on Tuesday to firm up the road map and we hope to submit the report to the government by end of June," the official said. Several rounds of deliberations have been held between the top officials of the Aayog, the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IBHAS), the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and psychologists from the private sector. The idea is to develop a service model, on the lines of a brain health clinic, to help professionals identify people who have early cognitive decline and work with them to improve the quality of brain health and reduce their risk of dementia in the future. Besides, the experts will devise strategies to prevent and treat brain diseases by reviewing the gaps in providing treatment and suggest interventions. This is expected to work at all levels-primary, secondary and tertiary per Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India, currently around 7.4% of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia and this is expected to go up by 93% to 17 million by 2036 from the current 8.8 feel any initiative towards mental or brain health is much needed as it has long been ignored and will make a big difference in controlling the rising instances of neurological disorders. "Mental health needs a lot of focus, both on the preventive side as well as interventions. Anything we do either in terms of access, affordability, lifestyle changes or though interventions like digital and physical centres for early diagnosis would be of great significance in improving mental health across all age groups in the country," said Dr Samir Parikh, psychiatrist and director of department of mental health and behavioural sciences at Fortis Healthcare. As per the WHO, the burden of mental health problems in India is 2,443 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 10,000 population and the economic loss due to mental health conditions, between 2012 and 2030, is estimated at $1.03 to the ministry of health and family welfare, 15% of India's adult population experiences mental health issues requiring intervention with urban areas having a higher prevalence of 13.5% compared with 6.9% in rural areas.
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
Niti brainstorms to prepare national brain health blueprint
New Delhi: Niti Aayog will soon come up with a blueprint on improving quality of brain health and recognising early signs of cognitive disorders and dementia . The move is aimed at preventing the rising cases of neurological disorders like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, epilepsy and stroke, among others in the country. A senior government official, aware of the deliberations, told ET the work has been going on at the Aayog and concerned ministries for a year and is now in final stages. "A meeting will be held on Tuesday to firm up the road map and we hope to submit the report to the government by end of June," the official said. Several rounds of deliberations have been held between the top officials of the Aayog, the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IBHAS), the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and psychologists from the private sector. The idea is to develop a service model, on the lines of a brain health clinic, to help professionals identify people who have early cognitive decline and work with them to improve the quality of brain health and reduce their risk of dementia in the future. Besides, the experts will devise strategies to prevent and treat brain diseases by reviewing the gaps in providing treatment and suggest interventions. This is expected to work at all levels-primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare. As per Alzheimer's and Related Disorders Society of India, currently around 7.4% of Indians aged 60 and above are affected by dementia and this is expected to go up by 93% to 17 million by 2036 from the current 8.8 million. Experts feel any initiative towards mental or brain health is much needed as it has long been ignored and will make a big difference in controlling the rising instances of neurological disorders. "Mental health needs a lot of focus, both on the preventive side as well as interventions. Anything we do either in terms of access, affordability, lifestyle changes or though interventions like digital and physical centres for early diagnosis would be of great significance in improving mental health across all age groups in the country," said Dr Samir Parikh, psychiatrist and director of department of mental health and behavioural sciences at Fortis Healthcare . As per the WHO, the burden of mental health problems in India is 2,443 disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) per 10,000 population and the economic loss due to mental health conditions, between 2012 and 2030, is estimated at $1.03 trillion. According to the ministry of health and family welfare, 15% of India's adult population experiences mental health issues requiring intervention with urban areas having a higher prevalence of 13.5% compared with 6.9% in rural areas.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
National Manufacturing Mission to be launched next month: NITI CEO
The National Manufacturing Mission, announced in the 2025-26 (FY26) Budget, will be formally announced next month, NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) B V R Subrahmanyam said on Friday. The mission aims to propel India's manufacturing sector to a $7.5 trillion economy by 2047. 'We need a body with teeth, which can get things done. So, we are looking at how it is to be structured, the kind of muscle it needs to get things done spread across departments,' Subrahmanyam said at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit here. The mission is in the final stage, he said. In her Budget speech in February, the finance minister had said the National Manufacturing Mission would focus on five focal areas, i.e., ease and cost of doing business, future-ready workforce for in-demand jobs, a vibrant and dynamic micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector, availability of technology, and quality products. The mission will also support clean-tech manufacturing to improve domestic value addition, and build an ecosystem for solar photovoltaics (PV) cells, EV batteries, motors and controllers, electrolysers, wind turbines, high voltage transmission equipment, and grid-scale batteries. 'It should be an overarching body, which has the power to give directions, control, and ensure that things get done… the idea is to understand, hand-hold, and see that these sectors get transformed within five to 10 years, in line with the mission's goal to achieve results by 2030 to 2035,' the CEO added. Citing the example of China's 'Made in China 2025' mission, prepared in the previous decade, that helped the neighbouring country become the largest automobile exporter from being a non-entity, the CEO said, NITI has probed their progress and mission in great detail. The mission will also look at skewed regional imbalances in manufacturing to ensure that the push is pan-Indian. A large part of the mission will be skilling initiatives by the Centre, with the Aayog looking to fundamentally change India's skilling framework. The government is also deliberating on new ideas like a 'skill passport' – the passport will be a record of a person's employable skills, keep an updated account of the skilling an individual goes through, and the number of times they have gone for reskilling and upskilling. The CEO also added that the industrial training institutes should be handed over to the respective industry – the government can fund it, but only industry has a handle on what the contemporary relevant skills are at a local level. The Aayog is also working on a net-zero carbon emission modelling framework. 'We don't have a pathway for the net-zero commitment by 2070. We've modelled it and next month we'll be announcing the pathway and making the model public... people can tinker with, and play multiple pathways to the same outcome,' Subrahmanyam said.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Manufacturing mission to be launched next month will have teeth: NITI CEO
NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer (CEO) B V R Subrahmanyam said the National Manufacturing Mission, which was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Budget and aims for a $7.5-trillion manufacturing economy by 2047, will be launched next month, as the Centre is finalising the structure of the mission. 'What we need is a body with teeth — a body which can get things done. So we are looking at how it is to be structured, how it gets that kind of a muscle that it actually gets things done spread across multiple departments,' Subrahmanyam said at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual Business Summit in New Delhi. Subrahmanyam said the mission is in the final stages and will be launched next month. The National Manufacturing Mission will lay emphasis on five focal areas: ease and cost of doing business; a future-ready workforce for in-demand jobs; a vibrant and dynamic MSME sector; availability of technology; and quality products, the finance minister had announced in February. The mission will also support clean tech manufacturing and aims to improve domestic value addition and build the ecosystem for solar PV cells, EV batteries, motors and controllers, electrolysers, wind turbines, very high-voltage transmission equipment, and grid-scale batteries. 'It should be an overarching body which has the power to give directions, control, and ensure things are done… The idea is to understand and hand-hold and see that these sectors get transformed within five to ten years, in line with the mission's goal to achieve results by 2030 to 2035,' he said. Citing China's example of the 'Made in China 2025' mission prepared in the previous decade, he said the country became the largest automobile exporter from being a non-entity, and that NITI has studied that progress and the mission in great detail. The mission will also address skewed regional imbalances in manufacturing to ensure the push is pan-India. A large part of the mission will be skilling initiatives by the Centre, with the Aayog looking to fundamentally change India's skilling framework. Among other efforts, the government is holding deliberations on new ideas like a 'skill passport' — the passport will be a record of a person's employable skills and keep an updated account of the skilling an individual undergoes, including the number of times they have gone for reskilling and upskilling. The CEO also said industrial training institutes should be handed over to industry — the government can fund them, but only industry has a handle on what are contemporary, relevant skills at the local level. The Aayog is also working on a net-zero carbon emission modelling framework. 'We don't have a pathway for the net-zero commitment by 2070. We've modelled it and next month we'll be announcing the pathway and throwing the model out to the public — people can tinker with and play multiple pathways to the same outcome,' said Subrahmanyam.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
India gears up to reboot ICU standards, fix doctor drain, and cash in on global med travel
India will soon come up with a structured framework for critical care to address the infrastructure and human resource gap in the sector, officials said. The idea, which is at a preliminary stage of discussion, could include defining resource allocation for critical care and criteria for prioritising patients during emergencies. The proposed framework could lay down standards for structure, personnel, and organisation of the critical care unit across hospitals in the country, a senior government official told ET on the condition of anonymity. A committee has been formed under NITI Aayog member VK Paul to lay out standards for world-class critical care in India as the country eyes significant surge in medical value travel in the coming years, besides helping the nation prepare better for any Covid-like pandemic in future. The Aayog is studying global standards and will soon initiate stakeholder consultations to draft an India-centric framework for critical care, the official said. "Two evident gaps in critical care are infrastructure and human resources. India needs guidelines to fix these key aspects of critical care to up its standards and ensure that only people in genuine need avail of these services," the official added. Experts point towards imbalance between availability and access to critical care in India. "India faces an acute drain of talent, both doctors and support staff trained in critical care, which impacts the quality of critical care services in the country," Dr Rajeev Jayadevan, past president, Indian Medical Association, Kochi, said, adding there was a pressing need for updated specialised equipment at intensive care units to address the infrastructure gap as well. "The framework should emphasise critical care protocols, requisite infrastructure, well trained and well credentialed doctors and support staff to raise the standards of critical care in India," he added. India has guidelines for intensive care unit admission, but these are often ignored and admission to critical care units of ICUs happen for social reasons, sometimes depriving genuine patients of the critical care they deserve, an industry expert said, requesting not to be identified. "Some standards are already in place but they are not adhered to on the ground largely because of scarcity of infrastructure and huge gap in demand and supply of critical care beds in the country," the expert added. Industry body Ficci pegs the medical value travel (MVT) in India at $13 billion by 2026 compared to around $6 billion in 2022 with patients for Bangladesh, Iraq, Maldives, Afghanistan, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria and Tanzania accounting for about 88% of the total international patients visiting India.
