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Teena Thacker retweeted
Same issues arose with the hip implant case and we still have not addressed it as a country. The Health Ministry is paralyzed on major policy issues pertaining to regulation of the pharmaceutical and medical device industry.
June 19. Sri Lanka's regulator pulls three India-made heart stent models from every hospital.
October 5. India's cabinet secretariat asks its own health ministry to look into it.
Sri Lanka's NMRA cited improper positioning, dislodgement, acute thrombosis and stents that failed to expand. The models are made by Meril Life Sciences. India moved after Rajya Sabha MP Dr Ajeet Gopchade wrote in on September 29, citing media reports from Colombo.
Everyone reads this as an export quality scare. That misses the real story.
The alarm came from the importing country. India learned about a possible problem with its own device from a neighbour's circular, then from a newspaper, then from an MP's letter.
Now look at where this goes. The MP's ask was traceability: which patients got which stent, and who follows up. A recall only works if you can find the people already carrying the device.
Sri Lanka can pull stock off a shelf. Nobody can pull a stent out of an artery.
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Thank you very much respected teena Thacker for supporting our medical fraternity.. serving people of India..god bless you
Teena Thacker retweeted
A welcome step towards transparency in healthcare billing.
But transparency is not affordability, price is not quality, and issuing directives is not implementation.
Patients need more than displayed rates. They deserve assured quality, appropriate care, itemised billing, effective grievance redressal and protection against unaffordable expenditure.
The Clinical Establishments Act is not uniformly applicable across India. State-level enforcement remains crucial.
From a UHC perspective, the real test is whether this measure improves financial protection under SDG 3.8.2 and reduces out-of-pocket expenditure.
A useful administrative reform, certainly. But displaying the price of healthcare is not the same as ensuring access to healthcare.
Let transparency be a step towards systemic reform, not mistaken for its achievement.
#UHC #PatientRights #HealthcareQuality #FinancialProtection – at Delhi, India
In a push to make healthcare billing more transparent, the Centre has asked states and union territories to ensure that hospitals and other clinical establishments prominently display the rates they charge for services and facilities.
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Teena Thacker retweeted
Fortis Healthcare reviews Delhi HC ruling in Daiichi Sankyo case, may approach Supreme Court
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I was in Gurgaon the last two days. Pata nahin kaise rehte hain log vahan. Pathetic collapse of governance and it’s always been like this.
This is us getting the kids from a bus stuck at Subhash chowk- no police to help. Busy hitting people or doing VIP duty ? @DC_Gurugram
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Uttarakhand has built a strong identity as a tourism capital. The next ambition is to turn that strength into broader economic growth.
Pushkar Singh Dhami, Chief Minister, Uttarakhand, outlined the state’s vision in his address on “Uttarakhand’s Next Leap: From Tourism Capital to an Economic Powerhouse” at #ETWLF.
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Hans Christian Dall Nygård, head – private equity at SPEC Finance takes the stage at #ETWorldLeadersForum.
#ETWLF
@ETFrontRow
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Issued in public interest: for all those coming to Gurugram today and / or leaving, kindly use a boat. Thanks to the brilliance of the administration which never anticipates the monsoon, we are happily flooded. Thank you @NayabSainiBJP and @DC_Gurugram for your thoughtfulness.
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Common man should be happy to know that the government is ensuring that quality medicines reach hospitals and consumers. It was observed that some drugmakers suppressed information about the cancellation of their manufacturing licences to secure supply orders from the government and other Healthcare agencies.
Timely disclosure of license cancellations and suspension is critical to prevent misuse and to strengthen the monitoring mechanism between the centre and states.
Now all states shall furnish monthly NSQ data in the prescribed format within the stipulated timeline and share the data with the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation ( @CDSCO_INDIA_INF ).
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Stellar reporting by @Teensthack of the Economic Times regarding the lapses at Jackson Labs: pharma.economictimes.indiati…
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The tragic deaths of five women after childbirth in Kota are a stark reminder that poor-quality & spurious medicines can have devastating consequences. As per this report, strong drug regulation,quality control & strict accountability are essential.
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Teena Thacker retweeted
If you read one thing today, let it be this.
Sharing my latest investigation into the #Kota deaths-a story that is not just about a spurious drug but about a 3-yr regulatory trail that nobody stopped.
And a law-Section 27A-that promises life imprisonment, yet has delivered nothing to the families left behind.
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A must-read deep dive on spurious drugs leading to deaths during delivery.
Sharing my latest investigation into the #Kota deaths-a story that is not just about a spurious drug but about a 3-yr regulatory trail that nobody stopped.
And a law-Section 27A-that promises life imprisonment, yet has delivered nothing to the families left behind.
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Death in a Vial by Teena Thacker @Teensthack
An oxytocin vial that allegedly contained little more than water has laid bare many uncomfortable truths
Spurious drugmakers continue to flourish, regulatory enforcement remains painfully weak, and as organised pharma companies quietly exit unviable markets, shady players willing to cut corners move in.
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What began as a powerful vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi to protect India’s daughters from cervical cancer is rapidly evolving into a defining milestone in the nation’s preventive healthcare journey. In just three months, the nationwide HPV vaccination drive has achieved nearly 50 lakh doses, reflecting unprecedented scale, urgency, and commitment to safeguarding young lives.
Under the decisive leadership of Union Health Minister Shri @JPNadda, the campaign has gained strong momentum, with Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat achieving 100% coverage and Mizoram reaching 93% of its target population. This progress highlights the robustness of India’s public health system and the tireless efforts of frontline health workers across the country.
Backed by global scientific evidence, including findings published in The Lancet demonstrating a dramatic reduction in cervical cancer incidence and precancerous lesions following HPV vaccination, India’s drive stands firmly on proven impact. It is more than a vaccination campaign, it is prevention at scale, protection for an entire generation, and a decisive step towards a cervical cancer-free India.
#HPVVaccination #CervicalCancer #SwasthNariViksitBharat
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Stagnant water choked with floating plastic, filth & debris and #construction waste —a toxic dump in disguise.
Blue sheds reflect in this cesspool, while #garbage piles line the banks.
Meanwhile, cars swim through the prime access road to posh Dera Mandi farmhouses, floating on stinking sewage water. Hasn’t changed in two years. Pictures taken on different days/ timings.
#SwachhBharat? #WorldEnvironmentDay
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Welcome move by @CDSCO_INDIA_INF to all drug manufacturers, marketers & importers to put in place a system to track &report adverse drug reactions. Common man may not be aware that even one of the safest drug like Paracetamol may damage liver if taken in higher dose.
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Teena Thacker retweeted
I endorse the advisory of @CDSCO_INDIA_INF and crackdown on misleading product claims. Procedures like Botox have have made injectable treatments routine at aesthetic clinic , lowering the barrier for other cosmetic products to be administered similarly.
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Advancements in therapies are impeded by the abnormal cost of Rs 3.7 lacs per dose. Any solutions ? @ajaydgft
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Nicely written by @Teensthack. This problem will assume bigger proportions, a medical treatment which may break regulations.
From salons to gyms, queries abt weight-loss drugs are seeing a sharp surge across India, with consumers seeking injectables like Mounjaro and Ozempic even for modest weight loss like 5 kilos.
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