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  Rural India healthier than urban India

  India | July 19, 2015 20:16 IST

  • As much as 86% of the rural population and 82% of the urban population is without health-expenditure support.• The average medical expenditure for treating one ailment without being admitted to hospital was Rs 509

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  Directive to pvt hospitals on treating rape victims soon: Govt

  India | June 16, 2015 17:45 IST

  Mumbai: The Maharashtra government today informed the Bombay High Court that a directive would soon be issued to private hospitals to provide treatment to victims of sexual harassment, rape and acid attack, and the amount

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  Not mandatory for private hospitals to treat poor for free: HC

  India | April 28, 2014 23:03 IST

  New Delhi: In a setback to poor patients, the Delhi High Court Monday exempted city's four big private hospitals from the "mandatory obligation" to provide free treatment to certain percentage of poor patients.Saying such mandatory