Palladium designs Indiaâs first Social Impact Bond in healthcare sector
Palladium designs Indiaâs first Social Impact Bond in healthcare sector
18 February 2021 | News
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Across the healthcare spectrum in India, inadequate healthcare infrastructure, shortage of skilled medical workforce and providing quality care to the patient are the major issues that can be identified.
As this situation emphasises an urgent demand to improve both access to and quality of healthcare across service areas for all populations, we need to look at alternative financing mechanisms for the sector.
Innovative financing is one such alternative financing mechanism, and Palladium, with 75 offices across the globe, has led to strong results in critical areas of healthcare and innovative financing in India.
Updated Feb 17, 2021 | 10:46 IST
A low turnout for the second dose of the vaccine was reported on the second day of the drive. Of the estimated 8,500 vaccine recipients across Pune district, only 2,689 received the jab. 31% respond for first dose of Covid vaccination in Pune district, low turnout for second dose | Photo Credit: AP
Pune: Turnout for the first dose of the Covid vaccine from healthcare and frontline staff remained bad with just 31% of the targeted 8,500 recipients taking the shot in the district yesterday.
A low turnout for the second dose of the vaccine was reported on the second day of the drive. Of the estimated 8,500 vaccine recipients across the district, only 2,689 received the jab of whom 1,425 were healthcare staff and 1,264 frontline staff.