Preventive healthcare News

With an average lifespan of 84 years, Okinawa, Japan, has one of the longest life expectancies in the world. A nutritious diet high in vegetables and whole grains, consistent exercise, and the idea of "ikigai," which cultivates a feeling of purpose, are important components of this longevity. A proactive healthcare system also prioritises preventive care, which enhances citizens' general wellbeing.

Inaugurating a research centre of the Ramdev-promoted Patanjali Ayurved here, Modi also found fault over what he said was the neglect of its traditional forms of medicine like Ayurveda. 

However, the "Wellness in India Survey 2017" conducted by drug company Himalaya and market research firm IMRB revealed that 68 per cent of urban citizens do not practice preventive healthcare measures. 

We will bring in a legal framework by which if a doctor writes a prescription, he has to write in it that it will be enough for patients to buy generic medicine and he need not buy any other medicine, he said.

The study, which is India's first survey to understand wellness trends in India, conducted by Himalaya and IMRB revealed that less than 1/3rd urban Indians take steps to proactively adopt preventive wellness.

The first survey to understand wellness trends in India revealed that less than a third urban Indians take steps to proactively adopt preventive wellness.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Sunday urged family medicine practitioners in the country to come up with solutions for improving preventive and promotive healthcare in the country.

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