preventive healthcare
Coverage of preventive healthcare in the Nexus archive.
- Minister lays foundation stone for ₹6-crore PHC at Roddam
The minister laid the foundation stone for a ₹6-crore primary health centre (PHC) at Roddam, which will serve 35,000 people and enhance healthcare services across nine sub-centres in the Palasamudram area. The PHC will focus on preventive healthcare, maternal care, and immunisation programmes, as highlighted by Savitha.
- Hongkongers aim for self-sufficiency in old age, but survey finds ‘clear readiness gap’
A survey of 1,000 Hongkongers aged 18 and above reveals that 90% aim to remain self-sufficient in old age, yet they expect 14 years of care dependency and 17 years of financial dependence, among the highest in Asia. The Manulife Asia Care Survey 2026 highlights a 'clear readiness gap' between awareness and action in preventive healthcare and financial self-reliance.
- RFK Jr fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive healthcare
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr fired the two chairs of the US Preventive Services Task Force, an influential group that determines insurance coverage for preventive healthcare services like mammograms and colonoscopies. The terminations were effective immediately on May 11, ending their multiyear terms prematurely. The task force had already been largely sidelined before these leadership changes.