Biggest Health Program

India has kicked off one of the world's biggest inoculation programs that will be a crucial test of how quickly developing countries, with limited health and transportation infrastructure, can protect their populations against Covid-19.

Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India's vast new health program has arrived.

In the Union Budget 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that India will have the world's largest healthcare programme for half a billion of its poorest citizens. He went on to lay out plans to merge three public sector insurance companies and list the new entity. The plan was soon dubbed "NaMoCare" by BJP president Amit Shah and "ModiC...

The Fed surprised markets this week when policymakers decided not to taper its $85-billion-per-month bond buying program, citing worries about the health of the world's biggest economy.

India has kicked off one of the world's biggest inoculation programs that will be a crucial test of how quickly developing countries, with limited health and transportation infrastructure, can protect their populations against Covid-19.

Personalized letters from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, announcements from door-knocking health-care workers and lists pinned up at village council offices trumpet the news: India's vast new health program has arrived.

In the Union Budget 2018-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that India will have the world's largest healthcare programme for half a billion of its poorest citizens. He went on to lay out plans to merge three public sector insurance companies and list the new entity. The plan was soon dubbed "NaMoCare" by BJP president Amit Shah and "ModiC...

The Fed surprised markets this week when policymakers decided not to taper its $85-billion-per-month bond buying program, citing worries about the health of the world's biggest economy.