Include yoga modules in physiotherapy courses: UGC to universities

The University Grants Commission on Thursday asked central universities to include modules of yoga teaching and training in their bachelor's and master's courses in physiotherapy.



In a communication to vice-chancellors on Thursday, UGCsecretary Jaspal S Sandhu referred to a a letter received from the Union HRD ministry seeking inclusion of yoga in Bachelors and Masters of Physiotherapy courses from the forthcoming academic session.

Health dept looks at detailed health as subject in school

Concerned about increasing lifestyle diseases, especially among youngsters, the health department is looking at introducing health as a subject for school children.



While the proposal is in the preliminary stages, UT Khader, health minister, said that the department was looking at introducing the subject in schools during the coming academic year.

New tuition-free health studies degree launched in non-profit US Online University

 University of the People, the world's first non-profit, tuition-free, accredited American Online University, has announced the launch of its associate and bachelor degrees in Health Studies, says a statement.

The launch of the Health Studies programme follows the university's announcement last month of adding an MBA degree to its offerings of associate and bachelor's programs in Business Administration and Computer Science.

The statement said leading figures are heading the programme's taskforce: Nobel Laureate and President Emeritus of The Rockefeller University, Torsten N Wiesel, chairman and CEO of Fortune 500 company Henry Schein, Stanley M Bergman, Princeton University Professor Dalton Conley, and Columbia University Professor Darcy Brisbane Kelley.

UoPeople President, Shai Reshef: "We realize that in most countries, the demand for healthcare workers is huge. The critical shortage of skilled health-care workers, which manifested previously with SARS coronavirus, Ebola, and now with the Zika virus, has brought alarming attention to the fact that governments are unable to effectively handle global health crises partially due to insufficient, quality programmes to address the shortfall. UoPeople's Health Studies programme will prepare health workers for the workforce as well as prepare students for advanced studies within the medical field. We believe that in developed as well as developing countries, this is a priority that must be addressed".