Page 5 - Public Health Care

Rahul Gandhi speaks to public healthcare experts on Covid-19 crisis

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the conversation will be aired through the Congress social media channels

India may keep Covid-19 deaths less than 8,000, says public health expert

India should not be seen as one entity when it comes to tackling Covid-19, because the population size across states and districts vary, said Professor G V S Murthy

Coronavirus has higher transmission rate among close contacts, says ICMR

The ICMR also said testing of close contacts identified infection in presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases

Work from home forever

The fact is that small businesses will not be able to afford to experiment; individual workers do not have the power to impose their preferences

All you need to know about the revised guidelines for Covid-19 testing

The circular published by the apex medical body also elaborated on the steps to be followed for new testing

Covid-19 impact: Private hospitals gasp for breath as occupancy slumps

The first of a two-part series looks at how private health care facilities are facing the pandemic

Coronavirus is a matter of lives versus lives, says Jay Bhattacharya

He says that the epidemic is more widespread than we believe, not less widespread

Why it may be a long haul

The tension between livelihood and public health will not disappear for a while. And while it remains, chief ministers will take their own call on how to act

Hospitals committed to Covid cases, all other patients put on hold

Public health experts warn that unless a protocol is designed to handle the medical necessities apart from Covid-19, the country is set to see a sudden spike in deaths from preventable illnesses.

Solidarity today, new social compact tomorrow

In the concluding part, the authors argue that to prevent India's social fabric from fraying, additional solidarity resources from the wealthy and secure to cushion the millions affected is imperative

The next steps

Lockdown has helped, but testing must be scaled up

Better late than never

Lockdown should be lifted with care

Hurdles in fighting coronavirus are lack of funds, healthcare infra: Fitch

Fitch Solutions noted that more than 80 per cent of the population still does not have any significant health insurance coverage

Beating COVID-19 and the economic pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the world with disaster. But the crisis also offers govts a rare chance to undertake policy changes that can boost the global economy's long-term growth potential.

Need for more

Relief for the poor is welcome, but only a beginning

Microsoft says two employees have been diagnosed with coronavirus

Microsoft had asked workers who can to do their jobs from home through March 25, and that guidance remains unchanged based on the new cases.

Sonia Gandhi urges Congress CMs to ensure effective response to Coronavirus

Gandhi pointed out that WHO had warned of severe shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially for frontline health workers

Tamil Nadu's new Rs 2,857 cr health programme aims to meet global norms

Scheme aims to improve quality of care, strengthen management of non-communicable diseases and injuries, and reduce inequities in reproductive and child health services

Our tier 2-3 cities not strong enough in public health services: K S Reddy

Even efficient urban and variable-quality rural health services will be unable to tackle coronavirus in case of a community epidemic, which will gain ground and possibly acquire greater virulence

NITI Aayog to soon release a report on health system for new India

The report reveals India's health system as a story of multiple fragmentations