Page 15 - Public Health

Govt likely to set up Pradhan Mantri health fund in upcoming Budget

Centre, states to contribute to meet higher public spending target

Budget Byte: Public health & wellness centres saw huge turnout in 2020

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Niti proposes 'surveillance information platform' to boost public health

Niti Aayog also pitched for establishing mechanisms to streamline data sharing, capture, analysis and dissemination to include the use of situation-aware real-time signals from social media

In last 3 years, 288 people died cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Govt

ccording to the data provided by Athawale, 51,835 manual scavengers have been identified in the survey, out of which 24,932 were identified in Uttar Pradesh alone

Breaching the Covid 19 Maginot Line?

About 90% of the global mortality was in the northerly latitudes, above roughly 30 degrees north

Scientists testing ferrets, monkeys in hopes of clues for Covid-19 vaccine

The animal testing lets scientists see how the body reacts to vaccines in ways studies in people never can

Lockdown saved 37,000-78,000 lives; doubling rate at 13.3 days: Govt

There has been an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Health Ministry

Tragic choices in health care during Covid

We strongly disagree with the ordering of the rationing priorities, with maximisation of lives saved or maximum life-years saved at the top, as it involves favouring the young over the old

Covid-19: Here's what is allowed in public places during Lockdown 3.0

Govt has extended the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus till May 17, and released a set of guidelines detailing things that are allowed or prohibited in public places

Covid-19 warriors talk about their experiences and fears amid the pandemic

Doctors, health workers talk about the challenges they face in dealing with Covid-19 patients

New economic assumptions

Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics

Kerala's approach to containing corona

Its people-centric response has mobilised the whole state against the pandemic

What will be the new normal?

What we should be really thinking about is the collective vulnerability of our world

New multilateralism with old paradigms?

The biggest armies and the biggest economies failed against a microscopic virus - the weakest link undid decades of progress

Letter to BS: Covid-19 has brought focus on sanitation, health and hygiene

Health and hygiene were ignored and all that mattered was optimum utilisation of economic resources for maximum gains at minimum cost

The next steps

Lockdown has helped, but testing must be scaled up

The side effects

Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19

Better late than never

Lockdown should be lifted with care

Interdependence in corona world

What should countries like India do, with limited testing facilities and even more limited public health infrastructures?

Family businesses: Time to stand up

Taking care of people and communities in times of crisis can offer a brand or company many long-term benefits