Page 16 - Public Health
Kerala's approach to containing corona
Its people-centric response has mobilised the whole state against the pandemic
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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
 "Letter to BS: Covid-19 has brought focus on sanitation, health and hygiene")
The next steps
Lockdown has helped, but testing must be scaled up
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The side effects
Time to focus on unintended consequences of Covid-19
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Better late than never
Lockdown should be lifted with care
 "Better late than never")
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
Why has the controversy around the HPV vaccine still not died down?
The HPV vaccine, administered to pre-pubescent girls to prevent cervical cancer, has received considerable bad press over its 14 years
 "Why has the controversy around the HPV vaccine still not died down?")
Dodging a bullet?
2019-nCoV is a reminder that we must build the foundations of public health
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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
 "Our tier 2-3 cities not strong enough in public health services: K S Reddy")
Limited expertise may hurt India's ability to contain coronavirus outbreak
Containing pandemics requires a multi-pronged approach: from mathematical analysis to the ability to rapidly develop drugs and vaccines.
 "Limited expertise may hurt India's ability to contain coronavirus outbreak")
J-K govt to set up NCDC for boosting lab diagnosis of emerging diseases
NCDC has the capacity and capability for disease surveillance, outbreak investigations, and rapid response to contain and combat outbreaks
 "J-K govt to set up NCDC for boosting lab diagnosis of emerging diseases")
The teacher from Dombautiya
Tudu's efforts have had quite an impact on her village. She's been able to convince three dropouts to return to school
 "The teacher from Dombautiya")
There is a direct fiscal impetus to do more on 'Common goods for health'
Doing better on CGH is the essence of the Indian health policy challenge today
 "There is a direct fiscal impetus to do more on 'Common goods for health'")
India to increase public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025: PM
As of now, the country spends 1.15% of the GDP on health
 "India to increase public health spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2025: PM")
Govt on track to meet goal of spending 2.5% of GDP on public health by 2025
Under the govt of PM Narendra Modi, public-health spending by the union health ministry rose 9.4 per cent in 2015-16, 16.5 per cent in 2016-17 and 36.3 per cent in 2017-18 in nominal terms
 "Govt on track to meet goal of spending 2.5% of GDP on public health by 2025")
Public health needs a public revolution
People need to play a larger role for public health care schemes to bear fruit
Seven tactics unhealthy industries use to undermine public health policies
South Africa tried introducing tax on sugary drinks to reduce the growing burden of obesity
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