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India’s Mental Health Sector Deserves More Than 1% Of Health Budget #Covid

The 2016 National Mental Health Survey found that 70-80% of people with mental illness received no treatment. Dr Soumitra Pathare The past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of mental health issues in our communities. A global study… Continue Reading →

“Our Health Workers Are Working in Fear”: After Myanmar’s Military Coup, One Year of Targeted Violence against Health Care

Introduction On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) took control of the country in a coup d’état.[1] Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest.[2] The military regime not only imprisoned political rivals and dissenters,[3] but quickly proceeded to… Continue Reading →

Karnataka institutions target Sikh students wearing turban

A private school in Mangaluru has come under fire for reportedly denying admission to a six-year-old Sikh boy because he was wearing a `patka’ turban, while a college in Bengaluru is facing flak for asking a Sikh girl to remove… Continue Reading →

Karnataka -Sikh girl asked to remove turban by Bengaluru college

Feb 24, 2022, BENGALURU/JALANDHAR: Amid the fierce debate over allowing hijab in colleges in Karnataka, a 17-year-old Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked by her college to remove her turban as the college has a uniform dress code and it… Continue Reading →

Paul Farmer Global Health Pioneer (1959-1922) –Invented a New Way of Caring for One Another

The global-health pioneer redefined his field to make it more human, in part by being so wonderfully human himself.By Ashish K. Jha February 22, 2022 Several years ago, Paul Farmer and I both spoke at a conference at Harvard on… Continue Reading →

Karnataka: Slain Bajrang Dal activist’s sister appeals for peace

The sister of 26-year-old Bajrang Dal worker Harsha who was killed on Sunday night in Shivamogga on Tuesday made an impassioned plea for people to stay away from political agendas. In a video that appeared on social media on Tuesday,… Continue Reading →

Gender, Caste And Class Were Irrelevant For Makers Of ‘Writing With Fire’

POSTED ON FEBRUARY 23, 2022 Writing With Fire is about ordinary women journalists with extraordinary spirit. Often, these women journalists are seen reporting from the field amid a crowd of men. It shows the operation of the journalistic landscape in… Continue Reading →

AIDWA strongly supports the struggle of Anganwadi workers and helpers in Haryana and Delhi

The All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) strongly supports the struggle of Anganwadi workers and helpers going on in Haryana and Delhi for the last two months. It demands that the struggling workers’ demands be immediately accepted by the concerned state… Continue Reading →

UNI Photo Journalist T Kumar Dies By Suicide; Was Depressed Over 5 year ‘Backlog of Salaries’

Dealing with a 60 month salary backlog, senior UNI photojournalist T Kumar had died by suicide in his Chennai office Karuna John Image: The News Minute Media circles are still in shock how a massive 60-month (5-year) backlog of salary… Continue Reading →

Leave the hijab, breast cover was also forbidden: Till 1924, Dalit women had to pay tax to cover the breast

Posted On February 15, 2022 Street to Parliament fight continues over whether Muslim girls should wear hijab or not in Karnataka school. Protest is happening. Even in protest, saffron-clad boys are protesting. In the midst of this head-covering fight, today… Continue Reading →

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