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Mistreatment of Women in Childbirth: Time for Action on This Important Dimension of #Vaw

Rachel Jewkes ,  Loveday Penn-Kekana  The mistreatment of women in childbirth has been documented by researchers for over three decades in all global regions. The scale of the problem is indicated by a systematic review conducted by Meghan Bohren and colleagues… Continue Reading →

#Disability – Why Can’t a teen amputee aspire to be doctor ? asks Bombay HC

Relief for teen amputee aspiring to be a doctor The Bombay high court on Thursday came to the rescue of a 17-year-old amputee athlete, who was barred by the state directorate of medical education and research from applying for admissions… Continue Reading →

Proposal to temporarily sterlise all NZ teenage females #Vaw #WTFnews

Proposal to temporarily sterilise all NZ teenage females should raise serious red flags       LEADING EDGE — JULY 1, 2015 Yesterday the NZ media featured coverage of a new proposal that has been put forward by two “senior” academics from the University of Otago,… Continue Reading →

India – Where Evil Dares

The law is an ass, Samajwadi Party members seem to think. From murder to browbeating, it’s all par for the course 2015-07-04 , Issue 27 Volume 12ANURAG TRIPATHI  With his skin peeling off, lying scalded in the burns ward of… Continue Reading →

Urgent action alert on SRHR Resolutions at the UN Human Rights Council #Vaw

We are writing to update you on the status of three resolutions currently being negotiated at the 29th session of the Human Rights Council, and to urge you to contact your relevant government ministry to support the tabled texts. Your urgent… Continue Reading →

Cash-strapped Maharashtra AIDS control society decides to suspend core interventions

State agency MSACS along with several NGOs has been reporting serious shortage of drugs and testing kits since early last year Vidya Krishnan i The activities that will be suspended include advocacy activities, crisis response, health camps, insurance of staff,… Continue Reading →

MNREGA – A precious avenue for survival for resilient poor

  Dignified alternative HARSH MANDER PTI MNREGA: A precious avenue for survival. Far from being ‘useless’, the MNREGA helps the impoverished and resilient poor earn a decent living. Famously on the floor of Parliament, Prime Minister Modi dismissed the Mahatma… Continue Reading →

India #Doctorsday – Time for critical reflection for the medical profession

          India celebrates Doctors’ Day every year on 1 July, in memory of Bidhan Chandra Roy (1 July 1882-1 July 1962), a well respected physician who was also the second chief minister of the state of West Bengal…. Continue Reading →

Nursing Students face Caste Based Discrimination

‘DURING MY VIVA, THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD A BOYFRIEND’ By Arita Sarkar & Lata Mishra, Mumbai Mirror | Jun 30, 2015, 01.19 AM IST (From left) Ribka Pratap, Hiral Bhanudas and Ankita Suhas Three professors at RN Cooper Medical College accused… Continue Reading →

Mercury Workers Poop Unilever Party: Protests Mar AGM 2015

29th June 2015 At around 1 p.m. today, ex-mercury workers, their children and about 40 student and citizen supporters from Mumbai lined up outside the gates of Unilever House in the Mumbai suburb of Andheri. Following the usual dance and… Continue Reading →

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