Monday, 03 March 2014 09:53 By Kanya DAlmeida, IPS News | Op-Ed (Photo via Shutterstock)A nurse helps an old man up from his chair. Holding onto her arms, he steps blindly forward, trusting her to lead him to his spot at the lunch… Continue Reading →
KRITIKA SHARMA, New Delhi Dubious distinction:35 prisoners died inside Tihar in 2013.- Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The number of deaths inside Tihar Central Jail here doubled last year compared to 2012. Thirty-five people died in judicial custody in 2013 compared… Continue Reading →
Bill would exacerbate stigma, exclusion and increase risk of HIV infection, activists and researchers warn Public health program managers and activists, many of whom receive support from the Global Fund, have warned of potentially catastrophic consequences for reducing Uganda‘s HIV… Continue Reading →
ighlights the sharp contrast to the overall situation of inadequate healthcare capacity in India C.H. Unnikrishnan In Indian cities, patients will increasingly be able to select hospitals based on their needs and preferences, according to the BCG report. Photo: HT… Continue Reading →
First Post Nov 22, 2013 New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Friday sought the responses of the Centre, Delhi government and AIIMS on a plea by a rickshaw-puller seeking directions to the hospital to provide free treatment to his seven-year-old… Continue Reading →
The pentavalent vaccine for protection against five childhood diseases was introduced in Jammu & Kashmir in February 2013, as part the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP). Three doses of this vaccine replace the conventional DPT vaccine which protects against three diseases,… Continue Reading →
Baby Swastik is struggling for his life at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi; He has a hole in his heart at such a small age. Please spend some time to go through the attachment and the entire… Continue Reading →
FOR THE RECORD The recent release of the documentary Fire in the Blood has revived the debate on whether patents block access to life-saving medicines. Dr Yusuf K Hamied, chairperson of Cipla and the ‘star’ of the film, made international… Continue Reading →
Image courtesy The Social ArchitectsThis report, TSA’s fourth, outlines the findings of the organization’s September 2013 field mission on coercive contraception clinics in Kilinochchi District. In early September of this year, activists in Kilinochchi discovered that public health workers had administered the… Continue Reading →
by The Social Architects – on 09/13/2013 Recently, women in three Kilinochchi villages were subjected to coercive population control.This incident occurred on August 31, 2013 – at the Veravil government divisional hospital in Kilinochchi. The affected women reside in Valaipaddu, Veravil and Keranchi[1] ; all… Continue Reading →
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