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Ditsa Bhattacharya
SC Asks Centre, State Govts to Respond to Plea on Mismanagement in Private Healthcare Facilities
28 Jul 2021
The petition, filed by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, demands the regulation of standards in clinical establishments and was heard by a bench headed by CJI NV Ramana.
Saurav Kumar
Bihar: Vaccine Scare and Scarcity Pose Hurdle in Battle Against COVID-19
26 Jul 2021
In rural Bihar, rumours and superstitions surrounding the vaccine have led to a measly vaccination rate and wastage of vaccines, while in urban areas including Patna, vaccine shortages have stalled…
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COVID-19: Ensure Free Treatment and Uniform Price for Vaccines, JSA Says in Statement
10 May 2021
'For actively promoting COVID-19 appropriate behaviours, Governments must admit that authoritarian approaches which create stigma and denial have failed. They must revamp public communication…
Kashif Kakvi
Need to Regulate Private Sector Though Clinical Establishment Act, Say Public Health Experts
07 Mar 2021
Doctors, public health experts expressed concerns over the commercialisation of the health sector and talked about how patients are being cheated in the name of health service.
Richa Chintan
Govt Not Providing Basic Amenities at Farmers’ Protest Sites, All Work Done by Volunteers, Report JSA Delhi and Haryana
12 Jan 2021
The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan team observed that there is a complete abdication of responsibility by the states in making provisions for basic amenities such as waste disposal and toilets.
Ronak Chhabra
Haryana: ASHA Workers’ Demand for Risk Allowance Remains Unmet Even After Two Weeks Strike
22 Aug 2020
The workers union has also given a call to extend the strike till August 26 and gherao the Haryana Vidhan Sabha on that day when the state Assembly’s monsoon session is set to begin.
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Janta Parliament: MPs, Health Activists Demand Right to Healthcare for All, Pass 18 Key Resolutions
17 Aug 2020
Kerala’s health minister, K.K. Shailaja, stressed on the need for strengthening public health systems and the decentralisation of power with a pro-people outlook.
Ronak Chhabra
Behind Scheme Workers’ Plight, ‘Undervaluation’ of Women’s Labour
08 Aug 2020
On August 8, the scheme workforce completed a two-day work strike, which the union leaders said they were ‘forced’ to, in a bid to press for demands including minimum wages and workers’ rights.
Newsclick Report
Govt Must Ensure Right to Healthcare for COVID and Non-COVID Patients: JSA and AIPSN
30 Jun 2020
On one hand, persons with symptoms of COVID-19 infection are being denied testing, while patients in need of critical healthcare services are being turned back unless they came with a COVID-19 test…
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Lockdown Impact: Massive Fall in Hospitalisations Under PMJAY, Says Report
22 Jun 2020
Critical care like cancer treatment and essential services like institutional deliveries were worst hit by the lockdown.