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Richa Chintan
Failing to Serve Marginalised, Private Health Sector Under PMJAY Burdens Public Systems
16 Aug 2021
Data shows that the private health sector is not catering to the most marginalised sections, even under subsidised schemes which are meant for the poor, such as the PM-JAY. The government needs to…
Rakhi Ghosh
How ASHA Workers are Battling Vaccine Hesitancy Among Tribal Communities in Rural Odisha
12 Aug 2021
Given a lack of understanding about the virus and how it operates, the villagers fear for their lives when vaccination is brought up after what they experienced during the first COVID-19 wave.
Richa Chintan
COVID-19 Pandemic Woes: An 'Opportunity' for the Private Sector and NITI Aayog?
09 Aug 2021
A 45-year old patient was admitted to one of Delhi's best-known private hospitals with complaints of breathlessness.
Shinzani Jain
MP: Behind the ASHA Workers' Fight for Regular Salaries and Recognition as Permanent Workers
31 Jul 2021
ASHA workers have been struggling for recognition as permanent workers, a regular salary and social security for years Despite having worked for eight to twelve hours a day during the COVID-19…
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.
Sruti MD
TN this Week: Daily COVID-19 Death Count Nears 300, State Struggles to Expand Healthcare
15 May 2021
More than 200 people have died each day after succumbing to COVID-19 over the past week in Tamil Nadu. Many of these deaths are from a lack of timely medical support.
Newsclick Report
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…
Subodh Varma
Timeline: How Indian Govt Ignored Warnings and Led People into COVID-19 Catastrophe
06 May 2021
In the past couple of days, what was suspected by many Indians is turning out to be true.
Indra Shekhar Singh
The Great Indian Oxygen Famine
04 May 2021
I had never seen a man die gasping for breath until I met Chander Prakash. He was 43 years old, about 5’6’’ and with O2 saturation of 35.
Shubham Sharma
The Real ‘System’ Behind India’s COVID-19 Crisis: Capitalism
30 Apr 2021
The seemingly neutral ‘system’ was cleverly employed as a safety valve by the private media channels to safeguard the ruling government from ruthless criticisms and provide a patina of legitimacy to…