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COVID-19 lockdowns reduced concentration of air pollutants in Indian cities

For a crisis of such a magnitude as COVID-19, it seems arguably grotesque to seek out a silver lining. However, it is undeniable that India’s lockdowns in response to the pandemic had a positive impact when it came to air pollution. Five cities with ordinarily high rates of pollution showed a temporary reduction in particulate …

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Vaccine nationalism, vaccine diplomacy, and India

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who will assume the role of director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) next month, has cast a spotlight on vaccine nationalism and warned that progress in combating COVID-19 will be hindered without equitable access to vaccines. Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian-American development economist, said “both on a human health basis, as well as an …

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Family planning report shows use of modern contraceptives on the up in India

India has made substantial progress in the last eight years according to a recent report published by organisation Family Planning 2020, which found that now more than 139 million Indian women and girls used modern contraceptives.  “Access to [family planning] is fundamental to the success of the [Sustainable Development Goals],” FP2020 – “a global partnership …

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PTSD and COVID-19: A conversation we need to have

“This assault on my mind. Please help me.” Many experience ‘long COVID-19’, wherein they struggle with symptoms long after initial infection. While it is important to discuss the physical aftermath of battling COVID-19, it is also of great importance to discuss the mental health effects. An article published recently in The Wire draws attention to …

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Economic toll of air pollution revealed with India’s problem not only impacting health

A recent study published in The Lancet has provided evidence of the adverse economic impact of air pollution in India, an effect that comes alongside multiple negative health outcomes. The study, conducted by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health …

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How does India fare on the roadmap to elimination?

India has a prolonged history of setting ambitious elimination deadlines for a host of diseases, only to miss the deadline and simply re-announce another year.  Many diseases, such as leprosy, are simply neglected with most individuals affected belonging to lower castes and viewed as outcasts from society — a view proliferative through thousands of years. …

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Child malnutrition: Is India backsliding?

The latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS) data indicates that child malnutrition remains a major social crisis in India, with the advances made in tackling child malnutrition over the course of recent years coming undone.  Results from NFHS-5 paint what Scroll.in aptly describes as “a disconcerting picture.” Multiple states, Scroll.in reports, have seen hard-won gains …

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Universal health coverage: The need of the hour

 In 2020, a crisis hit that no country was prepared for and exposed one of society’s great fault lines: the chronic failure to adequately invest in public health and ensure universal health coverage.  The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses and flaws in health systems everywhere. India has felt the brunt acutely as the world’s second …

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Persons with disabilities: The Indian view

Today marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDWP), an observance dedicated to celebrating them and raising awareness of their conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in its World Report on Disability 2021 that fifteen percent of the global population lives with some form of disability. This translates to more than one billion people. …

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Midwives: A vital and life-saving investment

It need not be said, but is often overlooked, that public health systems benefit substantially from the work of midwives. This has been quantified to the tune of 4.3 million lives that could be saved per year by the year 2035 in new research published in The Lancet. The paper “[estimates] that, relative to current …

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