Globally, cases of COVID-19 surpassed the 75-million mark globally over the weekend. A Reuters analysis showed the grim milestone having been reached on Saturday. This comes on the heels of the single largest rise in cases of COVID-19 in a thirty-day period since the pandemic began. In that timeframe, 18.65 million new cases of COVID-19 …
Oxford-AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine will be made available in India as early as the first half of 2021, according to AstraZeneca’s Country President for India Gagandeep Singh. Speaking at the 93rd annual convention of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Singh offered a timely update providing hope that there may be success in …
COVID-19, at least at a surface level, seems all but entirely disconnected from conditions such as dementia — besides its evident effect on those who suffer from the condition. However, could there be a link between the two conditions? Dementia is an umbrella term that encompasses a number of neurological conditions in which aspects of …
COVID-19 and the effects of the pandemic have plagued India’s health system. For those affected by mental health issues, treatment is a practical impossibility. Earlier in the year the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that this situation is now not unique to India. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in …
India could be at the centre of the global vaccination campaign against COVID-19, experts state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi alluded to this recently. “Our scientists are very confident of succeeding in their endeavour of developing a vaccine against COVID-19,” he said. “There are names of vaccines from different countries doing the rounds in the market, …
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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 …
India witnessed a 67.7 percent increase in media reports of suicidal behaviour during the COVID-19-prompted lockdown. An analysis published in The International Journal of Mental Health Systems of media reports during the period from March 24th to May 3rd this year showed 369 reports compared to 220 reports in the corresponding timeframe the previous year. …
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Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for countries across the globe to step up preparations for future pandemics during its 73rd World Health Assembly. The WHO noted that “the COVID-19 pandemic is a sobering reminder that health is the foundation of social, economic and political stability”. Prospects in …
Numerous international organisations have alleged vaccine hoarding by high-income nations, to the detriment of lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The People’s Vaccine Alliance – a coalition of organisations including Amnesty International, Free the Vaccine, the Yunus Centre, Frontline AIDS, Oxfam, SumofUs and UNAIDS – said wealthier nations possess enough vaccines to immunise their populations almost …
Research published by the state health department in West Bengal found comorbidities proved lethal in a significant proportion of the state’s COVID-19 deaths. As of December 3rd, 2020, 8,376 people in the state lost their lives to COVID-19 according to Statista. The state health department identified comorbidities such as hypertension, cardiac disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary …
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