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From Ravish Kumar to marginalised groups, we need to discuss …

WEBAnubhooti Gupta. Hatred affects us in more ways than we think. In a recent interview, fans of journalist Ravish Kumar asked him about his mental health. Kumar, as humble and honest as ever, talked about his anxieties, when he’s sometimes forced to skip certain stories simply because of lack of resources. And about his insomnia and

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Progress, but not enough: Why blindness remains a public health

WEBAccording to the National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey, which was conducted between 2015 and 2019 by the union ministry of health and family welfare, the prevalence of blindness in India is 0.36 percent, which is about 6.2 million people. The prevalence of moderate to severe visual impairment is 1.06 percent, or 55 million.

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Did a dearth of public health centres exacerbate the

WEBTwo key surveys point out that swathes of rural Telangana are underserved by public health infrastructure. The extent to which the second wave of Covid tore through rural Telangana can be gauged by the story of Ekmamidi, a village 65 km from state capital of Hyderabad. Located in Vikarabad district, Ekmamidi, which has a population of 10,000

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From TB to kala-azar: Apex health body’s journal projects Mann Ki …

WEBFor far too long, public health research has either ruled out strong evidence or suggested mixed results for the impact of media messaging on the behaviour change required to tackle several health problems.. But when the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare’s journal tries to bolster a case for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann …

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The big picture of Modi’s welfare state: Same budget, new …

WEBRarely in post-1991 India has a Lok Sabha election felt so bereft of suspense. Most predict a third term for PM Narendra Modi, and an overwhelming number of forecasts revolve around the BJP’s victory margins. And yet, most of the explanations have been in a binary. One side points to a “vishwaguru vision”, decisive leadership, and fast-tracked …

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Here's what you need to consider about Bournvita, health …

WEBYou’d have seen headlines on the recent Bournvita controversy.An Instagram influencer called out Bournvita for passing itself off as a health drink, his post got over 12 million views, and Bournvita’s parent company, Cadbury, sent him a legal notice for trademark infringement and defamation.

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Farm anger, temple cheer: Can Preneet Kaur hold Patiala fort for …

WEBIn Dhareri Jattan village, about 15 km from Patiala city, Prabhu Singh, 70, told Newslaundry he had participated in the farmers’ protests against the BJP. “Our first issue is the law on MSP guarantee,” he said. “The BJP won’t come in Punjab.”. The farmer called Amarinder Singh and Preneet Kaur “turncoats”.

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High coverage, high enrollment, but a persistent ‘health protection …

WEBThe health insurance protection gap denotes the disparity between an individual’s total healthcare expenditure and the extent of health insurance coverage they possess. The overall gap for the entire sample was estimated at 73 percent. This indicates a significant gap in health protection.

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Red Ink awards: Barkha Dutt and Siddharth Varadarajan

WEBMojo Story founder-editor Barkha Dutt and the Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan were among several journalists awarded at the Mumbai Press Club’s Red Ink awards ceremony on Friday.. The awards under 12 categories were presented by retired Supreme Court judge Justice BN Srikrishna in Mumbai. They were sponsored by …

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Maharashtra’s Melghat is teeming with NGOs. Why are its Adivasi

WEBYet, three decades, several government and non-governmental interventions, and multiple recommendations later, Melghat still has the highest number of child deaths in Amravati. The situation has improved since the 1990s but between 400 and 500 children still die every year. In 2019, about 409 children under six died, according to …

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AAP's 'health model': The quest for Delhi's 'missing' polyclinics

WEB30 Mar, 2022. The Aam Aadmi Party's success in the recently concluded Punjab assembly election was largely due to its much-acclaimed Delhi model. This includes its work in healthcare, with Delhi boasting a network of mohalla clinics, speciality hospitals and polyclinics. Newslaundry visited four locations in Delhi where projects were approved

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