-The New Indian Express She said that a majority of farmers are labour class and are usually nomadic, landless or smallholding farmers. BENGALURU: If halal meat is boycotted, as is being demanded by Hindu organisations, it will lead to similar consequences as the ban on cow slaughter did. It will impact the livelihoods of farmers severely, warned experts.Dr Sylvia Karpagam, a public Health researcher who recently released a report on the effects...
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Primary Healthcare fails to meet needs of people it was built for: Lancet study -Taran Deol
-Down to Earth People in low-, middle-income countries often have to pay out of their pocket and seek care elsewhere Funding in primary Healthcare systems in low- and middle-income countries is insufficient and access to it inequitable, a new study has reiterated. Patients often have to pay for the services out of their pocket, the report published in the journal The Lancet Global Health April 4, 2022 noted, adding that these systems have...
More »2 dead, over 61 taken ill after suspected food poisoning from traditional feast in Odisha -Mohammad Suffian
-IndiaToday.in Two people have died and sixty-one have fallen ill after suspected food poisoning from consuming a traditional feast in Odisha. Ganjam: At least two people have died and over 61 have been hospitalised in Odisha after suspected food poisoning. All of them had started showing symptoms following a traditional feast. The deceased were identified as Santosh Gaud(32) and Budhia Gaud(53) of Bakharakata village. All the sick villagers have been shifted to Dharakote Community...
More »The terrible cost India pays for neglecting oral Health -Johanna Deeksha
-Scroll.in Though in many cases, oral Health can be a matter of life or death, the country does not even have an oral Health policy in place. Vandana Munishappa had a pink bandage across the left side of her jaw and a long line of stitches across her lower lip and her chin. The 14-year-old was petite for her age and her large, bright eyes made her seem much younger than she...
More »Household Out-Of-Pocket expenses on Health services push 55 million into poverty in India: WHO report -Kavita Bajeli-Datt
-The New Indian Express A significant share, almost two-thirds of OOP expenses, are for purchasing outpatient care, especially medicines. NEW DELHI: Household Out-Of-Pocket (OOP) expenses on Health services, especially medicines, continue to push over 55 million people in India into poverty, with over 18 per cent of households incurring catastrophic levels of Health expenditures annually, says a WHO report. Despite India’s billing as the ‘pharmacy of the world,’ its population’s access to medicines...
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