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Rural Population Suffers Most From Substandard Health Care Infrastructure; Check Data!

Pooja YadavMay 13, 20220

India, home to 1.4 billion people, has been plagued by having one in every of the best amounts of premature and preventable deaths in the world for several years. Over 50% of those premature deaths are caused by treatable diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and encephalitis. The lack of accessibility to hospitals may be a huge factor for many of those deaths as India has one in all the bottom hospital beds per capita in the world. India ranks 155th in 167 countries with 3 beds for every 10,000 people. For Indians, about to a hospital is already a really difficult and arduous task. Since most Indians live in rural India, where there aren't many hospitals around just in case of emergencies, they're impeded from access to basic healthcare. However, whether or not there's a hospital nearby...

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HIV Awarness Increased In Country: Central Government

Arpita SarkarMay 12, 20220

Awareness has increased a bit, but the deficit remains quite a bit. Nearly 30% of parents in the country do not want their child to attend classes with an HIV-infected student. Similarly, at least 35% of men and women object to buying goods from an HIV-infected grain seller. As far as awareness is concerned, only 30% of men in the country know about the disease in detail. The situation in West Bengal is even worse. The survey said, "Only 15%of men in the state have complete knowledge about HIV. The women of Bengal have more information about the disease than the men of this state." The National Health Family Survey shows that although awareness is higher than ever before, there are still misconceptions about HIV in society and in the family. For example, about 51% of women and at...

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India Made No Progress In Treating Anaemia Among Women, Children: Global Nutrition & NFHS-5 Report

Sonia SolankiMay 11, 20220

India, in the last few years, has failed to make any progress in treating Anaemia among women and children. The results from the two renowned platforms show similar findings. These two reports come from the Global Nutrition Report (2019-21) and NFHS-5 (2019-21). According to them, Anaemia is worsening in women aged between 15-49 years and in children aged between 0.5- 5.0 years. Along with this NFHS-5 (National Family Health Survey) data shows that the biggest spike is seen in children between 0.5 - 5 years old, with 67.1% of children suffering. This value was at 58.6% in the year 2015-16 in the NFHS-4 report. The condition is more severe in interior parts of India with 68.3% compared to 64.2% in urban Indian children. More than 50% of Indian women are anaemic As per the survey co...

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Over 77% Women Face Domestic Violence Silently: NFHS-5 Report

Sonia SolankiMay 10, 20220

According to the latest report by the NFHS-5 (National Family Health Survey) 2019-21, more than 3/4th (77%) of women face domestic violence silently. These women never seek help from any source to combat their pain and plight. The data put light on the fact that violence is not physical only. In fact, in many cases, domestic sexual abuse is present too. India is such a vast spectrum when it comes to issues like women's safety, education, health, and freedom. We can easily see the onset of the plight of women as early as when they are approaching teenage. Like, such abstain them from basic needs like a healthy diet, education, health facilities, freedom to eat, wear, speech, etc. One of the prime reasons which can summarize the issue is the lack of acceptance of women's choices...

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Announcing Yogi 2.0’s Upcoming Health Facilities: Likely To Be ‘Advantageous’ Than Before

Sayani ChakrabortyMay 7, 20220

Following the Yogi government's second victory in the Assembly election, the Yogi 2.0 plans are even more advantageous than they were before. The state of the health sector in the aftermath of the pandemic is the top focus of the government of Uttar Pradesh. The government intends to give beneficial support to the health sector in the state of Uttar Pradesh by expanding the number of hospitals, workers, and facilities available. Under the Yogi 2.0 administration, the government plans to provide a much-needed boost to the healthcare system by constructing seven 50-bed hospitals in the districts of Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, and Lucknow. In a recent presentation, a spokeswoman for the state government emphasised that the most important aim would be to equalise the ratio of medical profe...

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Over 4 Million Indians Died Due To COVID-19: WHO; Government’s Data Manipulated

Sonia SolankiMay 7, 20220

The World Health Organisation's (WHO) data on the Covid deaths in India clearly shows that the government has the power to manipulate the data. According to the WHO data, the number of death is almost ten times the death reported by the Indian government under the Covid deaths. It is not the first time that such an allegation surfaced regarding the covid death numbers in India. Recently only, New York Times also published a similar report stating how India is not letting the truth out pertaining to the death in the pandemic. WHO's Data Findings According to the World Mortality Dataset by WHO many nations have failed to report the true numbers of covid deaths. As per WHO, 15 million Covid deaths have occurred globally. The excess death is simply counted as how many more p...

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Insulin Vaccine To Become An Option For Diabetics; Cheap Pill To Be Introduced In Market Soon

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 2, 20220

There is good news for patients suffering from type 1 and type 2 diabetes across the country, as they will no longer have to rely on expensive insulin vaccines. The cheap tablet is also going to come into the market. This will soon be possible through the research of scientists from the School of Basic Science, IIT Mandi. According to lead researcher Dr Prosenjit Mandal, his team has discovered a new molecule, PK2 that is effective in the treatment of diabetes. It initiates the secretion of insulin from the pancreas in patients. A cheap drug can be made for the treatment of diabetes in patients. The research findings have also been published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, this year. Scientists from ICMR-IASRI have also played an important role in completing the research pape...

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No Person Can Be Forced For COVID-19 Vaccination: Supreme Court

Gunjan ChaudharyMay 2, 20220

The Supreme Court has said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated. The Supreme court expressed satisfaction over the current vaccine policy of the government and said that the government can impose some restrictions in the public interest. On restrictions by some state governments, the court said that the access of non-vaccinated people in public places cannot be stopped. The court said that such orders should be withdrawn with immediate effect. The top court has asked the central government to make public the data related to the adverse effects of vaccination. A big decision has come from the Supreme Court regarding the ongoing Covid vaccination campaign in the country. The Supreme Court has said that no person can be forced or pressurized to vaccinate. The top court also...

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Covid Threat Not Over But India In Better Situation Now: PM Modi

weeraApril 28, 20220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 27, said that Covid threat was not over yet in  India and people of the country were still required to follow all precautions against the disease. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, April 27, said that Covid threat in the country was not  yet over and country men are still required to follow all the precautions against the disease. Speaking at a meeting with chief ministers of various states, he said that despite the threat, India is in a better situation now. We have seen how Omicron and its sub-variants created havoc in Europe. In the last few months, many countries have seen a surge in Covid cases, due to these sub-variants. Compared to other nations, India has kept the situation under control," he said. At the same time, ci...

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Effective Healthcare System Calls For Integrity And Ethics: Has It Been Corrupted Now? Check Out!

Pooja YadavApril 25, 20220

Healthcare is important for a rustic and its people. It helps their well-being and helps counter issues like the Covid-19 pandemic. The integrity and ethics of the healthcare system are required for it to be effective. India, one of the various countries that are devastated by the virus, features a healthcare system with corruption destroying its effectiveness. In India, fraud and medical malpractice are common. Doctors and other healthcare practitioners will sometimes not act for the well-being of their patients. Some work for private gain. because of this corruption throughout healthcare, about 39 million Indians comprise poverty because of medical expenses Another way medical professionals can get money from referring patients is by referring patients from government hospitals t...

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Europe Faces Extreme Heat Reaching 120 Degrees Fahrenheit; Climate Crisis Is Omnipresent

Sonia SolankiApril 23, 20220

It won't be wrong to say that the climate crisis is omnipresent as Europe records the highest temperature of 120 Fahrenheit (48.8C) in Sicily. Mr Carlo Buontempo, director of EU'S climate monitoring service said, "2021 was a year of extremes including the hottest summer in Europe, heatwaves in the Mediterranean, flooding and wind droughts in western Europe." He also added, "The understanding of weather and climate extremes is becoming increasingly relevant for key factors of society." EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Report Details The report reveals that the average temperature in Europe has increased by more than 2 degrees in the past year. In its fifth annual report of C3S, it shows that Sicily, Italy recorded the highest ever temperature in Europe at 48.8C (120F). ...

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Life Expectancy Is Higher By 4-6 Years Among People From Upper Castes Than SC, ST: NFHS

Sonia SolankiApril 23, 20220

A recent study conducted by the NFHS (National Family Health Survey) reveals that life expectancy is higher in upper-caste w.r.t. SC & ST. It is the average number of years a person can live and depends on many socioeconomic factors too. If talking about gender-based life expectancy then women fairs well in this category. Among all caste and class, women are ahead of men in lifespan. Not only this the gap between the upper and lower class women is also reduced. With Women having an expectancy of 72.2 years in the upper caste (2013-16) to 68 years in ST  (2013-16). Factors For Higher Life Expectancy To say one factor is responsible for higher life expectancy is not a valid discussion . There are multiple factors which are interconnected with each other for the final result. ...

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