According to experts, Universal Health Coverage requires adequate healthcare financing and human resources to provide financial protection to the underprivileged by covering their medicine, diagnostics, and service costs
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Posts by: Aishwarya Upadhyay
Aishwarya Upadhyay
National Vaccination Day 2021 is significant as India has started its biggest vaccination drive, the COVID-19 immunisation programme, which has already crossed 3 crore mark
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The organisation Grow-Trees.com planted about 26 lakh trees and provided employment opportunities amid the reverse migration during the COVID-19 pandemic in India
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Varanasi’s Diksha and Deepika risked their health to ensure every girl in their community has access to menstrual hygiene during the COVID-19 lockdown
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Bihar’s Pawan Rekha Devi broke the shackles of orthodoxy and welcomed a new era of health and well being for her children
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Owing to their on ground work in Uttarakhand, NGO SheWings realised that the major barrier faced by women in accessing menstrual hygiene products, is not having undergarments
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People above 60 and those over 45 with comorbidities began getting their vaccines from March 1 in the second phase of vaccination drive, that is estimated to run for six weeks
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Those above 45 years of age will require a signed medical certificate, which will attest to the severity of their illness in order for the to qualify to get the COVID-19 vaccine in this phase
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In order to recycle plastics, Tripura has built a road made of plastic waste as a pilot project
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The Budget allocation for the Health sector was increased to Rs 2,23,846 crore in 2021-22, as against this year's Rs 94,452 crore
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Maharashtra has reported a sharp spike for the eighth straight day with over 3,000 new COVID-19 cases, while Mumbai reported 721 new cases. Authorities may be imposing another lockdown in the state if the situation continued to worsen
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Under West Bengal’s Maa scheme, the beneficiaries can avail a platter of nutritious meal which will include rice, dal, a vegetable dish and egg curry for Rs. 5
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The study suggests that seats in public places, such as parks, shopping malls, restaurants, and railway or airport waiting halls, could be covered with cloth to reduce the risk of disease spread
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World Health Organisation’s COVID-19 Technical Lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, explains how the pandemic has affected children and how they can be protected from the coronavirus
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