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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

2 months

“Protection and dignity, not repeated uprooting, is what Gaza’s people desperately need now.”

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2 months

The threat of polio comes as repeated evacuation orders continue to displace thousands in #Gaza ’s cities of Khan Younis and Deir al-Balah, adding to the physical and mental strain on an already suffering population. No one is safe, nowhere is safe. People have barely any

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Lakhs of homes in India will be having one year death anniversaries this month & the next ❤️‍🩹 Praying for love & light to all those who lost their loved ones last year around this time 💐 And to those who risked their own physical & mental health to help strangers - thank you 🫂

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Government of India needs to stop talking about COVID recovery rates. Most useless stat ever.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Bottled water is this century’s biggest global scam. South Korea has probably the safest tap water in the world - but everyone there drinks bottled water - the govt had to run campaigns to encourage people to drink tap water - with little success.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I have friends who wear hijab & are professors in the United States. In todays India they would not even be able to finish their education. There is no justification for such harassment of Muslim women students. Utterly spineless college admin & govt (local, state, center all)

Deepak Bopanna

@dpkBopanna

3 years

Deplorable scenes unfolding in Karnataka, another govt college not allowing Girls with #hijab to enter classrooms. The students are crying and requesting the principal not to ruin their future with just 2 months to go for exams.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

We need to talk of unnecessary use of full body PPE for COVID. We now know that spread is primarily through air & contact spread is negligible. Can now switch to reusable cloth gowns & focus on good masks. & stop plastic gowns on flights. Biomedical waste needs urgent reduction.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I did my medical training in Bulgaria (cheaper than private in India + travel held an appeal) Better teacher-student ratio. Early intro to public health, student orgs, ethics, exchange programs to other countries & more. Saw a variety of health systems early on - global outlook.

sanjay nagral

@sanjaynagral

3 years

In case u r wondering why so many Indian students travel all the way to Ukraine (or Russia/ China) for med degrees? 1 Fees r lower than Indian pvt med colleges 2 teaching/training seems better. Several hav worked with us as interns & their edu is more well rounded

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Did they spend all that taxpayer money to make an advertisement promoting dowry! 😮🤭

Nitin Gadkari

@nitin_gadkari

2 years

6 एयरबैग वाले गाड़ी से सफर कर जिंदगी को सुरक्षित बनाएं। #राष्ट्रीय_सड़क_सुरक्षा_2022 #National_Road_Safety_2022 @akshaykumar

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

No money for ASHA workers No money for compensation for families who lost loved ones due to covid No money for 100% free vaccination for the country What in the world is peoples money being used for?

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

It is not @bdutt 's job to distribute ration. Her job is to bear witness, to hold governments accountable & to move communities into action. Please direct your critique to the government which has created this tragedy in the first place & not to people fighting the good fight.

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@SonaliVaid

5 years

Delhi - Mustafabad is not in another country or state. It is accessible by metro. Metro station Gokulpuri. Please go visit the Eidgah and see for yourself the situation in the so-called relief camp. Go to neighbourhoods with charred buildings. Talk to people. Bear witness.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

The MBBS degree does not give permission to flaunt patient photos & info on social media to get attention & likes. If you care about advancing public or medical knowledge take explicit #consent / write a case study / publish / get #ethics approval where needed.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Tired of tweets calling India “progressive” because our abortion laws are better than US. At a time when rights of women in another country are being trampled we are using their misery to sing our song How very mature. Nothing “progressive” about maternal health in India.

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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

3 years

India’s government is faster at reaching the empty offices of a social media company than it is at getting suffering patients anti-fungals for mucomycosis or ensuring timely vaccines for a population ravaged by covid.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

While we celebrate the power of the people in the repeal of #farmlaws ; a friendly reminder that district public hospitals are being privatised. The only option for healthcare for masses at district level will cease Zero awareness or protest on this, except in some small bubbles.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

How did age become the only & main criteria for prioritizing vaccines? What about poverty, disability, mental health, vulnerable populations? How is a healthy, rich 45+ person more at-risk than a 30 yr diabetic domestic worker who wont be able to afford care if she got sick?

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@SonaliVaid

1 year

Those counting the public money spent on wrestlers - does that mean any working woman - is available for sexual harassment because the govt / employer gives her a paycheck? Like I cannot even, this is the depths of depravity.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

WHY ARE MIGRANTS WALKING? This woman was beaten by bricks and kicked by her builder.Builder drove away after beating her. CUT OFF THE ELECTRICITY line to the under construction building that is their only shelter.Broad day light South Delhi posh colony.Opression MISERY VIOLENCE

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Even if you are someone who I otherwise admire & follow on twitter. I will call you out quite aggressively if I see you recommending lockdowns. So please go speak to a few workers on the street & labourers before pontificating. #NoLockdown

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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

4 months

Got to love folks feeling that only India can teach medicine- as if people in other countries are falling dead en masse due to incompetent doctors 🤷‍♀️ I saw enough incompetence & competence during my compulsory internship & it didn’t depend on where the person studied - yours FMG

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Mumbai handled second wave better than other cities despite being first major city to get slammed I spoke to families who took patients to jumbo center-they got a bed,oxygen & medical care A govt is spending on healthcare & pandemic preparedness & media finds angle to criticise??

Meghana میگھنا मेघना ਮੇਘਨਾ :-)

@archimags

3 years

Everyone going 'scam' over this 👇🏽 needs to remember that we didn't face unprecedented lack of medical facilities or oxygen in #Mumbai during second wave. 40 Cr. for 6 jumbo facilities is a small price to pay n I'm glad @mybmc is paying it. I'd rather they do it n be prepared.

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@SonaliVaid

5 years

If you are concerned about coronavirus in India,note that it is only the public health system that is of any use at times like this. The central government is aggressively privatizing govt healthcare. If this continues,at the next pandemic you wont have any system to depend upon.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Dear @WHO @WHOSEARO where is this Uttar Pradesh you speak of? It is not the one where I couldn’t find an EMPTY O2 cylinder for a relative. Not the one where entire families are being wiped out Not the one where tweeting for help for O2 is a crime Not the one with cow ambulances

World Health Organization (WHO)

@WHO

3 years

In #India 's 🇮🇳 most populous state Uttar Pradesh, the state gov. has initiated house-to-house active case finding of #COVID19 in rural areas to contain transmission by testing people with symptoms for rapid isolation, disease management & contact tracing 👉

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@SonaliVaid

5 years

Absolute worst. No one will come forward at this rate. This harassment and stigma will create a bigger crisis than we will ever be able to manage. We should we sending out messages of solidarity for those affected and supporting those in quarantine instead of harassing them.

Ishita Bhatia

@ibhatia8

5 years

JUST IN: FIR filed against the first Coronavirus positive case of Meerut under Epidemic Diseases Act, and section 269, 270 and 271 of the Indian Penal Code. @Uppolice #Coronavirus #Covid19 #Meerut

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@SonaliVaid

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Unconscious 65 year old woman taken to a local private doctor. Blood sugar 35. Doctor asked if she had eaten ... son replied she has not had anything for last few meals. Hunger is killing people before #covid19 does.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Sharing my opinion piece on why we need allow loved ones into the #ICU . Give them time, an N95 mask & a place to sit at the bedside. Loved ones are not “visitors” in a patients life 🧵 #WeCanDoBetter

Hospitals should rationalize their pandemic protocols | Mint

The benefits of letting loved ones visit ICU patients have been found to outweigh infection risks

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

If you have any COVID symptoms please CHECK oxygen levels first. Don't run around for medicines. And if you have diabetes - check your blood glucose at the earliest. Everything else is secondary. Monitoring is more important than medicines in mild COVID MONITOR.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Dear elite Indians Do not have house parties with several people Do not take off your masks during these parties (while sharing that you recently recovered from a ‘cold’) Do not shrug & say ‘que sera, sera’. You’ll get a bed. The cook,driver,guard who catch it from you may die.

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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

2 months

What do you notice?

Ministry of Health

@MoHFW_INDIA

2 months

Union Health Minister, Shri @JPNadda met with the Federation of Resident Doctors Association ( @FordaIndia ) delegation today. He welcomed their decision to call off the strike in the public interest and assured them that the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will address all

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

While students are stranded at border posts, it is insensitive of our PM to question why they are there in the first place Global mobility for study & work makes the world a richer place & builds people to people connections. We need to promote global mobility & not dismiss it.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Registration is not appointment Appointment is not a guarantee of vaccination No one below 45 is getting an appointment. These numbers only quantify the government’s ability to eyewash a billion people with lies .

Dr Harsh Vardhan

@drharshvardhan

3 years

Pleased to note our world-class Co-WIN platform ensured smooth rollout of beneficiary registration for Phase 3 of world’s #LargestVaccineDrive In just first 3 hours: 🔸80L+ people registered 🔹1.45 cr SMS successfully delivered 🔸38.3 cr API hits recorded @PMOIndia @MoHFW_INDIA

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Indian #MedTwitter needs to be more patient when the public brings up issues on twitter. Even if you feel people are not informed & are criticising wrongly - please don’t use condescending terms to address others. Educate & share your side. But wait & try to listen first.

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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

3 years

I hope someone is collecting all these @iamsrk anecdotes that are showing up all over the place. How inspiring he is. May we all aspire to the same kindness and graciousness towards all we meet. 🌺

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Lockdowns do not stop transmission. Lockdowns only convert one crisis into multiple crises of hunger, poverty, malnutrition, maternal deaths, labour exploitation and more. Someone please educate our politicians and ministers.

NDTV

@ndtv

4 years

#Maharashtra

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

I used to initially think its a problem because of the plastic waste generated. Bad Much later I realised that a lot of water & energy is wasted in bottling. Very Bad More recently learnt how the bottled water industry has diverted waterways away from local lands. Evil

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

DID you see what @saahilmenghani did there! You are a ⭐ ❤ More power to you!!

Saahil Murli Menghani

@saahilmenghani

4 years

Former Miss World & actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & her daughter Aradhya Bachchan admitted to Nanavati Hospital. Both are covid positive. Her husband Abhishek Bachchan & father in law Amitabh Bachchan have been recovering there since last week

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3 years

Unable to find free 18-44 yrs covid vaccination slots in south delhi for any day of this week. Paid slots aplenty. Government is continuing to force people to pay for a vaccine in an pandemic and beating the drum about their benevolence & “free” vaccines.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Basic guidance for anyone with symptoms or testing covid+ Isolate & have one fixed person as caregiver 1. Start monitoring oxygen as soon as any symptoms arise (even if test result awaited) 2. If patient has any history of diabetes-start regular monitoring of glucose level 🧵

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

We need to stop comparing need for beds, oxygen & ventilators with delta wave & assuming all is well Our health system is in shambles Could barely manage first wave. Delta decimated us In non-pandemic times-newborns die of oxygen shortages, ventilators are rationed We are not ok

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Please DO NOT organise indoor gatherings & networking events just because current COVID cases are low in your city/community & “been long since we met” I just saw a poster in a whatsapp group - “Been long since we met, lets meet at this (indoor venue)” Please do not do this 🙏🏼🙏🏼

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

What we should eat What we should wear What we should speak Are we a country or a cult?

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Hospitals need to have adequate seating for attendants We need to stop treating family members & loved ones like intruders. Extra people are stopped at gates by guards No reason for attendants inside to be sitting on the floor. Lack of seating cannot be a crowd control strategy.

dr.anuj007

@AnujAggarwal44

2 years

Heart touching as well as inspiring photo of a young girl studying while waiting in AIIMS Delhi! We often crib,criticise & condemn but what if we accept, then deal with the situation & put manageable efforts to come out with a better future! #MedTwitter

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Doctors are not being allowed to cross borders in NCR. This is absurd.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

#india please stop prescribing azithromycin &/or HCQ to perfectly asymptomatic covid positive people. Too many getting diarrhoea, vomiting - terrible gastritis & panicking. You are sending perfectly healthy people into dehydration & unnecessary hospital visits 🙏🙏

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@SonaliVaid

5 years

😡Can someone file a human rights violation for this against @ArvindKejriwal for creating fear and essentially ensuring that noone from this gathering will self report.

Press Trust of India

@PTI_News

5 years

Coronavirus: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal orders FIR in connection with Tabligh-e-Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Is anyone else drained seeing crowdfunding for medical needs -on all platforms, all the time Has to be a better way We need to stop the relentless privatisation & commodification of healthcare Health is a human right The state should not be permitted to give up its responsibility

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Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

4 years

If anyone needs to talk DMs are open. I live in south delhi - anyone wants to meet for a socially distanced walk then DM. If anyone is living in NCR & is away from friends & family & worried about being taken care of if/when sick please DM.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Covid cases on the rise - almost all are recovering at home (thanks to vax* 🙌) But HR & bosses & workplaces are being unnecessarily harsh 😞Not everyone recovers in 5 days. Please allow employees enough time-which for some may be weeks Rest is important to avoid long term issues

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Here is one reason why we are seeing alertness & action in India on covid… Our leaders actually know India is not at risk (all experts have reassured & covid cases are holding steady) What we are forgetting is -we are not at risk now -because millions have already died + 🧵

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

✊🏼✊🏼 This has been nothing but a personal vendetta. A doctor who tried to save newborns when systems failed - was scapegoated for deaths . But he surprised the CM by not taking the fall for the newborn deaths but standing for truth. Now they use any excuse to keep targeting him.

Harjit Singh Bhatti

@DrHarjitBhatti

4 years

Dr Kafeel Khan finally released from Mathura Jail ✊🏻 Congratulations to all

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Welcome to Indian Male Doctors Association! #manel

Indian Medical Association

@IMAIndiaOrg

2 years

Dear Doctor IMA Standing Committee for Medical Ethics is organizing a Webinar on “Medico-Legal Problems & Ethics” on 19th of November, 2022 from 3 to 5 PM. Registration Link for this Webinar is as follows Two CME Credit Hours will be provided by DMC

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I am so irritated by unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions. 😑 22 yr old - generally good health - just had some episodes of vomiting. And doc immediately prescribes azithromycin 🤐. Told him not to take - gave ORS & pantoprazole instead for relief. Vomiting resolved on its own.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Our state governments are fuelling antibiotic resistance on a scale that is unimaginable. An entire class of antibiotics are being rendered useless as this massive government sanctioned, funded & propagated misuse goes unchecked.

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@SonaliVaid

5 years

@sunandavashisht Factcheck - I was in the US on a temporary visa. I am proud to stay I joined a group of protestors protesting right outside the gates of the white house during the Arab Spring uprisings! So were many others. 🙏🏼 No free democratic country responds to protestors with bullets.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

It’s unfortunate that when an outsider holds up a mirror to the dismal state of public healthcare in India - they get trolled. Is it fair that majority of Indians have to go to hospitals held together by duct tape & stretched, overworked staff? What are we defending really?

Yujung Hwang / 황유정

@YujungHwang3

2 years

Fuck. Have you been to any of the public hospitals ever? Do you have any kind of sympathy for people living poor in your country? Yes. I'm a foreigner, so not your people but am shocked at the lack of sympathy toward people living under poverty line in your country.

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4 years

They also had husbands....

Dr Mir Mushtaq

@drmirmushtak

4 years

More than 100 docs have succumbed so far to Covid in India.unfortunately no hue and cry by the media,govt, on the loss of the saviours of society. They also had their mothers, wives, and children waiting for them at home. @sardesairajdeep @DrHarjitBhatti

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Dear middle/upper class folks - if you dont already, when you can, use govt health facilities I went to Begumpur dispensary, Delhi for covid test. No charges (as it should be); Rapid test result given asap, RTPCR result sent on sms Excellent staff. Total time 45 mins 🌟 1/n

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Everyday I learn of more groups of volunteers helping the public get beds and oxygen. Many do not know the public health context or medical context. They grieve the losses as their own. In a collapsed system they trudge on silently. At great personal mental health risk. (1/n)

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If you are privileged enough to practice social distancing. Please use that privilege! 🙏🏼. My thoughts & heart goes out to the 100s of volunteers working tirelessly on the ground,with no institutional backing, to help those affected by the organized violence in north east delhi.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

A patient walked into a hospital emergency department And got admission #miracle Year #2021 , Capital city of India

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@SonaliVaid

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ALL must join together This #rapeculture must end From Hathras to Kolkata From hospital corridors To the streets & homes Women & girls must be SAFE Everywhere Impunity for convicted offenders must END Collusion by authorities must END Garlanding & celebrating r @pists must END

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I’m horrified by insensitive remarks towards students stuck in Ukraine. The embassy & MEA should have done air evacuation early on. Cannot imagine the mental trauma of young students going by road to the border while Russia bombs overhead. May they all find safety & care. 🙏🏼

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For “every Indian”. So coercion is it? First rule of healthcare is consent Google once shut its health records portal given the sensitivities of such a service We need actual services on the ground & not in the cloud Govt is blinded by technocentricism & removed from reality.

NDTV

@ndtv

3 years

Digital Health ID For Every Indian, Digitally Secure Health Records: PM

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Shoutout to the many many doctors here on twitter & several others that I know. Many are continuously doing FREE teleconsultations for so many patients day in and day out. Doctors should ideally be compensated so if you can afford please offer to pay their fee 🙌

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One thing I have learnt after a decade in global health is that we cannot copy paste from one place to another. Developed countries can stay at home. Developing countries need to devise our own flexible ways of working through this. We have created a heavy humanitarian crisis :(

Stuti

@StutiNMishra

4 years

Both these pictures belong to the same person. First one is of a week ago, second one is of 6 months ago. He was from Ranchi and worked as a daily wage labourer in Ahmedabad. He was admitted to a hospital after his video requesting help went viral. He died on Thursday.

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Keep doing USELESS things but please - WEAR THAT MASK If you have a mask on camera then WEAR IT. Or leave it OUT of the frame. The public (God knows why) follows what they see on TV. If they see people take off masks while speaking - they tend to do the same.

NDTV

@ndtv

4 years

We have renamed Kolkata Port to Kolkata Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

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Please reach out to your Muslim friends, colleagues - ex's . Anyone. Send a note of solidarity. Find out if they are ok. Open and keep open the channels of communication. The more they seek to divide, the more we must unite. Do what you can. Begin with love.

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UPDATE: BUILDER RELEASED IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS. After BEATING A WOMAN labourer in the middle of the day in a posh South Delhi colony. @DCPSouthDelhi What was the arrest for? Only for media management? How will this family sleep at night with the builder out so easy??

Dr. Sonali Vaid

@SonaliVaid

4 years

WHY ARE MIGRANTS WALKING? This woman was beaten by bricks and kicked by her builder.Builder drove away after beating her. CUT OFF THE ELECTRICITY line to the under construction building that is their only shelter.Broad day light South Delhi posh colony.Opression MISERY VIOLENCE

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Incorrect to advise all healthy contacts not to test A healthy person who has a COVID contact -may infect other high risk folks If I am healthy & young but I live with an 80 yr diabetic -I MUST isolate & test after a COVID contact! Need to #RampUp testing instead of curtailing it

ANI

@ANI

3 years

In fresh advisory for testing COVID samples, ICMR says contacts of COVID patients do not need testing unless identified as high risk based on age or comorbidities

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I have much to say on the way foreign grads in India are looked down upon. It feels like a stigma. We may or may not need more MBBS seats in India but we definitely need to make MBBS education richer, diverse & better. Esp. with regards to ethics & caring & general awareness.

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All we do is blame the poorest of the poor. We do nothing to help them. Those who need to go abroad get their vaccines expedited. But those who need to work to be able to eat at night & cannot “stay at home” are left to the mercy of websites & apps.

Ravi Singh

@Ravi16_kumar

3 years

#Migrant labours are returning back to work from villages to metro cities. Putting life on risk to start their #livelihoods . Most of them donot get #CovidVaccine . Government should ensure vaccination for migrants.

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@SonaliVaid

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China silenced doctors who first raised the alarm on Covid19. India shuts down doctors who raise the alarm for lack of PPE. The difference - in China it is the government that initially suppressed truth , in India it is the people. Much worse. Brave women these are. #truthtopower

Shekhar Gupta

@ShekharGupta

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Two doctors who tweeted about shortage of protective gear for handling Covid-19 cases were trolled, accused of political propaganda & forced to take down their posts.. @jyotiyadaav reports....

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Cabin crew are responsible for our safety and security. Doctors & nurses have the option to wear comfortable scrubs & shoes - I never understood why cabin crew have to wear heels for a physically demanding job. Hope more airlines follow suit.

Reuters

@Reuters

3 years

ICYMI: Ukrainian SkyUp Airlines has decided to put an end to heels, pencil skirts and tight shirts after collecting feedback from flight attendants about their uniforms

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

“Upper classes have a quota - it is the general category” … which even at 50% remains much more than their share of the population. Very helpful video from @IndiaInkHistory - the bit about history is interesting.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I am going around asking “aapne covid ka tika lagaya” An auto driver I spoke to said - “I cannot take, I have sugar” I explained it is even more important for him to take the covid vaccine. He was very receptive People have all sorts of doubts & no avenues for correct advice.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I cannot sleep Because I Wrote a poem. A poem Needs an Audience To breathe But this (other) one Was about How the oxygen Was snuffed out Of many lives And I feel I too must Resign To the Censorship So I in circles. I write A verse About a Poem Best buried In sand

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Many people in India - despite having govt tap water supply - either use RO filters or use bottled water. Please don’t do this. This is nothing but privilege. Use other types of filters (UV/filtration etc.) which dont waste that much water.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

A rough estimate -80% of women domestic workers in my area are working becoz their husbands either don’t have work, are sick, are alcoholic, or beat them - or a combination of all these Based on conversations over the years It just takes a conversation to step out of our bubbles

NDTV News feed

@ndtvfeed

2 years

"It's The Best Time To Be A Woman In India," Says Country's Envoy To UN

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Prepared a practical tip sheet for mild & asymptomatic cases isolating at home who have home rapid antigen test kits available Especially useful where RTPCR takes too long or is not available/practical. Please share any feedback or questions.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Dear twitter spaces fans, users & hosts - if I dont hear a female voice among your speakers in first 20 mins (Im being generous) I will call out your #manel Please ensure that this does not happen. If you are in a twitter space & only male voices are heard please call it out.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Friendly reminder : There is still a digital & documentation barrier to vaccination The distribution strategy for vaccination in India is inherently inequitable And the PM did not talk about fixing this at all.

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@SonaliVaid

1 year

Tear gas is banned in warfare as a chemical weapon yet governments continue to use it in civilian areas without due precaution. It is NEVER ever to be used in closed spaces unless the intention is to cause deliberate harm and fatality.

Nicky Chandam

@warileebi_

1 year

Central Forces fired tear gas shells inside houses in Moirangkhom. #Imphal #Manipur

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

I cannot say that the education I received was definitely superior to any I could have had in India. I’m sure there are colleges in India that are better or worse than the training I received. But there is zero justification for the discrimination that foreign grads face in India

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

If only countries were as quick to enforce patent waivers as they are to enforce (highly irrational) travel bans - we would not be in the current mess.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Ok so I recently learned that those who give their aadhar for vaccination- automatically get enrolled into the Digital Health ID system - NO CONSENT??! This is how you begin a health information system by throwing away a basic healthcare tenet! Slow clap GoI !

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Have you recovered from CoVID or any respiratory illness? Save a life! 1)Please Share Your Oxygen Cylinder. We will return back as soon as we can (will pay you for it) 2)If you have unused oxygen concentrator, bipap/cpap machine let us know! Pan-India request @ckgupta2020

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@SonaliVaid

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Any doctors / nurses who are unable to commute to Delhi from Gurgaon / Faridabad / Ghaziabad & need accomodation in Delhi please DM me.When governments fail - we must do what we can to fill in for their incompetence. Anyone who can offer medics a place to stay post in this thread

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

About 10 to 12 women die EVERY DAY day in India due to unsafe abortions Third leading cause of maternal mortality in India. US is no benchmark for reproductive rights or for healthcare We always compare India with the worst in the world to give ourselves a pat on the back 🤷🏻‍♀️

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

In many countries/places we will still need some filtration at the point of use - due to poor pipes & various reasons. But simple & cheap filters can serve the purpose. Tap water mostly does not need RO filters. Only if there is groundwater, it requires wasteful RO filtration.

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@SonaliVaid

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It is not an easy choice or decision to make. It was not a smooth ride with several challenges through the years. You are young and you land in a country where you dont speak the language. I assume things are easier now as English penetration/fluency has increased globally.

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

The quiet deaths. We cannot imagine the quantum of underreporting of covid cases in India. No testing in rural areas; 20 - 60 deaths in villages. No chase for oxygen or hospital beds - since they know there is none. All graphs are a very poor approximation of reality.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Trivia Question Which five states have started privatising district hospitals (PPP plan) by inviting private bidders? No doctors are protesting or commenting on the dismantling of the public health care delivery system in those states 🤷🏻‍♀️ Nor is IMA whipping up a frenzy there.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Most NRIs refuse to drink RO water when visiting India. Please dont be like this. RO filters dont leave anything in the water - not even water 🤪. RO water at your India home is probably safer than your mineral bottle of doubtful origin.

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@SonaliVaid

4 years

Notice the framing. Instead of upfront saying he died of covid19. Emphasizing 'two' heart attacks whatever that means. & saying he 'tested positive' for covid19-not that he had covid19 This with a famous person. Now imagine how much under reporting of covid19 deaths is going on

ANI

@ANI

4 years

Urdu poet Rahat Indori (file pic) passes away at the hospital. He suffered two heart attacks today and could not be saved. He was admitted to hospital on Sunday, after testing positive for #COVID19 . He had 60% pneumonia: Dr Vinod Bhandari, Sri Aurobindo Hospital

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

Covid doesn't transmit by touch - don't need to cover entire body in plastic PPE Hope health systems update guidelines in line with latest evidence. Better, high-quality masks and better ventilation needs to be prioritised. Stop generating waste from plastic covers.

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@SonaliVaid

2 years

#PandorasBox I am noticing covid denialism among the left/liberal in India- saying stuff like covid is not real, its a political farce etc On the right I see many who say indigenous medicine is a cure it all Anti-scientific sentiment seems to be a common theme on all sides 😑

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

This is absolutely ridiculous. Aren’t there any workplace laws against this? This clearly discrimination based on physical characteristics / weight / health issues. And they call this a “fun” “health” program. This is nothing but harassment and bullying.

Nithin Kamath

@Nithin0dha

3 years

We are running a fun health program at @zerodhaonline . Anyone on our team with BMI <25 gets half a month's salary as bonus. The avg BMI of our team is 25.3 & if we can get to <24 by Aug, everyone gets another ½ month as a bonus. It'd be fun to compete with other companies 😁 1/3

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

Please just stop. Someone needs to tag / write to these people to stop all this ridiculous waste of taxpayer money.

Press Trust of India

@PTI_News

3 years

COVID-19: Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation will apply anti-microbial coating to 10,000 buses it has deployed currently to stop virus spread, says official

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@SonaliVaid

3 years

These restrictions make no sense & cause additional harm. Public transport needs to be increased (to reduce crowding) - but govts continue to do the opposite. Focus on closing establishments/events if needed. Dont stop or curtail public mobility /transport.

Aparna

@chhuti_is

3 years

Waiting for last train. This is what unplanned measures do. Closing public transport won’t solve the problem.

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@SonaliVaid

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Doctors and health workers are breaking down, and still holding together and taking the next step. Because unlike the government, health workers don't abandon the public. You cannot even imagine. You are looking at a major mental health crises in the aftermath of this massacre

Press Trust of India

@PTI_News

3 years

India is better prepared mentally and physically this year with more experience to beat COVID-19 pandemic as compared to 2020, says Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

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@SonaliVaid

1 year

Used to see caregivers being handed manual ambu bags for critically ill patients in Safdarjung way back in 2007. Once when the patient passed away the caregiver asked “did I not press it correctly?” What has changed? Time is at a standstill for many in this country.

Ashok Agarwal

@socialjurist

1 year

SOS: Patient in Safderjung Hospital require Ventilator but the same is not available in the hospital.

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