Health Policy Researcher | Health Economist | Teacher | Development Professional. Deeply interested in making public services 'work' for the needy citizens
India celebrates 5 years of certified polio-free! Polio programme’s surveillance system is exemplary. The introduction of other vaccines (e.g. against rotavirus, pneumonia, measles, and rubella) in India’s learns from this. Vaccination saves lives and keeps you healthy.
#EndPolio
A very novel initiative with far reaching impacts
Now, plant 10 trees to get passing certificates in Philippines | Education News, The Indian Express via
@IndianExpress
Lessons from the Spanish flu: social distancing can be good for the economy. Data from the 1918 pandemic in America suggest that places with the tightest restrictions fared best
Dr Geetanjali Kapoor, a research fellow at CDDEP suggest we need to ramp up and be sure we have enough facilities to accommodate hospitalisation if required. Dr Giridhar Babu expresses concern about the states where deaths have been reported recently.
#StayHome
#Newstrack
I love this statement so much ! "If physical activity were a drug, we would refer to it as a miracle cure"
Thanks
@CMO_England
, this is one of the best I have heard on physical activity.
A very welcome news
51% fall in number of girls between age 15-19 getting married in India, finds report: India's performance improves in child health, education - Firstpost
1 in 3 adults over 30 years might have high blood pressure and 1 in 10 high blood sugar; which further lead to Cardiovascular diseases. It’s time the
@AyushmanNHA
considers screening and management of these as priority over other sickness reimbursements.
@ibhushan
@MoHFW_INDIA
Cases: 2.79 million/year
Deaths: 435k /year
That's not Corona. That's TB in India, how it is usually, 1100 deaths a day.
Except, you don't get daily case scores, world doesn't panic about it. And even though it transmits thru air, we don't do lockdowns for it.
#Coronapanic
Hope Indian TV channels take note of this, as they keep inviting clinicians to discuss public health issues, in preference over virologists, epidemiologists ...
If our top experts had spoken to us every day and been guiding federal actions, tens of thousands of lives could have been saved.
#COVID19
is a public health emergency & public health must guide our actions. My new oped for
@NYTimes
I don't know who needs to hear this, but...
All writers that I know, seasoned writers (myself included), beginners, mid-career, everyone struggles with their writing.
It's challenging to start writing, to continue writing and to complete a piece of writing.
Writing is HARD.
We questioned
@WHO
Chief
@DrTedros
about week 1 of lockdown. 'What India is doing is important. India has taken key measures to provide food rations & cash transfers to affected families.' WHO feels India's model of social actions can be an example for other developing countries.
Dr Zakiya Sayed. An inspiration in these troubled times.
The difference between the great and the ordinary is simply this: that the great think they are ordinary and the ordinary think they are great.
“A founding principle of our profession is that patients are our masters and that we are their servants. In that light, we physicians should always recognize our patients’ concerns, anticipate their fears, and honor their right to know…”
— Herbert L. Fred, MD, MACP
“Rising costs, overutilization, disempowered consumers, regulatory failures, market concentration” some characteristics of SA
#PrivateHealthsector
as per the final
#healthmarketinquiry
report released today. Similar Findings & recommendations to the preliminary report-2018.
#UHC
Have been nominated as Central Nodal Officer for Karnataka to coordinate with state govt in the management of Novel Corona virus (Covid 19).
Always available for any information or feedback...