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Decentralisation and planning helped Mumbai fight the second COVID-19 surge

Mumbai was hit hard by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2021, with the city recording a…

3 years ago

Nutrition In The Context Of The COVID-19 Pandemic In India

Here are 6 steps the government must take to ensure that the nutrition needs of vulnerable women and children are…

4 years ago

For a more equal world: Coronavirus pandemic shows why ensuring gender justice is an urgent task

Women are at once bearing the brunt of the pandemic and leading the response to it. This reflects an untenable…

4 years ago

Women Are at the Frontlines of the Battle Against COVID-19

Women Are at the Frontlines of the Battle Against COVID-19 -- Kanta Singh, Country Programme Manager, UN Women In the weeks since…

4 years ago

‘We Will Come Through This Together’

  The upheaval caused by the coronavirus – COVID-19 – is all around us. And I know many are anxious,…

4 years ago

Viral hepatitis: What each of us need to know and why

Viral hepatitis can be prevented, tested for, treated and in many cases cured. Its elimination is both possible and necessary.…

6 years ago

Reach every child, adolescent and pregnant woman in the WHO South-East Asia Region with life-saving vaccines

It is imperative that every child, adolescent and pregnant woman in the WHO South-East Asia Region receives the life-saving benefits…

6 years ago

In 2018, let govt policies focus on health of 1.3 billion Indians

Irrespective of which ministry proposes it, in 2018, one hopes that health truly finds its way into all policies. This…

6 years ago