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Healthcare in Karnataka: Is a Health Bill the Need of the Hour?
The Karnataka Janaarogya Chaluvali (Karnataka People’s Health Movement/Struggle) has written a strong critique of the draft Karnataka Right to Health and Emergency Medical Services Bill 2025, questioning its rationale and orientation; the critique points how this draft has been mostly borrowed from the Rajasthan Right to Health Act (2022). Besides, says KJC, while some activists in Karnataka have been clamoring for a replication of the Rajasthan Right to Health Act, this demand has been made without investing too much thought into whether this is what Karnataka requires
Covid-19 vaccines: How did 9 pvt hospitals corner 50% doses?
According to government data the “cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has exceeded 22.78 Cr” by Saturday
Delhi HC grants bail to Tihar inmate who tested Covid positive, lost eye due to complications
Her MRI report did not mention black fungus but was suggestive of “right frontal bone Osteoma and diffuse frontal and parietal predominant cerebral atrophy”
Delta variant, a. k.a B.1.617.2, is 50 percent more contagious: UK study
Even as positivity rate dipped below 10 per cent now, experts have warned that India cannot take it easy yet
Urgent action needed against spread of Covid in tribal areas!
A forest rights group demands that the Government of India act to support tribal and forest dwellers affected due to Covid second surge
EXCLUSIVE: PM must intervene, stop misinformation campaign, recognise Covid martyr medics: IMA chief
Indian Medical Association (IMA) president Dr JA Jayalal tells SabrangIndia that attacks on doctors are a big worry, as is delay of compensations to medics martyred to Covid-19, and misinformation being spread about vaccines
Bhima Koregaon case: Prof Hany Babu to remain in pvt hospital till June 15
The court has requested Breach Candy Hospital to further examine him and advise on his care during the recovery period
Bhima Koregaon case: 3 accused test Covid positive at Taloja jail
Mahesh Raut, Sagar Gorkhe and Ramesh Gaichor have tested positive after an RT-PCR drive was conducted at Taloja
9,346 children abandoned, orphaned, lost a parent to Covid-19: NCPCR informs SC
The court had directed the district authorities to upload information about the number of children across India, who are in dire need of protection
594 doctors died during second wave of Covid-19: IMA
Delhi ranks highest in terms of doctor deaths in 2021, during the second wave of the pandemic
Maha govt announces Rs. 5 lakh FD and monthly assistance for Covid-orphans
The state government announced that the newly declared schemes will run alongside other central government schemes for Covid-affected children
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