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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

Will Union Minister Santosh Gangwar’s letter to UP Chief Minister exposing O2 shortage, make a difference?

Gangwar flagged “shortage of oxygen and illegal marketing of ventilators and other medical equipment, but soon backtracked, said CM Adityanath reviewed situation

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IMA slams Union Health Ministry for failing to curb Covid-19

Calling out the glaring flaws of the current health infrastructure, the IMA suggests a well-planned lockdown, better testing, mutant tracking, and better funding in the health sector

Centre defends its vaccine price policy, says overzealous judicial intervention unnecessary

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Dr Mahavir Narwal, father of jailed anti-CAA activist Natasha Narwal, dies of Covid

Tributes pour in for the scientist, activist, father who had once wondered if he would ever see his daughter again, but remained her strength throughout

We need to breathe!

The ‘George Floyd’ tragedy is painfully unfolding in India, today: thousands are dying, many in major cities throughout the country have no access to a hospital bed, oxygen or a ventilator

Delhi HC issues notice, not convinced of hoarding allegations against AAP MLA

The High Court has also issued a notice to the Delhi Government

SC sets up National Task Force for oxygen allocation across all States, UTs

The court has also made it very clear, that the Centre is bound to supply 700 metric tons of oxygen to Delhi on a daily basis

Drug to treat Covid-19 developed by DRDO approved for emergency use

The announcement of this new drug, which is in powder form and is to be taken orally after dissolving it in water, may bring a ray of hope for many

Covid-19 has completely exposed Delhi’s medical infrastructure: High Court

The court said that it cannot turn away citizens simply because the State lacks proper medical infrastructure

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