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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
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J & K: Prior approval for oxygen supply, gag order on doctors speaking to media
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Punjab & Haryana HC asks Centre to consider reallotment of oxygen from nearby plants
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Bihar’s odious and short-sighted response to Covid-19
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Nothing personal: Tejasvi Surya’s cold non-apology to Bengaluru’s Covid-19 war room staff
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