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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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Siddique Kappan “secretly” discharged from AIIMS, taken to Mathura jail 

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Centre moves SC against K’taka HC order to increase State’s oxygen quota

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Covid-19: Scientists say a third wave is inevitable; is India prepared?

Government seems busy with ‘effective communications’ when an emergency response is needed

Covid-19: Assam struggles as 90 Tea Garden workers test positive

Eight wards in Guwahati declared hotspots, state records highest single day death toll this year; new restrictions announced

What is the purpose of Tejasvi Surya’s communal tilt to BBMP “bed blocking scam”?

The MP gets filmed reading out only muslim names, claiming an 'expose' of Covid bed scam, controversy is now taking attention away from Covid-19 surge in the state

65 Congress MLAs, Jignesh Mevani move Gujarat HC to utilise MPLAD funds for medical facilities

The MLAs have sought the amount of around 99 crores be used for providing necessary health and medical facilities

Hauling up officers won’t bring oxygen: SC stays Delhi HC’s contempt notice to Centre

The Supreme Court noted that Delhi is in a critical situation, but the Centre has not supplied 700 MT of oxygen as directed  

Uttar Pradesh: CM Adityanath gives special attention to cows, as citizens battle Covid-19

State government plans to set up help desks for protection of cows in every district; gaushalas, to follow Covid-19 protocols, get oximeters and thermal scanners for cows 

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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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