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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

Study Reveals Inequity in PM-JAY Implementation, Fails to Reach Most Vulnerable Sections

Analysis published in Lancet Regional Health shows discrepancy in health insurance utilisation among EWS in India

India behind on poverty, health and gender goals: Independent study

The study, which covers 707 districts, has found that barely a year ago, in 2021, over 75 per cent of the districts were off target on key indicators such as access to basic services, anaemia, poverty, child marriage etc

Maharashtra: COVID warriors to take part in “Chalo Mantralaya Morcha” demanding jobs and allowance

The workers union has given a call to march to Mantralaya on March 2 to get a redressal for their demands

29% increase in daily wage workers suicides in 2 years: Labour Ministry

The increase in incidents needs to be seen in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic during which migrant daily wage workers were amongst the worst hit section

Married woman has the autonomy to choose termination of pregnancy, not medical board: Bombay HC

A recent court case, ABC vs. State of Maharashtra, held that it was the woman and not the medical board who could make this decision under Section 3(2B) of MTP Act.

‘Woeful allocation’: Union budget ‘neglects, condemns’ physically challenged persons

This year’s budget has been no different as far...

Karnataka DCD reverses the order on ban of contraceptives to minors, claims no such order was ever issued

Bhagoji T Khanapure has now stated that a notice to pharmacists have been issued for counselling minors that buy condoms, oral contraceptives

Contested impact on India’s orphans leave young abandoned: Covid-19 pandemic

The need for a comprehensive legal framework that protects all orphans is the need of the hour

Was India equipped enough legally for the Covid-19 outbreak?

Hasty amendments to archaic colonial legislation are not an answer to the public health crises arising out of the Pandemic

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