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Nurses are playing a bigger role during Covid

12 May 2021

Right from Florence Nightingale in the Crimean War to Fatu Kekula who helped treat Ebola patients in Liberia, nurses have been at the forefront of any healthcare crisis. They are the critical link in the healthcare system that not only helps people recover back to health, but become the biggest...

Covid care: FAQs about getting oxygen support at home

12 May 2021

With oxygen deprivation and lung infections becoming common problems faced by patients during the second wave of Covid-19, many patients have been recommended to use oxygen concentrators and cylinders at home to maintain oxygen levels and avoid fatalities. However, with oxygen therapy, one needs to be doubly careful and be...

LOOKING FOR LEADERSHIP

12 May 2021

If there is one thing the second surge of the Covid outbreak has thrown up it is questions around the current leadership style. As the WHO’s Soumya Swaminathan said, what is needed is strong leadership that is based on science and data – not grandstanding and rhetorical flourishes. The fact...

A YEAR TO EMBRACE THE INDIA-NZ RELATIONSHIP

12 May 2021

The 75th year of Indian Independence can be an inflection point in the India-New Zealand ties through constructive steps in bilateral trade deals and companionship to harness a plethora of opportunities between the two countries. Although the second wave of Covid-19 and the triple mutant coronavirus variant have put an...

HOW TO TACKLE HEALTHCARE RESOURCE SHORTAGE AND EXPANSION STRATEGY

12 May 2021

In healthcare, there is no equivalency between a doctor and someone who isn’t one, as patient safety requires doctors to step in when a complex problem or uncertainty arises over the given treatment. But considering the current shortage of doctors (and nurses and paramedics and assistants and so on) amid...

How to be fearless in Covid times

10 May 2021

These are stressful and confusing times for many of us. Fear and anxiety can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in people. Daily life is disrupted completely for everyone across the globe. People are feeling uncertain about what could happen in the coming weeks. Feelings of anxiety, uncertainty and fear...

WHY INDIA IS WITNESSING MASSIVE COVID-19 EXPLOSION

10 May 2021

With 4,03,738 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India continued to report more than four lakh daily coronavirus infections for the fourth day on the trot. With this, the cumulative national tally of the infection went up to 2,22,96,414, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday morning. The...

Human cloning: If it becomes possible someday, then will it be a violation of human rights?

10 May 2021

“Our lives depend on recognizing that human cloning like all forms of playing God is a moral life promoting endeavor” — (Alex Epstein) The scientific and the technological advancements through which we all have undergone has made our lives both shocking and fascinating. Its emergence has created various new reproductive...

TAKING THE FREEDOM OF SOCIAL MEDIA SERIOUSLY

10 May 2021

Last week, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Justices Dr. D. Y. Chandrachud, L. Nageswar Rao, and S. Ravindra Bhat issued a strong warning to the Central and State Governments not to curtail the freedom of speech and expression of people who are seeking help on...

DEALING WITH BIOMEDICAL WASTE: A TOUGH GRIND AFTER THE PANDEMIC

10 May 2021

Biomedical waste is composed of animal and human waste, treatment equipment, for instance, syringes, needles, and the other different kinds of amenities in the process of research and treatment (Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016). Adequate biomedical waste management concerning the proper rules and regulations were consistently overlooked for years, specifically...

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