The World Health Organization(WHO) has released a special Report on Climate Change and Health propose a set of priority actions from the global health community to governments and policy makers, calling… Read more “COP26 Special Report on Climate Change and Health”
Tag: India
Need for transdisciplinary systems thinking to address snakebite
Snakebite, a major public health issue but a hugely neglected problem continues to affect millions of people with death and disability worldwide. In 2018, the first ever… Read more “Need for transdisciplinary systems thinking to address snakebite”
Stronger together: a new pandemic agenda for South Asia
The global increase in COVID-19 cases in 2021 has primarily been due to an uncontrolled surge in South Asia. It is estimated that by 1 September 2021,… Read more “Stronger together: a new pandemic agenda for South Asia”
Going beyond access to health information: a pandemic call to action
About a decade earlier we brought to attention that the lack of access to health information is ‘a social injustice that the global health community cannot afford… Read more “Going beyond access to health information: a pandemic call to action”
From trials to the bedside: convalescent plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic [Seminar]
Convalescent plasma has a long history in treatment of infectious diseases – being used when other therapies are available .The use of plasma from patients who have… Read more “From trials to the bedside: convalescent plasma during the COVID-19 pandemic [Seminar]”
COVID-19 vaccination in India: we need equity
Just a few days after starting its own COVID-19 vaccination program , India provided vaccines as grant- in-aid to other countries1 . This was in sharp contrast to… Read more “COVID-19 vaccination in India: we need equity”
Community health workers for pandemic response
The COVID-19 outbreak that originated in Wuhan City, China, in December 2019 now affects 213 countries or territories across the globe. Better health workforce utilisation and support… Read more “Community health workers for pandemic response”
Bicycles for the post-covid era—an opportunity India shouldn’t miss
Bicycles are a healthy, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly mode of transport that India should invest in, say Sucharita Panigrahi and Soumyadeep Bhaumik
Poor quality of Indian clinical practice guidelines : academic elitism, capacity gaps and poor governance key factors
Guideline development has changed internationally with greater stress on the use of rigorous, transparent and evidence-based methods. Guideline development in India has come under increased scrutiny with… Read more “Poor quality of Indian clinical practice guidelines : academic elitism, capacity gaps and poor governance key factors”
Health and beyond…strategies for a better India: using the “prison window” to reach disadvantaged groups in primary care
…Politicians, policy makers and the general public in India are prejudiced by the traditional notion that “sinners deserve neither mercy nor money.” Owing to this mind-set policy… Read more “Health and beyond…strategies for a better India: using the “prison window” to reach disadvantaged groups in primary care”
Dr. Soumyadeep Bhaumik 