Screening and sampling for COVID-19 in Madhya Pradesh inadequate

Though COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Madhya Pradesh, door-to-door screening and sampling is happening at a snail’s pace. By Astha Oriel Despite a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the state has failed to adopt door-to-door screening, unlike Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Delhi, where confirmed cases have crossed the 1000 mark, like […]

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States Decide Measures Post- Lockdown extension

With the lockdown being extended till May 3, 2020, the states are gearing up to take stringent measures to fight the coronavirus. By Astha Oriel On April 14, 2020, Prime Minister  Narendra Modi, gave the green signal for the lockdown to be extended  till May 3, 2020. However even before the nationwide lockdown was announced, […]

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The untold Covid-19 crisis: Psychological impact on health care workers’

With health care professionals, fighting at the frontline with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress level is taking a toll on their mental health. By Astha Oriel Bangalore || April 15, 2020 The healthcare professionals are at the frontline across the nations, fighting against COVID-19, which has been termed as the deadliest disease the world has […]

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The untold Covid-19 crisis: Psychological impact on health care workers’

With health care professionals, fighting at the frontline with the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress level is taking a toll on their mental health. The healthcare professionals are at the frontline across the nations, fighting against COVID-19, which has been termed as the deadliest disease the world has faced by the United Nations General Secretary Antonio […]

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Health Hazards: A Haunting Reality in Sandur

Sandur, which is amongst one of the mineral-rich towns in Bellary, Karnataka, has become a death trap. With a lack of awareness, ignorant mining companies, no maintenance of database regarding diseases, the treatment of Silicosis and silico-tuberculosis is hard to find. April 11, 2020                                        Hariswami, a resident of Chornur village, has been struggling to make […]

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NISHTHA yet to spread its wings in Karnataka

Central Government’s scheme to train elementary level teachers not a huge success yet in Karnataka for lack of funds By Astha Oriel Bengaluru: Karnataka is far from achieving its target of training 10,934 headmasters and 1.5lakh teachers under the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Achievement (NISHTHA) program. According to M. Shivamadappa, Principal […]

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