Lives of health care workers and doctors are at stake in Lucknow as they do not have Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) available, which is essential when treating a COVID-19 positive patient. By Archita Srivastava April 13, 2020 Lucknow: As the number of Coronavirus patients increases every day, doctors and health care workers, in the hospitals […]
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Cattle are feeding on packed foods amidst the Covid-19 crisis. Harshith V April 11, 2020 Due to the Covid-19 crisis, milk dairies in Bengaluru are facing a shortage of fodder to feed cows. They have been forced to feed them with untraditional feeds like Indi and Busa in excess. About 15,486 dairy farms in major […]
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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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Patients of Khustagi are not getting the full benefit of Janaushadhi stores, pressurizes the poor to buy expensive medicines. Ishika Dangayach Sana Sheikh, a 20-year-old girl from Nidasheshi village in Khustagi taluk, spends her day inside her small house with four other members of her family. For the last 15 years, she is suffering from […]
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The government schemes meant for the welfare of HIV patients have failed to make an impact in Sindagi taluk of Vijayapura district in Karnataka. Thus, the patients have accepted the disease’s consequences as their fate and therefore now continue to suffer, oblivious of the benefits available. By Manasvi Gupta The rough, shaky one-hour bus ride […]
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As the gloomy state of houses, government buildings and schools post Karnataka floods in August last year continue to embezzle, they put a question on the required subsidy and whether they have reached the masses.
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Anaemia continues to be highly prevalent in Bailhongal taluk with no or irregular supplies of Iron and Folic Acid supplements to fight it. By Nikita Gupta Anaemia is neither a new problem nor a serious issue if viewed from medical science which deals with cancer and covid-19. According to World Health Organization, ‘Anaemia is a […]
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A group of farmers in Mudhol reveal how the government can help them overcome challenges in organic farming. Rahul Padman April 6, 2020 Increased health consciousness has seen a surge in demand for organic foods in India following awareness on the damaging effects of chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Despite the demand, organic foods are difficult […]
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Arti Peethambaran Bangalore, January 2020, 2020-04- 11 Gangavathi… a village crippled by skeletal fluorosis from consuming unhealthy groundwater Fluoride is found in groundwater, and in certain areas of the country the fluoride levels are high enough to harm health. Groundwater is the primary source of drinking water that exists in hard-rock aquifers at a depth […]
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The government schools in Belagal village in the Bagalkot district lack the basic necessary facilities of electricity, clean drinking water and washrooms. The children studying in the school sit on the floor near the doors as sunlight is the only source of light. Visibility in the classrooms for both the teachers and the students is […]
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