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Menaka Rao
Menaka Rao is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Zika does what dengue could not: Forces Rajasthan to start mosquito control initiatives
A health official said that vector control in Jaipur was “sub-optimal” even after 15 days after the Zika outbreak came to light.
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50 pregnant women in Jaipur test positive for Zika – but India lacks protocol to monitor them
Zika infections in pregnant women can lead to birth defects in babies. India’s guidelines on Zika are silent on how to tackle this.
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A crucial drug used to treat HIV in children is fast running out in many parts of India
This is the second such critical stock out of paediatric drugs in two years.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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How Karnataka’s once-powerful Janata Dal Secular was reduced to a Hindutva offshoot
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‘They built the Ram temple. That is bigger than providing jobs.’
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Will bring back electoral bonds after wider consultations, says Nirmala Sitharaman
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Two fathers have shown how arduous it is to fight medical malpractice and corruption in India
Jayant Singh and Gopendra Parmar lost their children at private hospitals. Parmar was forced to settle his case. Singh continues a legal battle.
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Unsafe sex and drug use in India’s prisons is leading to high HIV rates
But prison officials are in denial, say coordinators of the National AIDS Control Organisation’s prison intervention programme.
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TB patients asked to submit Aadhaar for a compensation scheme that is yet to be finalised
Patients were promised monetary support for nutrition and loss of work. Their treatment is over but the money is yet to come.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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India’s laws on organ transplants do little to protect rights of organ donors
The legal framework needs to ensure that the donor gives informed consent as well as legal and medical aid for donors.
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Smog outdoors, toxic cooking fumes indoors: Delhi’s slum dwellers have double the breathing trouble
Household air pollution from dirty cooking fuels causes chest and heart diseases, lung cancer. It is also associated with higher rates of stillbirths.
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India will miss its deadline to eliminate kala azar by the end of December
Elimination of the disease has been just out of reach due to new outbreaks, poor surveillance and uneven implementation of sand fly control measures.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Interview: How South Africa pushed through major reforms to make medicines more affordable
Anban Pillay of South Africa’s health department explains how the country regulated drug prices despite protests by doctors and pharmaceutical companies.
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Why India’s free online condom store is succeeding when the government’s distribution system is not
Repeated condom stock outs and faulty distribution make it difficult for people to get condoms through the public health system.
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Why Aadhaar is prompting HIV positive people to drop out of treatment programmes across India
The government claims Aadhaar is not mandatory to access healthcare. But HIV patients say they are being coerced into submitting their numbers.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go