To deal with Covid-19 cases among children, India’s hospitals need to be differently prepared

Ensuring child-friendly facilities and approach at treatment centres will be crucial in the treatment of minors, say experts.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· May 30, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Waiving patents on Covid-19 vaccines won’t be enough to ramp up supplies

Patent waivers mean nothing without technology transfer. And even if companies agree to that, supply chains need to be redesigned and workforce retrained.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· May 19, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Why the reliable RT-PCR test sometimes fails to detect coronavirus in symptomatic patients

Doctors and scientists explain what is happening on the ground.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· May 01, 2021 · 02:30 pm

Citizen groups and businesses are coming forward to fight India’s vaccine hesitancy

The country needs to improve its inoculation pace if it wants to achieve the target of giving two doses to 25 crore people by July.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 20, 2021 · 07:30 pm

On key health indicators, West Bengal outperforms many states that offer PM’s insurance scheme

Data shows the reality is more complicated than the Centre’s claims on the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

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Nileena Suresh, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 15, 2021 · 01:30 pm

The second wave of coronavirus is surging through India. Should the country impose another lockdown?

Experts say no.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 24, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Two months into Covid-19 vaccination, India has met just 7% of its initial target of 50 crore jabs

Experts suggest expanding the pool of vaccine recipients can help in meeting the goal.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 18, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India is widening its Covid-19 vaccination drive, but without sharing data on adverse reactions

While the country has consistently dismissed deaths following coronavirus doses as unrelated to the jabs, experts say it must share more details.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 10, 2021 · 01:30 pm

India’s Covid-19 vaccination drive may derail its mother-child immunisation programme

As sytems are diverted for Covid-19, they may get too strained to handle the routine immunisation programmes, warn experts.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 04, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Eight years on, India’s law to prevent workplace sexual harassment is marred by poor data collection

While many women in formal employment can take advantage of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Act, many who work in informal jobs have no such access.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

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Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 23, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Despite being undercounted, India has the most snakebite deaths in the world

Registries only count snakebites if victims go to a hospital.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 18, 2021 · 09:30 pm

A month into India’s Covid-19 vaccine drive, here’s how the country has fared

A total of 84 lakh people were inoculated till February 15.

Anoo Bhuyan, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 17, 2021 · 07:30 pm