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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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I was on the WHO team that went to Wuhan to study the origins of coronavirus. Here’s what we found
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Bengal is seeing a Sushant Rajput-style moral panic over BJP leader’s arrest with cocaine
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Day-night Test: Axar Patel’s brilliance exposes amateurish England’s stubborn unwillingness to learn
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Shortest completed Test match since 1935: Reactions to India's win after bizarre day in Motera
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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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: Bison return to this Canadian territory for the first time in over a century
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi enjoys a swim with fishermen of Kerala
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Watch: Comedian Munawar Faruqui is back with a joke after spending over a month in prison
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Watch: Milan Fashion Week 2021 goes digital. Here’s how a fashion brand celebrated ‘normal life’
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Watch: Korean band BTS performs ‘Life Goes On’ on television show
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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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‘The Good Traitor’ trailer: A diplomat turns his back on his country to fight the Nazis
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Watch: Animated film ‘What Is Your Brown Number?’ satirises our obsession with fair skin
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‘Time to Dance’ trailer: Starring Sooraj Pancholi and Isabelle Kaif
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Who was Gangubai Kathiawadi, played by Alia Bhatt in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s movie?
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‘Pagglait’ teaser: Sanya Malhotra-led drama will be streamed on Netflix on March 26
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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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Third Test: Bizarre match, below-par batting from both sides, says Kohli after India’s emphatic win
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ISL: Sunil Chhetri scores 100th goal for Bengaluru FC but Blues lose to Jamshedpur FC
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Athletics: Hima Das makes winning return with gold in women’s 200m at Indian Grand Prix II
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Tennis: Rafael Nadal pulls out of Rotterdam Open due to troubles with his back
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Third Test: Virat Kohli surpasses MS Dhoni for most Test wins as India captain on home soil