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US states warned over scaling back on reporting key Covid-19 data

Only about half of US states still provide daily updates on key Covid-19 metrics such as new cases, deaths, hospitalizations and vaccinations, a trend that worries some public health experts

State govt responsible for issues related to public health, hospitals: HC

Public health and hospitals are a "state subject": Bombay HC

Melinda Gates sees US govt donating coronavirus vaccine doses soon

In her first remarks since divorce with Bill Gates, Melinda said governments were waking up to arguments that the global economy needs to be vaccinated to bring the pandemic under control

Revisit current vaccine policy, it may create disparity: SC to Centre

The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to revisit its Covid-19 vaccine pricing policy, saying it would prima facie result in a detriment to the right to public health

Best of BS Opinion: The GST puzzle, infecting public health, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Poor families saved Rs 50k cr due to health schemes, lower drug prices: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the poor and needy have been able to save Rs 50,000 crore annually due to various health-related measures taken up by his government like providing affordable medicines, healthcare and reducing the prices of medical devices. Modi, who dedicated to the nation the 7,500th Janaushadhi Kendra at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong, also said the move to provide affordable medicines through the Janaushadhi scheme is spreading across the length and breadth of the country. In a virtual address regarding the 'Janaushadhi Week' celebrated across the nation from March 1 to March 7 to create awareness about the 'Janaushadhi' scheme, the Prime Minister said it is helping the countrymen living in tribal areas in the North East and the mountainous areas. "Today, when the 7,500th centre has been inaugurated, it has been held in Shillong. It is clear from this how much public health centres

Govt likely to set up Pradhan Mantri health fund in upcoming Budget

Centre, states to contribute to meet higher public spending target

Budget Byte: Public health & wellness centres saw huge turnout in 2020

This daily series of graphs provides context to some of the critical issues relating to the Union Budget on February 1

Niti proposes 'surveillance information platform' to boost public health

Niti Aayog also pitched for establishing mechanisms to streamline data sharing, capture, analysis and dissemination to include the use of situation-aware real-time signals from social media

In last 3 years, 288 people died cleaning sewers, septic tanks: Govt

ccording to the data provided by Athawale, 51,835 manual scavengers have been identified in the survey, out of which 24,932 were identified in Uttar Pradesh alone

Breaching the Covid 19 Maginot Line?

About 90% of the global mortality was in the northerly latitudes, above roughly 30 degrees north

Scientists testing ferrets, monkeys in hopes of clues for Covid-19 vaccine

The animal testing lets scientists see how the body reacts to vaccines in ways studies in people never can

Lockdown saved 37,000-78,000 lives; doubling rate at 13.3 days: Govt

There has been an increase of 148 deaths and 6,088 cases since Thursday 8 am, according to the Health Ministry

Tragic choices in health care during Covid

We strongly disagree with the ordering of the rationing priorities, with maximisation of lives saved or maximum life-years saved at the top, as it involves favouring the young over the old

Covid-19: Here's what is allowed in public places during Lockdown 3.0

Govt has extended the nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus till May 17, and released a set of guidelines detailing things that are allowed or prohibited in public places

Covid-19 warriors talk about their experiences and fears amid the pandemic

Doctors, health workers talk about the challenges they face in dealing with Covid-19 patients

New economic assumptions

Covid must cause a re-examination of aspects of economics

Kerala's approach to containing corona

Its people-centric response has mobilised the whole state against the pandemic

What will be the new normal?

What we should be really thinking about is the collective vulnerability of our world

New multilateralism with old paradigms?

The biggest armies and the biggest economies failed against a microscopic virus - the weakest link undid decades of progress