Hi friends! As you know, currently on every TV channels, WhatsApp, Facebook, newspapers, in discussions with friends and relatives, only hot topic is coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic… So many patients detected today, his relative got positive, the boy in our … Continue reading COVID-19 and Daily Routine (Dincharya) with Ayurveda
HOW DOES CORONAVIRUS SPREAD: As we know this virus spreads primarily when people are in close contact and a person inhales small droplets produced by an infected person (symptomatic or not) through coughing, sneezing, talking, or singing. Also, airborne transmission … Continue reading COVID-19 Prevention and Ayurved
Globally, everyone has been influenced because of the pandemic crisis and lockdown series. Since this lockdown has begun, I tried a lot to maintain routine in hope of soon returning back to office. Due to this thought I preferred to … Continue reading Are you having disturbed sleep? Novel coronavirus pandemic and Sleep
The pandemic crises and natural calamities of cyclones both have made life harder. The unexpected climatic changes are affecting human life in many ways. We all were coping up with preventing strategies which were restricted to healthcare workers earlier. We … Continue reading COVID-19 pandemic- Call for One Health approach by all
The Global Burden of Disease study estimated around 95 million (5.1%) children with disabilities between 0-14 years globally, and 80% of these children are living in low-income and middle-income countries. Majority children with disabilities are deprived of their right to quality, inclusive education due to absence of financial and other incentives to attend school, lack of social protection and support services for children with disabilities and their families. The profound effects of COVID-19 pandemic on the public health as well as socio-economic and cultural systems around the world are well-established by now. The crises such as pandemics, warfare and natural … Continue reading Inclusive Education during humanitarian crises: Opportunity for Reforms
[This post is written by Dr.Sushmita RK. A dentist turned Scientist, she has a post-graduation degree in Public Health. She believes in holistic lifestyle. She belongs to Food_lover group.] COVID-19 a pandemic of such a magnitude has spelt a huge … Continue reading Guest post:Views on Covid-19 and employment
SARS-COV-2 infection is grasping all age groups worldwide. It has burden of more than 258344 deaths and 3.66 million diagnosed cases across all the globe. To curb the chain of transmission borders of all the regions are closed strictly. India … Continue reading Experiences during lockdown: how migrants are travelling to their hometown?
The continued COVID-19 pandemic globally and extended lockdown is a concern for children and young people. As they are spending all their time at home, and have easy access to the internet including online classes, they are likely to spend more time online than in their previous routine. although this gives them opportunity to connect with friends- making them feel less isolated and learn new things; it is also important to understand the risks that come with spending time online. Children and teenagers are vulnerable to different types of online abuse, such as- Cyberbullying– someone posting mean comments, messages and … Continue reading Protect children from online abuse during Covid-19 lockdown
Tanmay is a 4 years old boy, living with his parents in one of the underprivileged districts of Maharashtra. Since 2 years when Tanmay was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, his parents have been taking him for speech therapy, occupational therapy and follow up visit to pediatrician clinic. All these services as well as his paediatrician are based in a city that is 160 kms from their place, requiring Tanmay and his father to stay there for a week every month. Apart from this, Tanmay also goes to a pre-primary school near his house. Since the lockdown, all this came … Continue reading The COVID-19 lockdown and children with disabilities
Globally a daily surge is observed in cases of COVID-19. There are varied reports on spread of infection. The information of hotspot areas of infection spread is shared through media. This might affect the perspective towards SARS-COV-2 infection. As we need to study the epidemiology of disease closely and results should be published to the community. This will pave path to design cost effective strategies and spread awareness of more specific preventive measures. These could be more specific and acceptable. Ultimately, having impact on the controlling the infection. The media flashing news updates of trends in the form of numbers … Continue reading Covid-19 and sex disaggregated data -Voice from India
