Health & Sanitation

Fujifilm India Private Limited has announced the supply of 800 essential commodity kits to protect mothers and girl children under IRIA Raksha project during this COVID-19 emergency. The kits consist of washable face mask, hand washing soap, a small pack of sanitary napkins, and Iron supplements like Folvite Tab. Aimed to support and rescue the...

Each one of us has dealt with anxiety and depression at one time or another. However, the acid test is; when is the anxiety containable and when does it become something that grips you and obstructs regular healthy functioning. When does it never abate, continuously “spiking” leaving you frightened, uncertain and hopeless. Norwegian artist Edvard...

Donating blood – a voluntary life-giving act that can save lives – is still a scary prospect. Despite decades of research and awareness campaigns, this gift of life from a healthy person to the sick or injured is shrouded in mystery. We bust 10 most common blood donation myths on World Blood Donor Day...

With most countries into various extensions of their lockdown in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, isolation, fear over the loss of job and lack of physical contact is leading to mental health problems amongst individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a...

The lockdown we're gradually coming out of has put a strain on blood banks so much so that Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan sent out an SOS to all the State health ministers, calling for mobile blood collection units to be sent out. He asked all the Chief Ministers to maintain records of...

Blood donations have dropped to an alarming rate across the globe in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. Even the regular donors are reluctant at the time to donate blood over the fear of contact and getting infected. The blood needs have been negatively impacted because of such circumstances. It is crucial for the blood...

COVID-19 has had a major impact on blood services across the country. The blood banks are struggling to maintain the bloodstock, putting the lives of patients that require regular transfusions - such as thalassemia patients, dialysis patients - at risk. Dr Vanshree Singh, Director, Indian Red Cross Society, Blood Bank highlights the blood scenario...

India had begun taking big steps to leverage technology in the healthcare sector much before the pandemic hit. In the segment of health-tech in India, polices can focus either on devices or technology or both. We take you through the public policy on this subject that has become more crucial since the spectre of...

Every two minutes someone needs blood in India. According to a study by India Spend, India faces a shortage of 1.9 million blood units every year. This problem has reached new heights in the time of COVID-19 wherein social media is flooded with requests for blood from family members because the blood donation camps...

PSU companies get a bad rap for starving NGO partners for funds, underspending from their corporate social responsibility budgets and burying projects in red tape. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has been coming down hard on cases of underspending in CSR as was the case with BPCL and Bharat Electronics. However, not only has...

While the entire globe is reeling under the devastating novel Coronavirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued crucial guidelines to mitigate the impact of the same. Smokers are more susceptible to serious COVID-19 related conditions compared to non-smokers; the effects of smoking on the respiratory system make it more likely that smokers contract...