Banjot Kaur

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Officials Seize Large Cache of Fake COVID Vaccines, Drugs, Test Kits in Varanasi

Banjot Kaur 04/02/2022

The raid, conducted on February 2, included FDA officials...

Budget Session of Parliament

Civil Society Groups Slam Budgetary Allocations for Health Sector

Banjot Kaur 03/02/2022

Jan Swasthya Abhiyan, a network of small and big...

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at the finance ministry before she leaves to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi

Union Budget: In Post-COVID Reverie, Centre’s Focus Drifts Away From Health

Banjot Kaur 02/02/2022

Including inflation, the allocation to health this year has...

Staff member cleans medical equipment inside ward set up for Omicron coronavirus variant infected people at the Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad

Union Budget Snubs Health Sector, Announces No New Major Schemes

Banjot Kaur 01/02/2022

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said one new scheme,...

FILE PHOTO: Frontline workers prepare a funeral pyre on the outskirts of Mumbai

Economic Survey Glosses Over 2021 COVID-19 Horror, Key Details on Health Impact

Banjot Kaur 31/01/2022

There is no mention of how common people ran...

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In Poll-Bound UP, What Do Healthcare Indicators Show About Progress in the Adityanath Years?

Banjot Kaur 30/01/2022

As the UP polls draw near and the political...

FILE PHOTO: 3D-printed small toy figurines, a syringe and vial labelled "coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in front of India flag in this illustration

Many Countries Have Mask, Vaccine Mandates. Do We Need Them?

Banjot Kaur 30/01/2022

Vaccine mandates have been mired in debates about individual...