India’s women are getting left behind in its vaccination drive
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s women are getting left behind in its vaccination drive

Live Mint  

A worrying gender gap is opening up in India’s vaccination programme, a Mint analysis of official data shows. On account of the high proportion of women healthcare workers and frontline workers, more women were getting vaccinated than men in the early days of the vaccination campaign. The vaccine sex ratio Women form a smaller proportion than men in the adult population of India on account of a male-biased sex ratio at birth. Tech and the Indian woman One possible explanation could lie in the tech-first roll-out of the vaccine, T Sundararaman, public health expert and global coordinator of the People’s Health Movement, said, adding that more detailed data about the gender gap by age group was first necessary. However, the problem could be beyond internet access, Sundararaman said, pointing to the fact that the bias against women in vaccination data began even during the first phase when only healthcare workers and frontline workers were being vaccinated.

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India’s fight against TB must focus on women
8 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s fight against TB must focus on women

Hindustan Times  

India has the highest burden of tuberculosis in the world – over 28 lakh people in the country are affected by it every year. In India, just by numbers, more men contract TB of the lung, but women experience the disease differently, and are often affected by extra-pulmonary TB and, therefore, may not even show the typical symptoms of TB …

Making TB among women visible
9 months ago

Making TB among women visible

Hindustan Times  

Did you know that India has the highest burden of tuberculosis, or TB in the world? As a result, finding and treating extra-pulmonary TB remains a challenge in India and I’m sure this is compounded with the challenges that women generally face in accessing healthcare2. It is the need of the hour to raise awareness about TB in women –symptoms …

Health Talk | Why vaccinating girls between 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer is vital
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Health Talk | Why vaccinating girls between 9 to 14 years against cervical cancer is vital

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced during her Budget speech on Thursday that the Centre planned to encourage cervical cancer vaccination for girls in the age group of 9 to 14 years. Experts said that vaccinating young girls is key to eliminating cervical cancer — one of the leading cancers in Indian women, and vaccine-preventable. “The results of the effectiveness …

Burden of care work: Gender's impact on the wage gap
1 year, 2 months ago

Burden of care work: Gender's impact on the wage gap

Hindustan Times  

In 1989, Claudia Goldin became the first woman to be given tenure in the economics department at Harvard University. According to the International Labor Organization, unpaid care work is estimated to be one of the major barriers to women’s entry into the labour force. In India, conversations about recognising unpaid care work have been in the public sphere for many …

Poor uptake for adult vaccination, survey reveals
1 year, 3 months ago

Poor uptake for adult vaccination, survey reveals

The Hindu  

While childhood immunisation is rather well accepted in the community, what with proper protocols in place for delivery of the primary and booster doses for children, the same level of acceptance is sorely lacking in the area of adult vaccination, a recent survey in 16 cities revealed. The survey conducted by the Association of Physicians of India and Ipsos in …

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Bridging the gap: On India and Gender Gap Report

The Hindu  

June 24, 2023 12:10 am | Updated 11:05 am IST India has climbed eight places in the annual Gender Gap Report, 2023, and is ranked 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity, from 135 last year. On the four key markers of the index – economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment …

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report
1 year, 8 months ago

India is 1 of 3 countries where confidence in children’s vaccines has increased: UNICEF report

The Hindu  

Only China, India, and Mexico, that is three out of the 55 countries studied for popular perception of the importance of vaccines for children, showed improvement as per data collected by The Vaccine Confidence Project and published by UNICEF on April 20. UNICEF India today released the agency’s global flagship report ‘The State of the World’s Children 2023: For Every …

Addressing gender inequalities: India needs bold steps
1 year, 10 months ago

Addressing gender inequalities: India needs bold steps

Hindustan Times  

India, which assumed presidency of G20 this year, has stated that it will prioritise inclusive growth and development, with women empowerment and representation at the forefront of its G20 discussions. This indeed is a desirable objective, given the large gender inequalities that exist in several G20 member countries, especially in India, which also gets reflected in its overall human development …

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report
1 year, 11 months ago

India pushes for inclusion of women’s political representation at grassroots for WEF’s Gender Gap report

The Hindu  

India has successfully pushed for including women’s participation in local government bodies as a parameter for the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report where it has traditionally not fared well. “At the Women and Child Development Ministry, we are happy to share that the World Economic Forum has recognised the need to enumerate women’s participation in local government bodies …

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast
2 years ago

Measles outbreak: What it tells us about India’s vaccination coverage | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Just when it feels like we’ve gotten over the coronavirus pandemic, another infectious disease has been making the rounds: measles. Over the past few months, several States in India, notably Maharashtra and Kerala, have seen outbreaks of hundreds of cases of measles and several deaths of children. Last month, the World Health Organisation declared measles to be an “imminent threat …

Many Can Learn from India's Health Systems; Put Women in Positions of Power: Melinda Gates to News18 - News18
2 years ago

Many Can Learn from India's Health Systems; Put Women in Positions of Power: Melinda Gates to News18 - News18

News 18  

Melinda French Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is on a visit to India. In an exclusive interview with CNN-News18 on Tuesday, she spoke at length about India’s Covid vaccination model, its digital strides, hosting G20, putting women in positions of power, and areas that need improvement. All talked about how people around them see them differently …

Indian women outdo men in taking the entrepreneurial plunge during pandemic
2 years, 5 months ago

Indian women outdo men in taking the entrepreneurial plunge during pandemic

The Hindu  

Here is a rosy picture. We saw this especially in the years of the pandemic, when women sheltered from a shrinking job market by starting their own businesses that also created opportunities for other women,” says Ruchee Anand, senior director, India Talent & Learning Solutions, LinkedIn, while interpreting the numbers. Managerial level Apart from being under represented in leadership roles, …

India crosses milestone of 200 crore vaccinations against COVID-19 in 18 months
2 years, 5 months ago

India crosses milestone of 200 crore vaccinations against COVID-19 in 18 months

The Hindu  

India’s cumulative COVID-19 vaccination drive surpassed the 200-crore milestone on Sunday and as per provisional reports till 1 p.m., a total of 2,00,00,15,631 doses have been administered across the country. It took the country almost nine months to reach the 100-crore mark and another nine months to touch the 200-crore vaccination mark since the start of the drive on January …

Covid Vaccine Drive Saved India, Others Saw Deaths Even in 3rd Wave: Mansukh Mandaviya to News18 - News18
2 years, 5 months ago

Covid Vaccine Drive Saved India, Others Saw Deaths Even in 3rd Wave: Mansukh Mandaviya to News18 - News18

News 18  

With the country expected to hit the record 200 crore Covid vaccinations mark by the end of this month, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya told News18 that it was the inoculation drive that “saved India” and the nation was able to avoid nearly 90 per cent of fatalities. Big strides About 35 crore vaccinations had been done in India till …

Trillions at stake as Indian women disappear from workforce
2 years, 6 months ago

Trillions at stake as Indian women disappear from workforce

Deccan Chronicle  

For years, Sanchuri Bhuniya fought her parents’ pleas to settle down. Increased domestic duties, lack of childcare options after school shutdowns, and a surge in marriages — which often confine women’s autonomy in India — help explain the difference in outcome. They can’t negotiate the labor market as effectively as men do.” Dreams of freedom or a well-paid office job …

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave
2 years, 9 months ago

Being ready: The Hindu Editorial on vaccination and India’s third COVID-19 wave

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic is on a discernible wane. Balram Bhargava, Director-General, ICMR, said at a press conference this week that 92% of those who died of COVID-19 since January this year were unvaccinated, and underlined that vaccines and the wide vaccination coverage had played an important role in protecting hundreds of lives. The initial scepticism regarding the vaccines not having …

Two women vaccinators from Patna among 40 to be feted nationally on int’l women’s day
2 years, 9 months ago

Two women vaccinators from Patna among 40 to be feted nationally on int’l women’s day

Hindustan Times  

Two women vaccinators from Patna are among 40 health care workers in India the ministry of health and family welfare has shortlisted to be felicitated on March 8, the International Women’s Day, for administering maximum number of Covid-19 vaccine doses to beneficiaries. The health ministry has decided to celebrate the International Women’s Day by felicitating the country’s women vaccinators and …

Gap in our understanding of the science behind COVID-19 booster dose, says vaccine panel chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Gap in our understanding of the science behind COVID-19 booster dose, says vaccine panel chief

Firstpost  

We must understand that our understanding of Omicron is still evolving and it will take another two to three weeks to derive any concrete understanding, Dr NK Arora said The importance of administering booster doses is yet to gain clarity as multiple countries are seen opting for as high as four doses, the head of India’s top panel on COVID …

Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief
2 years, 11 months ago

Boosters' Value Under Attack, Need More Time to Grasp Science: Vaccine Panel Chief

News 18  

The importance of administering booster doses is yet to gain clarity as multiple countries are seen opting for as high as four doses, the head of India’s top panel on Covid vaccines told News18.com. Sharing one of the top concerns of the NTAGI, he said that less than 10 per cent of 4.5 crore pregnant women have opted for inoculation. …

India holds Covid-19 vaccination drive for 15 to 18-year-olds. See photos
2 years, 11 months ago

India holds Covid-19 vaccination drive for 15 to 18-year-olds. See photos

Hindustan Times  

India holds Covid-19 vaccination drive for 15 to 18-year-olds. See photos Covid-19 immunisation: Thousands of children, many accompanied by parents, queued up outside schools, medical centres and special health camps from early on Monday to secure their first dose of a vaccine.. 1 / 7 View Photos in a new improved layout Amid concerns of the Omicron surge, India began …

Should vaccination be made mandatory? | The Hindu Parley podcast
2 years, 11 months ago

Should vaccination be made mandatory? | The Hindu Parley podcast

The Hindu  

It is going to be almost a year since vaccination against COVID-19 was rolled out in India for the adult population. The latest issue is that some States have come up with their own strategies to ensure wider vaccination coverage — such as by making vaccination mandatory for entry into public places and workplaces — even though the Central Government …

Over 60% of India's population fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Health Ministry
3 years ago

Over 60% of India's population fully vaccinated against Covid-19: Health Ministry

India TV News  

Highlights The countrywide vaccination drive was launched in Jan 16 with healthcare workers getting inoculated As many as 89% of India's eligible population has received first dose of COVID vaccine, govt said The vaccination drive through locally-made vaccines has proved India's determination to fight Covid Over 60 per cent of the eligible population in India is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, …

Rahul Gandhi claims majority of India’s population is not vaccinated
3 years ago

Rahul Gandhi claims majority of India’s population is not vaccinated

Op India  

On December 22, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that the majority of India’s population is still not vaccinated. The target, according to the post, is to vaccinate 60% of the population by end of the year, which would require 61 million doses per day. If these 27 crores get the second shot within the next 30 days, by the end …

Opinion | How rumours are still spreading fear about Covid vaccine in India
3 years, 1 month ago

Opinion | How rumours are still spreading fear about Covid vaccine in India

India TV News  

Today I want to write about people who are deliberately trying to avoid Covid vaccination. Salman has millions of fans and his words carry weight, but when our reporters explored further, they found that people mostly living in Muslim-dominated localities of the state are now showing vaccine hesitancy. The state health minister Rajesh Tope said, the government decided to rope …

India facilitated vaccination better than countries with good health systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw
3 years, 2 months ago

India facilitated vaccination better than countries with good health systems: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India TV News  

As India completed the 100 crore COVID-19 vaccination mark, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, India has facilitated vaccination better than countries with good health systems. India facilitated vaccination better than countries with better health systems. The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on January 16 with health care workers getting inoculated in the first phase. The next phase of …

India crosses 100-crore vaccination
3 years, 2 months ago

India crosses 100-crore vaccination

The Hindu  

India completed 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, in about 9 months since the drive began. Gratitude to our doctors, nurses and all those who worked to achieve this feat.” Mr. Modi called the achievement “the triumph of Indian science, enterprise and collective spirit of 130 crore Indians”. UNICEF hails India UNICEF India representative Dr. Yasmin Ali Haque, …

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa’s vaccines
3 years, 2 months ago

Women left behind: Gender gap emerges in Africa’s vaccines

Associated Press  

SARE GIBEL, Gambia — The health outreach workers who drove past Lama Mballow’s village with a megaphone handed out T-shirts emblazoned with the words: “I GOT MY COVID-19 VACCINE!” By then, the women in Sare Gibel already had heard the rumors on social media: The vaccines could make your blood stop or cause you to miscarry. And Fatoumata Mballow, 29, …

‘Marginalized': Women trail men in some vaccine efforts
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Marginalized': Women trail men in some vaccine efforts

Associated Press  

LONDON — As coronavirus vaccines trickle into some of the poorest countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, data suggest some women are consistently missing out, in another illustration of how the doses are being unevenly distributed around the world. But vaccine access issues and gender inequality reach far beyond Africa, with women in impoverished communities worldwide facing obstacles …

'Marginalized': Women trail men in some vaccine efforts
3 years, 2 months ago

'Marginalized': Women trail men in some vaccine efforts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But vaccine access issues and …

Mansukh Mandaviya urges states to increase vaccination pace, stresses on adhering to COVID-19 norms during festivities
3 years, 2 months ago

Mansukh Mandaviya urges states to increase vaccination pace, stresses on adhering to COVID-19 norms during festivities

Firstpost  

The Union Health Minister also underlined underlined that administering 100 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine is the immediate milestone in India’s inoculation journey New Delhi: COVID-19 containment can derail if festivals are not celebrated following protocols, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya warned on Saturday and exhorted 19 states to escalate their inoculation pace so that India can achieve administering 100 …

Times of India turns India's vaccination drive into a gloomy story
3 years, 2 months ago

Times of India turns India's vaccination drive into a gloomy story

Op India  

At a time when India is inoculating more than 5 million people each day, several media houses are hellbent on showcasing India’s massive vaccination drive in a poor light. On Saturday, The Times of India attempted to downplay India’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic through an article titled, ‘25% of adults may not get fully vaccinated by the year.’ The …

Explained: What is The 'Gender' Factor in New HPV Vaccine?
3 years, 2 months ago

Explained: What is The 'Gender' Factor in New HPV Vaccine?

News 18  

The first gender-neutral HPV vaccine, GARDASIL 9, was launched by MSD Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday and since then people have been talking about it. It is the 9-valent Human Papillomavirus vaccine that will help reduce the diseases burden and cancers caused by the HPV types contained in the vaccine, among girls and women and boys. But, this new HPV vaccine is …

India’s First Gender-Neutral HPV Vaccine Launched. Know If You Are Eligible For The Jab & Required Doses
3 years, 2 months ago

India’s First Gender-Neutral HPV Vaccine Launched. Know If You Are Eligible For The Jab & Required Doses

ABP News  

New Delhi: In a major breakthrough MSD Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday announced the launch of gender-neutral Human Papillomavirus vaccine to help reduce HPV-related disease burden in the country. The 9-valent HPV vaccine helps in reducing cancers caused by the HPV types contained in the vaccine. The vaccination helps to reduce the disease burden of cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, vaginal cancer, and …

Confident That India Will Be Able to Vaccinate Eligible Population by Year End: JP Nadda
3 years, 3 months ago

Confident That India Will Be Able to Vaccinate Eligible Population by Year End: JP Nadda

News 18  

Noting that every adult person in Himachal Pradesh has been given at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine, BJP president J P Nadda lauded the feat on Tuesday and expressed confidence that India will be able to vaccinate its entire eligible population by the end of this year with increased supply of jabs. In a statement, Nadda said Prime Minister …

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’
3 years, 4 months ago

Dr Chandrakant Lahariya: ‘India’s Covid vaccination drive has been underwhelming’

The Hindu  

Till We Win: India’s FightAgainst the Covid-19 Pandemic, written by Dr Chandrakant Lahariya in partnership with Dr Gagandeep Kang, probably the best known face among Indian virologists, and Dr Randeep Guleria, eminent pulmonologist and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, was one of the first books by health experts for a popular audience to be …

India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021
3 years, 4 months ago

India impossibly short of vaccinating its entire adult population against COVID-19 by the end of 2021

The Hindu  

India’s vaccine drive is increasingly looking like a limited overs cricket match in which the chasing team’s asking rate climbs higher and higher and out of reach because the strike rate hopelessly trails the required rate. In fact, the achievements on the vaccine front have fallen far short of the Narendra Modi government’s assurance to the Supreme Court in late …

The vaccination drive is entering a challenging phase. Change strategies
3 years, 4 months ago

The vaccination drive is entering a challenging phase. Change strategies

Hindustan Times  

Despite improvements in daily vaccination numbers and the promise of increased supply, challenges persist in India’s vaccination drive. In mass public health campaigns, initial returns are often high on account of governments reaching the easily accessible sections quickly, and rapid coverage of the affluent and the non-hesitant population. In such circumstances, incentives to promote vaccination could become crucial to speed …

No Fixed Deadline For Completing Vaccination Drive In India: Govt Tells Parliament
3 years, 5 months ago

No Fixed Deadline For Completing Vaccination Drive In India: Govt Tells Parliament

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Friday said the government expects to vaccinate the entire adult population of the country against Covid-19 by the end of December, adding, however, there is not set deadline for the inoculation of the rest of the population yet. In view of the dynamic and evolving nature of COVID-19 pandemic, no fixed timeline at …

Take vaccines to people instead of drawing them to vax centres
3 years, 5 months ago

Take vaccines to people instead of drawing them to vax centres

Live Mint  

Our capacity to vaccinate will soon hobble our campaign to tackle the pandemic. India’s shortage of vaccines has till now obscured the question of our vaccine delivery system’s capacity, as also the matter of public demand for vaccination. The very rational bases for many people’s unwillingness to take a covid shot is visible in depressed demand for the required second …

India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Has a Gender Bias
3 years, 5 months ago

India’s COVID-19 Vaccination Drive Has a Gender Bias

News 18  

India as a country has one of the most skewed sex ratios in the world. Then, there are popular stereotypes that since men go out to work, their health must be protected and prioritised over that of women who are considered more domestic and thus, According to NFHS data, only 40 per cent of women are allowed to go out …

Bridge the vaccine gender gap in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 5 months ago

Bridge the vaccine gender gap in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

Long, snaking queues at dawn these days outside Covid mass vaccination centres in Tamil Nadu to collect tokens validate the contention of health minister M Subramanian that the state’s sluggish inoculation rate has now perked up. One hopes the message will percolate across rural TN and make people receptive to the vaccine, which alone can protect them from the next …

Opinion | Why vaccination of 70 per cent Indians is a must
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Why vaccination of 70 per cent Indians is a must

India TV News  

The danger of pandemics in India is still there and people in the streets have already started flouting Covid-19 guidelines. Mass vaccination of at least 70 per cent of India’s population is a must to prevent the outbreak of pandemic for the third time. But when 20 per cent of the population got their first dose, five months have elapsed …

Sharpening India’s vaccination strategy
3 years, 5 months ago

Sharpening India’s vaccination strategy

Hindustan Times  

The months straddled by the second wave of Covid-19 stand out for tumultuous and vagarious changes in vaccination policy. In April, the central government released a liberalised vaccination strategy which expanded the eligibility to the 18-45 years age group. Nonetheless, with the second wave apparently departing and with some invaluable time in hand, there arises a crucial opportunity to sharpen …

PM Modi holds Covid review meeting, says ’involve NGOs to expand vaccination drive’
3 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi holds Covid review meeting, says ’involve NGOs to expand vaccination drive’

Live Mint  

During a review meeting to assess the status of the Covid-19 vaccination drive in India, officials told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that they are in touch with state governments to explore and implement innovative methods to reach people for vaccination. He was briefed about the age-wise vaccination coverage as well as about the vaccine coverage among healthcare workers, frontline workers …

Gender gap in vaccination drive continues to widen
3 years, 5 months ago

Gender gap in vaccination drive continues to widen

India Today  

On April 15, the gender gap in India’s vaccination programme stood at 8.5 per cent. In other words, nearly nine per cent more men were inoculated than women till the first half of April. The latest data show that as of June 24, nearly 16 per cent more women have received vaccine doses in the state. The gender gap stands …

India’s first-day record vaccination pace unsustainable: Experts
3 years, 6 months ago

India’s first-day record vaccination pace unsustainable: Experts

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the rate is not sustainable, a day after India administered a record 8.6 million doses of COVID vaccine. Health experts say India’s vaccinations over the next few weeks could fall short of the blistering pace set on the first day of a federal campaign unless it makes inroads in a vast hinterland and bridges a shortage of doses. …

The great gender divide: Indian men grab lion's share of Covid-19 jab
3 years, 6 months ago

The great gender divide: Indian men grab lion's share of Covid-19 jab

India Today  

Of the 2.6 lakh people in Srinagar who have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine till June 15, nearly 1.8 lakh are men. In fact, of the 729 districts whose data is available, more men have got vaccinated in as many as 620 or 85 per cent of the districts. In South Delhi, data show men outnumber …

Did India really lag behind vaccinating against critical diseases as claimed by PM Modi?
3 years, 6 months ago

Did India really lag behind vaccinating against critical diseases as claimed by PM Modi?

India Today  

On June 7, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had to wait for decades before it could procure vaccines for smallpox, hepatitis B or Polio. This was not for lack of but despite India's remarkable vaccine production capabilities.” Oommen Kurian, senior fellow, health initiative, Observer Research Foundation told India Today TV. "Immunization programme needs better support and funding for conducting …

India's COVID vaccine policy leading to avertable deaths: Experts
3 years, 6 months ago

India's COVID vaccine policy leading to avertable deaths: Experts

India TV News  

The Indian government's Covid-19 vaccination approach has inappropriately prioritised people and is thus causing huge numbers of avertable deaths, warn a team of nine experts from research institutes in the UK and India. The government's current approach to vaccination- focusing on younger age groups- "is causing huge numbers of avertable deaths and is deeply inequitable, both between age groups and …

There is a gender gap in India’s vaccination coverage
3 years, 6 months ago

There is a gender gap in India’s vaccination coverage

Hindustan Times  

Women are lagging behind men in the vaccines administered so far. According to the population projections made for March 2021 by the National Commission on Population, there are likely to be 948 women per thousand men in India. Theoretically, the more favourable a state’s sex ratio in the 45 and above age-group and the higher the share of doses given …

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