Opinion | How long should people wait to get basic health facilities?
3 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | How long should people wait to get basic health facilities?

India TV News  

Today I would like to focus on two key issues relating to public health. The first one relates to recycling of used hospital gloves, masks and syringes from medical waste, and the second relates to our crumbling rural health infrastructure. At a time, when most of the people in cities across India are indoors due to lockdown enforced by state governments, and people practising Covid guidelines strictly, there are fraudsters who are playing with public health, by recycling medical waste and selling them in markets. A ‘referral hospital’ in medical parlance is one where patients are referred to by doctors working in primary health centres and district hospitals. These officials, who adorn senior posts in the state health department, are supposed to ensure that the hospital is in proper working condition.

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Live Mint  

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4 years, 6 months ago

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CNN  

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The Hindu  

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