When the Mountain fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino witnessed the all-too familiar hazy, gray sky and the smell of smoke as they harvested strawberries in an Oxnard field. Ventura County officials are gathering information and resources for residents and farmers who have lost their property or suffered damage, but there isn’t a financial safety …
A State-wide cross-sectional survey has found that Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam, a scheme to deliver medical care at the doorsteps of people, has reached out to the most vulnerable groups, such as women in rural areas and Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe categories. While diabetes and hypertension were the most widely covered Non Communicable Diseases under MTM, cancer screening coverage was extremely low, …
