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Responding To Diverse HIV Healthcare Needs
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 10:11 am | Bobby Ramakant
The healthcare needs of underserved communities are diverse and manifold. With HIV pandemic ravaging through India, and appalling healthcare systems, the need is compelling to integrate different tenets of healthcare services to make effective comprehensive ... More >>
People's Issues Not At Centrestage In UP Elections
Monday, 30 April 2007, 2:24 pm | Bobby Ramakant
"People's issues highlighted through various people's movements going on in the UP state are sadly not at centrestage in UP elections" said Dr Sandeep Pandey, Magsaysay Awardee 2002 and National Convener of NAPM (National Alliance of People's Movements). ... More >>
Stop PMI From Worsening Global Tobacco Epidemic
Wednesday, 25 April 2007, 4:57 pm | Bobby Ramakant
As World's largest tobacco company Philip Morris 'combined' hold their annual shareholders meeting on 26 April 2007 (in East Hanover, New Jersey, USA) to celebrate the tobacco giant's profitability, public health advocates say there is heightened urgency for ... More >>
Should NZ Enforce The Global Tobacco Treaty?
Monday, 23 April 2007, 8:42 pm | Bobby Ramakant
Why did we need a global tobacco treaty to prevent needless diseases, disabilities and deaths attributed to tobacco use in New Zealand and national legislations weren't enough? Bobby Ramakant explains the need for comprehensive global corporate accountability ... More >>
Bobby Ramakant: Avian Influenza In Egypt
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 10:40 am | Bobby Ramakant
"What is avian influenza?" asks a senior lady doctor working in one of the leading hospitals in Cairo. It is not a surprise because in present times we all are so focused with our own respective professions and interests, that it becomes hard to know all ... More >>
Is Tobacco Company Seriously Concerned About Lungs
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 11:49 am | Bobby Ramakant
Will Pakistan Tobacco Company protect people's lungs by building environment parks alone? Nine out of ten lung cancers are attributed to tobacco use, says Pakistan's noted expert Prof Javaid Khan. Time to seriously ponder and act on to make effective ... More >>
India: Scary Photos Of Cancer On Cig Packets
Friday, 13 April 2007, 11:18 am | Bobby Ramakant
From 1 June 2007, tobacco products in India will have pictorial warnings with photographs of tobacco-related cancer patients. Many countries like Thailand, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Poland and Singapore already have a strong warning label regulation. ... More >>
Death Of Pregnant Woman With HIV Alarming
Saturday, 7 April 2007, 3:17 pm | Bobby Ramakant
A 30-year-old pregnant woman who was living with HIV died outside the hospital building in Indore (Madhya Pradesh state (MP), India) after the government healthcare staff denied to provide adequate medical care and hospital admission. More >>
SAARC: Violence Against Women-Tsunami-Survivors
Monday, 2 April 2007, 2:12 pm | Bobby Ramakant
'People's Report' capturing sordid sagas of over 7500 tsunami affected women in five countries (Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Maldives, and Somalia) was in the spotlight before 14 th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit began ... More >>
SAARC: A Ray Of Hope For Medical Uni. Teaching
Monday, 2 April 2007, 2:12 pm | Bobby Ramakant
For developing countries where public health is still a dream for a large majority, and corporatisation of health infrastructure is rapidly on the rise making healthcare services inaccessible to many people, it is an unexpected but welcome surprise for ... More >>
