“The World Needs WHO Now More Than Ever”

For the World Health Organisation, the year 2020 stays as the most challenging as it was for the health systems of many countries. However, it has also demonstrated why, more than ever now, the world needs a strong and sustainable WHO.....https://indianf.com/the-world-needs-who-now-more-than-ever/amp/

Better pictures from Lens-less camera

 

A novel development of algorithms for lens-less miniature camera is for revolutionising the areas of Augmented Reality (AR)/ Virtual Reality (VR), security, robotics and smart wearables. The researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Rice University, U.S. developed the algorithms...https://indianf.com/better-pictures-from-lens-less-camera/amp/

Majority of LGBTQI students feel unsafe in schools

 

More than half of the LGBTQI students experienced bullying in school at least once because of their sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity and variations of sex characteristics, according to UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report and the International LGBTQI Youth and Student Organisation (IGLYO)....https://indianf.com/majority-of-lgbtqi-students-feel-unsafe-in-schools/amp/

Burnout Amid Covid Surge

As the country is seeing an exponential jump in Covid cases, doctors and nursing staff are under severe mental stress and worry that the quality of treatment of Covid patients would suffer if this continues. With the second and more severe wave wracking the country and state, the health professionals face the real possibility of a burnout. The Healthcare workers have been working continuously since the onset of the pandemic in March last year (2020)....https://indianf.com/burnout-amid-covid-surge/amp/

Greener world; 59 million hectares of Forest regrown

 

The world saw a re-growth of about 59 million hectares of forest since 2000, which clearly indicates a sign of a healthy environment coming back. The forest stretch is larger than the Mainland France, said an analysis by Trillion Trees, a joint venture between World Wildlife Fund, Bird Life International and Wildlife Conservation Society....https://indianf.com/greener-world-59-million-hectares-of-forest-regrown/amp/

COVID 19 Pose a Threat to Improved growth

After the economy declined in 2020 after the COVID 19 pandemic, it saw an improved growth this year but still posed a risk with ongoing impacts of COVID-19 pandemic as well as inadequate progress on vaccination in poorer countries...https://indianf.com/covid-19-pose-a-threat-to-improved-growth/amp/

#COVID19; Frontline #Health Warriors Need Care

The ferocity of the second wave of Covid-19, compounded by an acute paucity of hospital beds and medical supplies and health care staff strength that is rapidly falling short of the spiralling need, has left an unprecedented trail of infections and deaths....https://indianf.com/covid-19-frontline-health-warriors-need-care/amp/

Int’l bodies support #COVID19Vaccine in #pregnancy: Expert

With Covid-19 vaccines made available to a wider section of the population, concerns are raised whether pregnant and lactating women can take the vaccine. Despite the Indian Government giving no clarity on vaccinating pregnant and lactating women, WHO Covid19 technical lead Dr Naresh Purohit said all international and national bodies representing women’s health supported vaccines for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers..https://indianf.com/intl-bodies-support-covid-19-vaccine-in-pregnancy-expert/amp/

Inequality in #India’s #Health Care System Amid #covid19 Surge

 India’s health care system was envisaged soon after its independence in 1947 as a three-tier system that could cover the entire country. It was to have a primary care system at the village level, a secondary care system to cover smaller urban centers, and tertiary care for specialized treatment. Over the years, though, the emphasis moved to for-profit tertiary care hospitals, mainly in big metro cities, with state-of-the-art that provided care mainly to the urban rich. Profits from these hospitals, which go into paying the high salaries of doctors and top executives, took precedence over attempts to regulate them or stop malpractice, such as overcharging patients or unnecessary surgeries....https://indianf.com/inequality-in-indias-health-care-system-amid-covid-surge/amp/