The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) appealed to both the central government and state governments against extension of a one-size-fits-all nationwide lockdown. JSA recommended that measures for easing containment restrictions should be based on available data on disease spread, be context… Continue reading
“These days (lockdown period), the pregnant women in the village are neither receiving food from Anganwadi nor any vaccination. Even Anganwadi workers (AWWs) and Sahiyas (ASHA) are scared to do home visits as they haven’t received masks and sanitizers. Forget… Continue reading
Today is the 8th of April. The current 21-day nation-wide lockdown is slated to end on 14th of April. A number of state governments are planning to extend the lockdown for a few more weeks. The experience of the lockdown… Continue reading
The pandemic is seeing an increasing number health care workers getting infected. The lack of adequate protection measures for health care workers, including sanitation and other frontline personnel tasked with treating patients with COVID19 and cleaning premises of health facilities… Continue reading
An advisory for the Centre and State governments on strengthening health systems to manage the COVID 19 pandemic dated 2 April 2020, was drafted by Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) and All India Peoples Science Network (AIPSN) and sent to the Health Secretary,… Continue reading
The 21 day extended lockdown has reached its halfway mark and left in its trail unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Its justification by the State as a necessary epidemiologic intervention to prevent COVID transmission, followed suspension of several fundamental rights… Continue reading
