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भारत के स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र को नया जीवन
April 10 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
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कोविड-19 के खिलाफ हमारी जंग में चिकित्सक और स्वास्थ्यकर्मी नायक रहे हैं। इसीलिए निजी सुरक्षा उपकरणों की कमी के कारण उनमें से कई को संक्रमित होते देखकर कष्ट होता है। देश के सामने अस्पताल की शैया, वेंटिले...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : COVID-19 , Hindi , कोरोनावायरस महामारी , कोरोनावायरस संकट , कोविड-19 , जांच किट , जीडीपी , मास्क , राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा , वेंटिलेटर , स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र , स्वास्थ्य सुरक्षा

Afghanistan: Taliban abandons the 'peace talks'
April 9 , 2020 Dr Yatharth Kachiar
Article Views: 3968
Amid the global pandemic, when the countries are fighting for their very survival, the war in Afghanistan is slowly simmering. On Tuesday, the Taliban directed their negotiating team to end the ongoing ...

Afghanistan, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Afghanistan , aid cut , COVID-19 , Hazara minorities , India , minorities , Peace talks , Sikh minorities , Taliban , Terrorism , troop withdrawal , US , War

COVID-19 International Developments: Daily Scan, April 9, 2020
April 9 , 2020 Prerna Gandhi, Associate Fellow, VIF
COVID-19 Daily Scan Views: 3985
Medical Some doctors moving away from ventilators for virus patients

International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : Coronavirus , COVID-19 , Daily scan , Infections , Local healthcare , lockdown , Pandemic , Wildlife trade , Wuhan

Rejuvenating India’s health sector
April 8 , 2020 Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
Article Views: 4076
Doctors and healthcare workers are the heroes of our battle against COVID 19. It is, therefore, painful to see that many of them contracted the infection because of lack of personal protective gears. T...

Governance and Political Studies

Tags : APIS , Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme , Disease Surveillance mechanisms , GDP on health , Health Cess , health R & D , Healthcare infrastructure , India's Health sector , medical devices sector , medical education , preventive healthcare , shortage of Doctors , Telemedicine

COVID-19 ails the Beijing Model
April 8 , 2020 Aayush Mohanty
Article Views: 3958
The United Nations Security Council, the Premier forum to discuss threats to global peace and security, is yet to discuss COVID-19. An attempt to address the Virus was blocked by China last month while ...

China, International Relations and Diplomacy

Tags : China , COVID-19 , Multilateralism , WHO

Province 2 in Nepal - No Name, No Capital
April 8 , 2020 Prof Hari Bansh Jha
Commentary Views: 6032
In Nepal, the coalition government of the Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN) and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in Province 2 could not garner the required number of votes in the Provincial As...

Nepal, Neighbourhood Studies

Tags : Federal Socialist Party Nepal (FSPN) , Janakpur , Madhesh , Province 2 , Provincial Assembly , Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN)

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