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To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025, Children Have To Be Free Of TB First
Jackson from the US was six-weeks-old when he first showed symptoms of Tuberculosis or TB. It took another six weeks and three doctors before he was diagnosed with TB. The delayed diagnosis nearly cost him his life. Jackson's case was highlighted at the release of a roadmap towards ending childhood TB by 10 global TB and child agencies in New York ...
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India Matters: Not A Cuckoo's Nest
Aditya Narain's sister has attempted suicide for the second time. The 35-year-old is admitted to Delhi Governments Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences or IHBAS.
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In Rainbow Nation Of South Africa, A Promise Unfulfilled For Indians
It has been 22 years since South Africa held its first multi-racial elections. Nelson Mandela became the country's first black President and he announced the birth of the "rainbow nation" - a term that spelt hope and described the coming together of people of many different nations.
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Low Patient Turnout Plagues Punjab's Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...
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In Drug Dens Of Punjab, Doubts Flare About Government Crackdown
Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.
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After Punjab, Drugs Make Headway In Uttar Pradesh
There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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India Matters: Solar Revolution In Uttar Pradesh
In Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, private diesel generators power the rural economy. Noisy, polluting and expensive. The state electricity grid has reached some areas, but there is a chronic shortage of power.
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Positive Heroes: Living With HIV For Two Decades
Two years after her marriage, in 1997, Anandi Yuvaraj found out that she was HIV positive. Today it has been nearly two decades since that day.
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India Matters: Here Comes The Sun
Dayamanagudisalu village in Kolar district is a village of 120 poor Muslim families, 125 kilometres from the technical hub of Bengaluru.
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A New World Agenda: Political Pressure Point for India?
On 25th September at the United Nations, 193 world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a series of 17 ambitious goals for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships.
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If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu
It is a crucial time for global development efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger. An agreement here would be supportive of the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, which are to be adopted by heads of state at New York in September.
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Family Planning a Tough Challenge for Health Workers in Uttar Pradesh
Ahmadpur village in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, has no electricity and no piped drinking water. A majority of the 300 families here belong to the Scheduled Castes and earn their livelihood as labour.
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Why it is Hard to Find Rehab for Women in India
Few women drug users step out of the shadows. Because of societal expectation of women as wives, mothers and daughters, the barriers of stigma and discrimination are greater than those faced by men. They also face a greater vulnerability to disease and violence.
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Enabling India: Mobility Solution
For Himanshu Mittal, driving a car is exhilarating. The 21-year-old student became a wheelchair user after he fell from the terrace of his house in Faridabad.
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Enabling India: Invisible Barriers
There are some barriers that are visible and others that are invisible. People with disabilities face not just physical but also attitudinal barriers when they travel. Because of a lack of public awareness, it often becomes their biggest challenge.
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To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025, Children Have To Be Free Of TB First
Jackson from the US was six-weeks-old when he first showed symptoms of Tuberculosis or TB. It took another six weeks and three doctors before he was diagnosed with TB. The delayed diagnosis nearly cost him his life. Jackson's case was highlighted at the release of a roadmap towards ending childhood TB by 10 global TB and child agencies in New York ...
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India Matters: Not A Cuckoo's Nest
Aditya Narain's sister has attempted suicide for the second time. The 35-year-old is admitted to Delhi Governments Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences or IHBAS.
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In Rainbow Nation Of South Africa, A Promise Unfulfilled For Indians
It has been 22 years since South Africa held its first multi-racial elections. Nelson Mandela became the country's first black President and he announced the birth of the "rainbow nation" - a term that spelt hope and described the coming together of people of many different nations.
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Low Patient Turnout Plagues Punjab's Drug Rehabilitation Centres
Nearly 600 injecting drug users visit the Tarn Taran civil hospital in Punjab every day for Opioid replacement therapy (ORT), a harm reduction strategy which helps clients keep off injecting drugs, reducing risk of blood borne diseases like HIV and Hepatitis B. The doses of crushed buprenorphine are supervised as clients could divert the tablets an...
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In Drug Dens Of Punjab, Doubts Flare About Government Crackdown
Punjab's crackdown on drug supply in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts have had little impact on the real kingpins of the business, people who have fallen prey to the habit say.
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After Punjab, Drugs Make Headway In Uttar Pradesh
There are tell tale signs that injecting drug use has crept into cities and villages of Uttar Pradesh.
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India Matters: Solar Revolution In Uttar Pradesh
In Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh, private diesel generators power the rural economy. Noisy, polluting and expensive. The state electricity grid has reached some areas, but there is a chronic shortage of power.
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Positive Heroes: Living With HIV For Two Decades
Two years after her marriage, in 1997, Anandi Yuvaraj found out that she was HIV positive. Today it has been nearly two decades since that day.
-
India Matters: Here Comes The Sun
Dayamanagudisalu village in Kolar district is a village of 120 poor Muslim families, 125 kilometres from the technical hub of Bengaluru.
-
A New World Agenda: Political Pressure Point for India?
On 25th September at the United Nations, 193 world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - a series of 17 ambitious goals for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships.
-
If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu
It is a crucial time for global development efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger. An agreement here would be supportive of the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, which are to be adopted by heads of state at New York in September.
-
Family Planning a Tough Challenge for Health Workers in Uttar Pradesh
Ahmadpur village in Sitapur district, Uttar Pradesh, has no electricity and no piped drinking water. A majority of the 300 families here belong to the Scheduled Castes and earn their livelihood as labour.
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Why it is Hard to Find Rehab for Women in India
Few women drug users step out of the shadows. Because of societal expectation of women as wives, mothers and daughters, the barriers of stigma and discrimination are greater than those faced by men. They also face a greater vulnerability to disease and violence.
-
Enabling India: Mobility Solution
For Himanshu Mittal, driving a car is exhilarating. The 21-year-old student became a wheelchair user after he fell from the terrace of his house in Faridabad.
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Enabling India: Invisible Barriers
There are some barriers that are visible and others that are invisible. People with disabilities face not just physical but also attitudinal barriers when they travel. Because of a lack of public awareness, it often becomes their biggest challenge.
