Health Rights (Health)

Health Rights (Health)

Global corruption loss in health sector is $455 billion a year
Union health budget fails the people again
As Delhi HC permits termination of two 28+ week pregnancies on the basis of medical advice, the question of woman’s right to her bodily integrity remains unanswered
MP HC raps Centre for its neglect of Bhopal Hospital and Research Centre
Lessons from private sector engagement with COVID-19 for universal health care
Kerala HC directs state to ensure night autopsies as early burial of dead bodies in unnatural deaths is part of right to dignity
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Temporary disability not a disqualification for reservation under PWD Act: Delhi HC
A Digital Health Mission without a regulatory framework
62.2% death row prisoners diagnosed with at least one mental illness: Study
Courtesy: DNA India
Petition in SC seeking social security benefits for Uber, Ola, Swiggy, Zomato employees
Deprivation of health services to prisoner violates the right to life: Bombay HC; directs transfer of terminally ill person to hospice
Concerned about rights violation of women in mental health facilities, SC directs states to undertake remedial measures, file compliance report
Unequal vaccination raises questions on vaccine passports
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A transgender woman’s death, and the need for urgent revamp of sex reassignment surgery
How Protected are Vaccinated Persons from Delta Variant
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Study terms COVID second wave India’s ‘Worst tragedy since partition’, Govt denies data
Covid aftermath: Government lives in denial of thousands dying due to lack of oxygen
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Centre’s affidavits in SC exposes its hollow claims of both Covid vaccine availability and spending on its research and development
Reversing development setbacks and renovating health infra crucial
Stan Swamy’s Death while in Custody is a Blot on India’s Constitution
Fr. Stan Swamy was a defender of human rights giving hope to thousands of Dalits and Adivasis
Politics Around COVID Vaccine Access in Context of Covid-19 Prevalence and Mortality
Getting vaccinated against Covid-19 – Access Issues and Discrimination
Petition asking SC to make “health” an exclusive Union subject rejected
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