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Centralised procurement of vaccines is the best way to ensure equity for all states, said the renowned cardiologist.

By KANNAKI DEKA Reuters Published May 17, 2021 10:56pm Graduates from overseas medical schools including Bangladesh, Philippines, Nepal and Kyrgyzstan have to pass local exams in India before they are allowed to practise. GUWAHATI, India - Some 90,000 Indian doctors armed with medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are urging the government to put them to work in the battle against COVID-19 instead of standing idly by, waiting for local licences. Nowhere in the world has been hit ...

Article content GUWAHATI — Some 90,000 Indian doctors armed with medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are urging the government to put them to work in the battle against COVID-19 instead of standing idly by, waiting for local licenses. Nowhere in the world has been hit harder by the pandemic than India, as a new variant of the virus fueled a surge in infections that has risen to more than 400,000 daily, with more than 4,000 deaths a day, overwhelming the health system. We apologize,...

India’s Covid crisis is now hitting other countries with vaccine supplies to Covax countries short by 140million and fears it will get worse India is the largest manufacturer for Covax scheme, but the country stopped exports of vaccine in March in order to vaccinate its own population For three months, India has not shipped vaccines, leaving 140 million shortfall A devastating surge of coronavirus in India has seen nearly 25 million people infected and a staggering 274,390 deaths. UNICEF call...

File photo used for representation GUWAHATI: Some 90,000 Indian doctors armed with medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are urging the government to put them to work in the battle against Covid-19 instead of standing idly by, waiting for local licences. Nowhere in the world has been hit harder by the pandemic than India, as a new variant of the virus fuelled a surge in infections that has risen to more than 400,000 daily, with more than 4,000 deaths a day, overwhelming the health sys...

Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times/Getty Images Indian graduates with medical degrees from other countries are urging its government to allow them to work in the worst hit country which has over 400 000 daily Covid-19 infections. They are required to pass local exams in India before practising in the country. Last week, overworked nurses and paramedics in government hospitals in the western state of Gujarat went on a strike asking for better wages and insurance cover. Around 90 000 Indian doctors armed ...

Indian doctors, trained abroad, forced to stand by as Covid sweeps nation Graduates from overseas medical schools have to pass local exams in India before they are allowed to practice Reuters May 17, 2021 Patients suffering from COVID-19 get treatment at the casualty ward in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, amidst the spread of the disease in New Delhi, India April 15, 2021. REUTERS/File Photo Some 90,000 Indian doctors armed with medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are urgin...

Thousands of Indian doctors, trained abroad, are forced to sit idle as virus sweeps nation 17 May 2021 Picture used for illustrative purpose only. Thousands of Indian doctors who have completed their medical degrees from Russia, China and Ukraine are sitting idly waiting for their licenses, while the country battles deadly second wave of coronavirus. Some 9,000 susch medics are now urging government to put them to work in the battle against COVID-19. Graduates from overseas medi...

Synopsis Indias supply of vaccine doses should rise to 516 million doses by July, and more than 2 billion between August to December, boosted by domestic production and imports, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said in a statement. PTI Total infections have risen by more than 2 million this week and deaths by nearly 28,000. Deaths rose by 4,077 on Sunday. India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, as the government said it was working to boost...

A couple mourns as they stand next to the funeral pyre of a relative who died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a crematorium in New Delhi, India, May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi India reported a smaller rise in daily coronavirus infections for a third straight day on Sunday, as the government said it was working to boost vaccine supplies to avert deaths beyond the pandemic toll of more than 270,000. The number of deaths in the past 24 hours rose over 4,000 for the fourth time in ...