Meet The Only Trans-Woman Heading A Covid Vaccine Centre In India
Dr Aqsa Shaikh, nodal officer at Jamia Hamdard, has the distinction of being the first transgender woman to helm a Covid-19 vaccination centre in the country. Twitter/Dr Aqsa Shaikh Intifada P Basheer 2021-03-06T07:54:38+05:30 Meet The Only Trans-Woman Heading A Covid Vaccine Centre In India outlookindia.com 2021-03-06T10:52:03+05:30
“Can I lay claim to (the legacy of) being the only transgender person to head a Covid-19 vaccination centre in India?” Dr Aqsa Shaikh recently mused on Twitter. Since then, her timeline has been inundated with strangers and acquaintances alike, congratulating and encouraging her.
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‘Long procedure giving rise to grey market’
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‘Long procedure giving rise to grey market’
Lengthy and cumbersome adoption procedures of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and the increasing number of childless couples have given rise to a “grey market” for adoption, an NGO told the Delhi High Court on Wednesday.
NGO Yatharatha Foundation told the High Court that as per information on CARA website, around 30,000 couples have registered for adoption. But only 2,989 children are available. Therefore, there was a “huge prospect for grey market of adoption, and which has been thriving due to cumbersome, lengthy, tedious procedure under the CARA”.