Vaccine likely to be dispatched from Chennai on January 13 As many as twelve centres have been identified in the district to administer the vaccine for COVID-19 in the first phase of inoculation for all staff associated with healthcare facilities, anganwadi workers and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA).
Nine government hospitals and three private ones will administer the vaccine in the first phase. These are the Government Medical College Hospital, Ernakulam General Hospital, Piravom Taluk Hospital, Chengamanad Community Health Centre, Kuttampuzha Family Health Centre, Chellanam Primary Health Centre, Thammanam Urban Primary Health Centre, District Homoeopathic Hospital and District Ayurveda Hospital. Aster Medcity, Mar Baselios Medical Mission and MOSC Medical College are the private hospitals identified for the purpose. Private hospitals where more than 75 health workers have registered were selected.
ASHA workers such as Vinimol and Indu in Kerala have been selflessly serving on the ground at minimum pay in the fight against Covid-19, and yet not acknowledged enough
The 23-year-old and her baby had died two weeks ago, after being shunted around to four medical facilities during emergency delivery; committee visiting the cen
Lack of access to contraceptives in 2020 is a pushback for Indiaâs population plans
Women are at the frontline of Indiaâs pandemic response, yet they suffered the most when it came to healthcare in 2020.
Poonam Muttreja 31 December, 2020 8:32 am IST Text Size:
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One of the underplayed success stories in India has been its steady and natural move towards population stabilisation. The Census data makes clear that the population growth rate has declined from 24.7 per cent in 1971-81 to 17.7 per cent in 2001-2011. This decline has been witnessed across regions and communities.
Although some data is yet to come in, the National Family Health Survey-5 shows that 19 of the 17 states and 5 Union Territories have managed to get their Total Fertility Rate (TFR) â the average number of children born per woman â to less than 2.1. This number 2.1 is critical because it is the level at which a population exa
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