There has been an improved institutional delivery in Bengal in the health sector. The fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) released by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday has recorded a significant improvement in maternal and child health in West Bengal. According to the
IHow does it feel when the State Government comes knocking at your doors, to help you with a variety of social schemes that will benefit you all? Well, the feeling is that of being pampered and a sense of relief, specially in times of COVID-19
The reports indicate that British India was carved into separate regions such Bengal, Madras, Burma, Punjab etc as per their importance with a sanitation team led by a Sanitary Commissioner and supported by a staff of superintendents, inspectors and vaccinators to carry out this vaccination
Amid the aggressive COVID- 19 outbreak, the Indian government’s Ministry of Science and Technology has unleashed a barrage of initiatives in the fight against COVID-19. Recently, the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Science & Technology organised the ‘Challenge Covid-
A person ailing from a physical sickness is provided with medical care and subsequent after care, if required. This is so that they can get back on their feet and feel better. However, if someone is suffering from a mental illness, there is a social
The silver crop is taking the edge off the red protein spikes. In case COVID-19 attacks, it will not be able to penetrate deeper or impact its victim lethally. The patient will not have to be rushed to the ICU, gasping for breath. A recent
When a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered, will it be freely available and be affordable to all? Former resident of Lake Town, Sumi Biswas is confident that it will be possible to make it affordable. She would know. Professor Sumi Biswas, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
Dr. Abhijit Choudhury briefing about Covid Care Network The news came… and a disturbing one… a homeless COVID suspect was lying near Sobhabazar. His family and employer had abandoned him and he was lying on the footpath without any medical help. Does it sound like the
Known as the “Father of Indian Chemistry”, Prafulla Chandra Ray was a well-known Indian scientist and teacher and one of the first “modern” Indian chemical researchers. He discovered the stable compound mercurous nitrite in 1896 and established Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works Ltd, (BCPL) India’s
Nearly two decades ago, in September 1999, researchers at Cornell University, USA, published a report titled, ‘Will Limits of the Earth’s Resources Control Human Numbers?’ In other words, how large a population can the earth reasonably support, so that everyone can live relatively prosperous, healthy