Tomorrow's Science For Today's Clinician
WHO is calling on stakeholders to increase uptake of evidence-based interventions with point-of-care quality improvements, particularly during childbirth, with a focus on several priorities as far as maternal and newborn care is concerned.
India has 554 medical colleges from where 83,075 doctors graduate every year. Arguably, ours is one of the oldest and largest medical fraternities. Contrary to posturing, India has excess doctors. Indian doctors are the backbone of many a health system.
We all are quite aware about the hepatitis immunization schedule. But I am sure at least some of us have ever wondered why it is so important. As we all know, hepatitis is one of the leading causes of liver inflammation globally and liver cancer.
The practice of medicine is not a trade but an art. It is not a business, but a job to be discharged with compassion. A professional person is, in essence, one who provides a service. It is a service that wells up from the entire complex of her/ his personality.
Why is there a sudden surge of mucormycosis among COVID-19 patients only in India? It is time for a retrospection as this is the culmination of the many mistakes that healthcare providers did not give much attention to while delivering care.
We nurses are in the service of care, so we ought to have the quality of a good human being in the first place, as the purpose of our service is to save and protect humanity.
We are in the end game of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, and to succeed at this stage, we need to follow 3 steps: Keep politics out of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, trust the science behind COVID-19 vaccines, and ensure our near and dear ones get vaccinated on time.
Vaccines have been the most effective medical intervention ever invented in the world so far, especially when pandemics hit humankind.…
As we all are aware, public spending on healthcare is woefully low in India. The government resources which are already…
Poverty is a determinant of malnutrition. It manifests itself through inadequate dietary intake, lack of medical care, and lack of access to sanitation, health and hygiene.