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Akshay Tarfe is global communication professional working on inequality, human rights and social justice.
Caravan Magazine | India did not have a vaccination hesitancy crisis till the government mismanaged COVID-19
Caravan Magazine | India did not have a vaccination hesitancy crisis till the government mismanaged COVID-19
The government's lack of transparency, unreasonable requirements for access and flip-flops on vaccine policy contributed to vaccine hesitancy.
Scroll | India’s draft Bill on healthcare will be ineffective if it fails to safeguard patients’ rights
Scroll | India’s draft Bill on healthcare will be ineffective if it fails to safeguard patients’ rights
Outlook | How Governments’ Austerity Policies Are Worsening Gender-Based Violence in India
Outlook | How Governments’ Austerity Policies Are Worsening Gender-Based Violence in India
Oxfam has found over 54% of the countries are planning to further cut their social protection budget in 2023, potentially reducing access to social security, health, education, childcare, and maternity benefits to women, transgender and non-binary people, writes Akshay Tarfe.
Al Jazeera | Why are India’s poorest people being left behind?
Al Jazeera | Why are India’s poorest people being left behind?
Scroll | What India could do to expand space for Parliament to discuss topics that really matter to citizens
Scroll | What India could do to expand space for Parliament to discuss topics that really matter to citizens
The lack of debates on health, education, hunger, inflation and inequality is a concern.
IDR | Austerity is enabling gender-based violence
IDR | Austerity is enabling gender-based violence
The Indian government must rethink its austerity policies to combat violence against women, trans and non-binary people.
Moneycontrol | How to improve female participation in labour force at the grassroots
Moneycontrol | How to improve female participation in labour force at the grassroots
As India plans for rapid economic recovery, the governments and policymakers need to ensure women are not left behind. Gram sabhas can be effectively used to push for equal wages for women at the local level
Loksatta | रुग्णहक्कांच्या जागराची मात्रा
Loksatta | रुग्णहक्कांच्या जागराची मात्रा
Corona Virus Infection Oxfam India Private Hospitals Patients In The Survey Akp 94 - सनदेमध्ये रुग्णाच्या आजाराबद्दल गोपनीयता राखणे हा त्याचा हक्क असल्याचे नमूद करून कोणत्याही रुग्णालयात पुरुष डॉक्टरांनी महिला रुग्णांची तपासणी महिला कर्मचारी-परिचारिकेच्या उपस्थितीत करावी असे म्हटले आहे. . Latest Marathi News (मराठी बातम्या). Find Latest Visheshlekh news in Marathi at Loksatta.com
Scroll | Why India should make access to healthcare a fundamental right
Scroll | Why India should make access to healthcare a fundamental right
Over the years, the country’s gross neglect towards public health has further marginalised Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims and women.
Questions On Healthcare, Education And Inequality Raised In Parliament
Questions On Healthcare, Education And Inequality Raised In Parliament
Oxfam India also submitted around 30 set of questions to parliament around healthcare, education, and inequality to be raised on the floor of both houses; Out of these, 11 questions were raised in parliament by various MPs in the monsoon session.
Oxfam India Pushes for Implementation of Patients’ Rights Charter
Oxfam India Pushes for Implementation of Patients’ Rights Charter
The devastating second wave of COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed the gaps in India’s healthcare system. While a lot has been said and written about the absent infrastructure, lack of human resources and gross underfunding of the health system, it is important to put this into the context of healthcare as a constitutionally mandated fundamental right. This must also include protection and promotion of patients’ rights through Patients’ Rights Charter (PRC), a set of 13 interconnected patients’ rights notified by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in August 2018.
The Diplomat | Why Are Indians So Angry at Bill Gates?
The Diplomat | Why Are Indians So Angry at Bill Gates?
The latest backlash against the Gates Foundation in India is the result of years’ worth of concerns raised by human rights activists and civil society.
Indian Express | How India’s Covid-19 communication strategy is failing to combat vaccine hesitancy
Indian Express | How India’s Covid-19 communication strategy is failing to combat vaccine hesitancy
It cannot wait to be addressed till supply chain issues are fully sorted, as any delay in intensive efforts means delaying the end of the pandemic
Indian Express | why schools hiking fees arbitrarily must be reined in
Indian Express | why schools hiking fees arbitrarily must be reined in
Maharashtra government’s move to regulate fees is laudable. But it must also address larger issues of transparency, accountability and inequality related to private schools
Al Jazeera | On the need for #PeoplesVaccine
Al Jazeera | On the need for #PeoplesVaccine
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Caravan | By introducing eggs in mid-day meals, Maharashtra government could end malnutrition in the state. Will it?
Caravan | By introducing eggs in mid-day meals, Maharashtra government could end malnutrition in the state. Will it?
Maharashtra's child malnutrition levels are caused by the lack of political will alone. Will today's budget attempt to change that?
Moneycontrol | Medical crowd-funding and State’s failure to control healthcare costs
Moneycontrol | Medical crowd-funding and State’s failure to control healthcare costs
Scroll | Budget news coverage is rigged in favour of rich and powerful – just like India’s economy
Scroll | Budget news coverage is rigged in favour of rich and powerful – just like India’s economy
The narrative around the Budget showed a complete disconnect from what ordinary people expect not just from the government but also the media.
Loksatta | कुपोषणाचा प्रश्न सुटण्यासाठी..
Loksatta | कुपोषणाचा प्रश्न सुटण्यासाठी..
Article On To Get Rid Of The Problem Of Malnutrition Abn 97 - जून २०२० मध्ये एप्रिल २०२० पेक्षा दोन टक्के अधिक, म्हणजे तब्बल २,४५९ तीव्र व मध्यम-तीव्र कुपोषणाची प्रकरणे समोर आली.. Latest Marathi News (मराठी बातम्या). Find Latest Vishesh news in Marathi at Loksatta.com
ET | Citizens must engage in welfare politics for inclusive post-pandemic economy
ET | Citizens must engage in welfare politics for inclusive post-pandemic economy
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Oxfam | Implementing Patients’ Rights Charter: Step towards Accessible Health
Oxfam | Implementing Patients’ Rights Charter: Step towards Accessible Health
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