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South Asia
Pressure on critical care facilities in covid-19 patients in India
The covid-19 pandemic has presented multiple challenges to healthcare systems around the world. We want to highlight the difficulties in Kerala, India, of providing palliative care for patients with pre-existing […]
The story of the PLACID Trial—a democratisation of research
It was early April and SARS-CoV-2 was just starting to spread across India. The country was under a lockdown. It was a time of collective uncertainty, as clinicians, researchers, policy […]
How nutritional volunteer workers have taken the lead in tackling high rates of childhood malnutrition in India
High rates of childhood malnutrition and premature death in poor regions in Karnataka state in South India have spurred an innovative project to involve local women to take the lead […]
Tuberculosis patients need better mental health support, especially in the time of covid-19
As the world grapples with the covid-19 pandemic, the anxiety, fear, and restrictions it poses have once again brought mental health to the forefront. As health systems struggle to cope […]
The impact of covid-19 on health delivery and research in South Asia
Covid-19 continues to cause huge disruption worldwide. As well as the ongoing immediate health impacts of the pandemic, and the delays and disruption to other healthcare services—the economic toll is […]
Covid-19 in India: four months into the pandemic—where are we heading?
It is perhaps inaccurate to talk about how the covid-19 pandemic is affecting India, for that would pervert any commentary about covid-19 in a country the size of a continent. […]
Covid-19 pandemic: implications of school closures on children in India
The ongoing covid-19 pandemic has received the world’s attention. The pandemic has brought India, a country of over a billion people, to halt. In India, multiple states and school districts […]
Mobilising informal healthcare providers in India may help its response to covid-19
India has one of the most privatized health systems in the world, but the public sector is leading its response to covid-19. [1] It has focused, so far, on the […]
Covid-19: Indian healthcare workers need adequate PPE
The Indian government has taken many proactive steps to halt the rapid spread of the covid-19 pandemic in India. Measures include implementing a complete lockdown of all activities in the […]