The understanding of PMS and PMDD has only been limited to as being an inevitable and ever so common phenomenon amongst women, where they become “overtly emotional and unreasonable” and are considered ‘nothing’ more than a hormonal change before her menstruation. Well, that’s how we have limited any discussions over it altogether.
The COVID19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability in our Public Health System. It has opened our eyes to the importance and needs of a robust Public Health Service in our country. At present Multiple fault lines along with a plethora of Laws, that have no clear cut demarcation as to who shall, in times of such exigencies, exercise real authority, exist. This has lead to a weakened and fragmented approach in dealing with the crisis.
Disha Shetty Writes about health hazards and conditions of women living in Assam.s tea gardens, specially for pregrnant women.
Menstruation is an important biological change which makes the existence of life possible, yet the culture of silence around menstruation is so complete that most of the girls have no knowledge on menstruation before their first period. The social stigma and societal silence has a negative impact on the health, reinforces gender inequality and makes it difficult to address menstrual health issues. Through the Maasika Mahotsov, 21 to 28 May 2019 we aim to break the silence around periods and get conversing at various platforms.
We request all those who are reading this. If you have any reach in the West Bengal Govt, please tell them to implement Ayushman Bharat – they can call it Mamata Bangla, instead of Ayushman Bharat if they want to. But because of their ego fight with the Center, poor people here are suffering. This criminal denial of health care privileges to poor needs to end,
Hundreds of people poured down yesterday for the funeral procession of Dipika Ramudamu Thami and her newborn child with placards condemning the casual approach of…
A mother is dead, so is her child, the doctor who was trying to save their lives has been left with a broken-bleeding head. Thus…
“I am writing today, to highlight the issue of how lack of proper medical facilities and trained doctors in the hills is causing hill residents…
Dear Editors, I have a not so good experience to share about dismal health facilities in our hills, and also have some rants to…