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Shah Alam Khan
The writer is Professor of Orthopedics, AIIMS, New Delhi. The views expressed are personal.
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Ramping up medical oxygen production, distribution can save livesSubscriber Only
May 08, 2021 03:59 IST
Use of the existing government supply lines, for example, the 5,05,879 fair price shops (part of Public Distribution System), can be one solution. These are distributed through the length and breadth of the country. The use of LPG cylinder distributors can also be explored.
Sat, May 08, 2021
A new Covid wave has crashed on us. We must evaluate what we’ve learnt so farSubscriber Only
April 17, 2021 03:33 IST
One year into the pandemic, we are still ill-prepared as far as health infrastructure is concerned.
Sat, Apr 17, 2021
Why ‘Cups of Nun Chai’, by Alana Hunt, needs to be read in urgency to understand the narrative of jingoismSubscriber Only
February 28, 2021 06:07 IST
A probing exploration of life in Kashmir, caught in an endless spiral of violence and extreme nationalism
Sun, Mar 07, 2021
Vaccines are powerful but not perfect tools. Application in a diverse country is a challengeSubscriber Only
December 04, 2020 03:00 IST
Other than adverse effects, many questions have remained unanswered. How effective will these vaccines be in breaking the transmission of the disease? Historically, in many diseases, vaccination models have failed to break disease transmission.
Fri, Dec 04, 2020
Days of reckoningSubscriber Only
October 25, 2020 06:25 IST
In this collection of nine essays, writer Arundhati Roy theorises justice in a broken world
Sun, Oct 25, 2020
Socialism has been a handy weapon in successfully fighting COVID-19 pandemicSubscriber Only
October 19, 2020 03:06 IST
Countries more successful in curbing COVID-19 are welfare states, ruled by left-of-centre parties. There is a lesson here.
Mon, Oct 19, 2020
Nation has not given adequate importance to health of its citizens. We need to break from the pastSubscriber Only
August 15, 2020 03:30 IST
It is up to us: Do we want to go back to the “normal” which we thought was normal or use this opportunity to understand the real meaning of freedom and create a new normal that is founded on the principle of equality.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
A cure for COVID-19: Only science can combat virus. Scientific community must not remain silent on tall claimsSubscriber Only
June 27, 2020 02:00 IST
Even though COVID-19 continues to rule and ruin our daily worlds, it still does not give the right to the righteous of the land to promote cures, remedies and preventions which are beyond the realm of their understanding and operation. Prudence is the need of the hour and prudence comes from wisdom.
Sat, Jun 27, 2020
Lack of education, erosion of science has fuelled paranoia constructed around COVID-19Subscriber Only
May 26, 2020 00:30 IST
If we want to come out of the ruins of this pandemic and from the consequences of the lockdown, we have to remove fear and stigma from this awful disease. We have to let our minds be governed by science, and not fakery.
Tue, May 26, 2020
Nation’s fight against Covid-19 cannot ignore the chronically sick, vulnerableSubscriber Only
April 30, 2020 03:40 IST
Physical distancing is imperative to check the spread of the virus. But the lockdown could have been implemented with more compassion. People’s health is the responsibility of the state.
Thu, Apr 30, 2020
Coronavirus threat is real, but responses to it are bordering on paranoiaSubscriber Only
March 13, 2020 03:55 IST
It is imperative to take action against the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But to believe that we are facing an apocalypse and react accordingly is sheer madness.
Fri, Mar 13, 2020
The deaths in Kota bare the light on a healthcare system founded on apathy towards the poorSubscriber Only
January 08, 2020 00:55 IST
What is urgently required is not the involvement of private players but a sincere engagement by the state in matters concerning peoples’ health. Reports have shown that most of the babies in Kota died due to suffocation at birth; low birth-weight and infections were the other significant causes of death.
Wed, Jan 08, 2020
Celebration of Hyderabad encounter, passage of CAA, show the same disquieting desire for vengeanceSubscriber Only
December 21, 2019 04:05 IST
Police murders like the one in Hyderabad are not events to celebrate but occasions to introspect. The total lack of faith of the common people in the judicial system is something which should worry us all. Similarly, total impunity in passing an unconstitutional law should also be an occasion to introspect.
Sat, Dec 21, 2019
Ayodhya verdict offers justice for some, but not fairness for allSubscriber Only
November 16, 2019 00:05 IST
We should respect the judgment of the Supreme Court without trying to fit it into the landscape of justice and fairness as explained by Rawls. It is a closure of something perniciously erosive to the idea of India, the idea to which we all owe our allegiance.
Sat, Nov 16, 2019
India’s TB report must be seen in light of the country’s slide in Hunger IndexSubscriber Only
October 26, 2019 04:10 IST
With a virtually unregulated private health system, an increase in notification of TB patients could be heartening for the government. But for the public health system, it is bad news.
Sat, Oct 26, 2019
National Medical Council Act offers little change, brings in a host of new problemsSubscriber Only
August 20, 2019 02:05 IST
The NMC Act, in the garb of change, has some provisions which are far more problematic than those in the amended MCI Act. The constitution of the medical commission as proposed in the Act has issues of subjugating federalism at multiple levels.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019
Case for compassionSubscriber Only
June 17, 2019 00:04 IST
Violence incubates in our society. Insensitivity to it makes the doctor vulnerable.
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Payal Tadvi’s suicide highlights, once again, discrimination in medical institutionsSubscriber Only
May 29, 2019 00:08 IST
Social institutions and systems have rotted under the burden of caste. Educational institutions have been the preserves of the upper caste and the rich.
Wed, May 29, 2019
In five years, India’s largest minority has been cleaved from basic entitlements of democratic citizenshipSubscriber Only
April 18, 2019 00:21 IST
The Muslims of India are different than their brethren in other parts of the world because they are the only Muslims on the planet (except Turkey) who have cherished 72 years of uninterrupted democracy.
Thu, Apr 18, 2019
For ruling regime and Opposition, healthcare doesn’t seem to be an issueSubscriber Only
March 26, 2019 01:29 IST
It is important to analyse why something as important as the health of a nation remains undiscussed during elections here. Illiteracy, lack of awareness, lack of political will, and, poor electoral ethics are some of the reasons which come to mind.
Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Implant Files: Who should own up to whatSubscriber Only
December 22, 2018 00:53 IST
The Indian Express-ICIJ investigation has exposed the fault lines in the Indian healthcare system. The onus of action is on government because it is the single agency which can regulate both the implant manufacturers and the physicians.
Sat, Dec 22, 2018
A Cure Called InclusionSubscriber Only
October 03, 2018 00:16 IST
Their marginalisation affects the health of tribal communities.
Wed, Oct 03, 2018
Cure that hurtsSubscriber Only
August 30, 2018 00:07 IST
That Johnson and Johnson could get away without paying compensation after implanting faulty hip replacement devices points to a regulatory deficit, and lack of medical ethics
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
Diagnosing BiasSubscriber Only
August 14, 2018 00:06 IST
Arguments against those with disabilities pursuing medicine are prejudiced
Tue, Aug 14, 2018
The Cancer RefugeesSubscriber Only
July 23, 2018 00:14 IST
Patient shelters must become part of urban infrastructure.
Mon, Jul 23, 2018
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