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Virander S Chauhan
The writer is former chairman UGC and former director of the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, where he currently holds the Arturo Falaschi Chair
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Experts Explain | On World Malaria Day 2023, the challenges and new hopes in the fight against the diseaseSubscriber Only
April 25,2023 08:43:53 AM
One of humanity's greatest scourges for millennia, malaria primarily kills babies and infants. Today there are reasons to be hopeful about 'zero malaria', in the form of two first generation vaccines that have recently been developed and may soon be rolled out.
Tue, Apr 25, 2023
New hope for malaria vaccine: the science, challenges, opportunitySubscriber Only
November 07,2022 05:15:05 AM
After decades of slow progress, there seems to be light at the end of the long tunnel.
Mon, Nov 07, 2022
Omnipresent but de-prioritised: Understanding the many faces of mental health and suicide in India
September 07,2022 11:30:46 AM
The medicalised nature of suicide tends to override its sociocultural embeddedness, and this is why the community’s vital ability to control them is often forgotten. The representation of suicide in popular media is reductive and misleading
Tue, Sep 06, 2022
Mental Health in India: Need for a National Suicide Prevention Strategy that targets the youth
April 02,2022 09:10:50 AM
The drastic increase in suicides in 2020 also indicates the adverse impact of the pandemic on mental health. Joblessness, inability to access opportunities, social isolation, among other factors, have led to an increase in stress and anxiety
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Mental Health in India: Well-being of the youth during Covid-19
March 19,2022 11:25:07 AM
This should be done by centre- staging youth to the forefront on all discussions about their mental health, using an intergenerational, gender lens to identify stressors specific to them, and build supportive mechanisms to help them cope and flourish
Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Mental health in India: Community-based interventions as the answer to India’s mental health burden
March 04,2022 10:50:39 AM
As a community comes together to address the unique stressors they experience, in conjunction with linkages and referrals to public health and welfare systems - these provide context based, accessible care.
Fri, Mar 04, 2022
Mental health in India: A perspective
February 11,2022 10:50:08 AM
Mental health literacy is the gateway for mental health interventions in India. There is a lack of awareness which can lead to overlooking, misjudging or dismissing the signs that someone needs help
Fri, Feb 11, 2022
Explained: Fight against coronavirus, two years onSubscriber Only
January 12,2022 05:00:36 AM
Progress has been made in vaccination, while therapeutics provide another tool. But the virus is still evolving, and although Omicron causes milder disease, it should be treated with utmost caution.
Wed, Jan 12, 2022
Two years of Covid-19 pandemic: Vaccines, pills, and a mutant in perspectiveSubscriber Only
December 03,2021 03:31:33 AM
🔴 The emergence of the highly infectious B.1.1.529 Omicron variant, containing a large number of mutations in the spike protein, has brought the virus back centre-stage.
Fri, Dec 03, 2021
We’ve achieved 100 crore vaccinations. Let’s not slow downSubscriber Only
October 22,2021 03:18:18 AM
Virander S Chauhan writes: All stakeholders should come together to achieve the vaccination goals sooner rather than later
Sat, Oct 23, 2021
Explained: Where will new vaccines come from, and what challenges must they meet?Subscriber Only
August 09,2021 04:00:53 AM
Worldwide, there is a gap between vaccine supply and demand, and disparities between developed and developing countries. Where will new vaccines come from, and what challenges must they meet?
Wed, Aug 11, 2021
The world must come together on Covid vaccinesSubscriber Only
June 14,2021 03:40:55 AM
Patent waiver is not the only issue in easing gaps to vaccine access. Manufacturers in developing countries would also require handholding on technology-related matters
Mon, Jun 14, 2021
An Expert Explains: Challenge ahead in vaccinating IndiaSubscriber Only
May 11,2021 04:12:43 AM
Covid-19 vaccines are being developed at a pace faster than for any other disease, yet there are shortages. India will look forward to procuring more vaccines and a proposed IP waiver from global manufacturers.
Tue, May 11, 2021
Experts Explain: Viruses, their variants, and vaccinesSubscriber Only
January 28,2021 05:35:07 AM
Over the past week, significant new research has been published on the variants of the novel coronavirus that have emerged in several countries. Two of India's most eminent virologists, who have been explaining a range of issues around the virus and vaccine in The Indian Express, summarise the new findings and evaluate the concerns they raise.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Experts Explain: How do Covid-19 vaccines work, and do they help?Subscriber Only
January 21,2021 02:20:35 AM
Covid-19 vaccine: Five days into India's mass vaccination programme, there are some concerns over vaccine hesitancy. At this crucial moment in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic, two of the country’s most eminent vaccine scientists weigh in on some old and new questions.
Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Man versus microbe: Coronavirus seems to have upper hand for nowSubscriber Only
April 04,2020 01:15:01 AM
The first step in dealing with any new viral outbreak is to be able to accurately test, detect and track the spread of the virus, and isolate the infected persons to stop further spread.
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