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PandemiCast X: Public policy in a pandemic (3)

June 2, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Cases of COVID-19 Treatment, Transmission, Spreading, Symptoms, Testing and Risks Concept. Chart with keywords and icons on white desk with stationery. Coronavirus symptoms illustration. Asymptomatic example. Image credit: tumsasedgars / 123rf COVID-19 antibodies concept. COVID-19 variants concept. Inoculation concept.

This is our tenth episode of PandemICast. We explore public policy for the third time. Watch the video here. For other PandemiCast episodes, click here.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, International, Interviews Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, PandemiCast, public policy

The role of effective communication while sustaining public health systems  

May 23, 2020 By Press Office Leave a Comment

Saturday, May 23, 2020: Leading healthcare communications firm SPAG organised the second edition of their SPAG Dialogue: The COVID Series on Thursday with experts from the public health sector who shared their views on sustaining public health systems through effective communication and the learnings one can take away from the ongoing pandemic. The event was held in partnership […]

Filed Under: International, Interviews, Press Tagged With: press, video

“Looking for hope” – Interview with Ashok Row Kavi

May 19, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Ashok Row Kavi.

For marginalised communities, the COVID-19 pandemic is a period of great uncertainty and even greater stigmatisation according to Ashok Row Kavi. Kerean Watts, editor of Health Issues India, speaks to the veteran journalist and prominent LGBTQ+ rights activist on these issues and more. Ashok earlier featured on our ‘PandemiCast’ episode focusing on sexual and reproductive […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Interviews, Social issues Tagged With: Ashok Row Kavi, exclusive interview, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ rights, sexual health

Routine immunisation in a pandemic: Interview with Dr Badri Patnaik

May 15, 2020 By Kerean Watts 1 Comment

Dr. Badri Patnaik, Head Medical - India & South Asia, Sanofi Pasteur-1. Routine immunisation interview.

Experts have voiced concerns about the potential for the COVID-19 pandemic to disrupt routine immunisation services – and a possible resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. Health Issues India talks to Dr Badri Patnaik, Head Medical, India and South Asia for Sanofi Pasteur on these themes. The World Health Organization and GAVI, among other organizations, have spoken […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, Interviews, Medicine and Research Tagged With: Exclusive Interviews, immunisation, vaccination, vaccines

Watch: Abhijeet Pandit on the importance of telehealth during a pandemic

May 15, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

SynPhNe, a digital neurological therapeutics company, earlier announced that it had “adopted telehealth initiatives to provide virtual therapy/online sessions to their patients” amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. This is vital for continuity of care to “patients suffering from Neuromuscular disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), Parkinson’s disease and learning disabilities (LD)” who, due to […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Interviews, Medicine and Research Tagged With: Exclusive Interviews, telehealth

Video: Dr Joël Calmet on polio, immunisation, and COVID-19

May 6, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Amidst the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, UNICEF issued a stark warning last month that “South Asia could face yet another health emergency if children across the region do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots.” It noted “the South Asia region is also home to two of the last polio endemic countries in the world, Afghanistan and […]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, International, Interviews, Medicine and Research, Opinion Tagged With: Exclusive Interviews, immunisation, Joël Calmet, polio, vaccines, video

Plastics in a time of COVID: An interview with Dr Vijay Habbu

April 30, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Dr. Vijay Habbu, plastics interviewee.

Health Issues India in partnership with SPAG Asia hosted the webinar “In Times of COVID-19, Can Medical Care Be Delivered Without Using Plastics?” One of the participants was Dr Vijay Habbu, Polymer Scientist and Adjunct Professor, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai. In advance of the webinar, I spoke with Dr Habbu to discuss this […]

Filed Under: Environmental health, Featured Stories, Interviews Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, Exclusive Interviews, plastic

PandemiCast VI: Sexual and reproductive health

April 29, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

The sixth edition of our weekly video podcast PandemiCast can be viewed here. This week, we discuss sexual and reproductive health (SRHR). Our panellists – Sara Seimes, Mona Bormet and Ashok Row Kavi – look at how coronavirus affects SRHR issues. Mark Chataway moderates. To watch the other editions of PandemiCast, click here.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Infectious diseases, International, Interviews Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, HIV, HIV/AIDS, PandemiCast, reproductive health, sex workers, sexual health, video

Interview: Gauri Chaudhari on why healthcare brands matter

April 17, 2020 By Kerean Watts Leave a Comment

Health Issues India has had the good fortune to interview Gauri Chaudhari a brand coach, brand strategist and co-founder of Brand Innerword, a healthcare brand consultancy. We discussed her book, The Perfect Pill: 10 Steps to Build a Healthcare Brand (SAGE Publications India).In our discussion, Chaudhari tell our readers what the book is about, how her […]

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PandemiCast. Episode 1: Public policy in a pandemic

March 17, 2020 By Press Office Leave a Comment

People with protective suits and mask respirators outdoors, coronavirus pandemic concept. Image credit: Jozef Polc / 123rf

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which the World Health Organization (WHO) characterised as a pandemic last week, continues to grow by leaps and bounds. Confirmed cases worldwide number thus far at 187,375 (at the time of writing), of which 99,050 are active. The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in 7,477 deaths. Of the 99,050 […]

Filed Under: Featured Story, Infectious diseases, International, Interviews, Medicine and Research, Opinion, Press Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, PandemiCast, public policy, video

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