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Topic: Mohalla Clinics

Punjab’s Mohalla Clinics are for Americans. CM Mann’s stomach bug will be treated in Delhi

ThePrint Team -
ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Photo of garbage pile shared by West Delhi BJP MP is real, but it’s not an AAP mohalla clinic

Nikhil Rampal -
West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma among others posted a photo of a signboard & a pile of trash, calling it ‘one of AAP’s mohalla clinics’, which went viral. The actual clinic is 50 mts away.

Delhi govt sacks 3 doctors after 3 children died of suspected poisoning from cough suppressant

Abhishek Dey -
Centre wrote to Delhi govt asking it to ensure mohalla clinics and dispensaries stop prescribing dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant, for children.

‘We’re no different from AIIMS, RML doctors’ — Delhi mohalla clinic staff demand Covid insurance

Aneesha Bedi -
With the death of another Delhi mohalla clinic doctor this week, staff at these clinics say they should be given the same recognition as other frontline workers.

Will replicate Delhi model of governance in Bengaluru if AAP wins civic polls, Sisodia says

Rohini Swamy -
AAP has decided to contest Bengaluru municipal body polls due early next year. Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia inaugurated AAP’s first ‘Aam Aadmi Clinic’ in the city Wednesday.

Delhi withdraws order roping in mohalla clinics for Covid tests, but doctors still anxious

Aneesha Bedi -
Delhi govt says it needs to train the staff first. Mohalla clinic doctors worried about safety, say they don’t have adequate protective gear and space to conduct Covid tests.

Star of Dharavi success, but few takers in Delhi — how fever clinics have fared across India

Aneesha Bedi -
The concept of fever clinics was laid out by health ministry on 7 April as an early pitstop for screening to prevent suspected Covid-19 patients from overwhelming hospitals. 

Coronavirus crisis is India’s chance to bring health reforms stalled by British colonial rule

Arghya Sengupta -
Unlike 1991, this is not an economic crisis. India can take the lesson from the last similar healthcare crisis that the world faced in Spanish flu — reform or perish.

Delhi Mohalla Clinics battle mask shortage, delayed salary but continue quiet fight in pandemic

Simrin Sirur -
AAP’s flagship primary healthcare programme, Mohalla Clinics, see anywhere between 70 and 200 patients a day, often from behind a curtain.

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Opinion

File photo of Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan | ANI

Arif Mohammad Khan vs Kerala govt isn’t a new faceoff. Old cases show Governor wears two hats

Swarupama Chaturvedi -
Under UGC provisions, a search committee is appointed to find suitable candidates for the V-C post. Governors make their selection from among these names.
File photo of Ukrainian servicemen fire a self-propelled howitzer toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, 2 November, 2022 | Reuters

Who will pay the bill for rebuilding Ukraine? The answer lies in unfreezing Russian assets

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge | ANI file photo

Congress is becoming Nokia, Kodak of Gujarat politics. Outdated KHAM lens will wipe it out

Economy

51 cow universities, old pension scheme, jobs — what RSS affiliates want from 2023 Budget

Shanker Arnimesh -
Welfare schemes and ‘self-reliance’ figure high on Sangh organisations’ wishlists for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Budget, which she will present on 1 February.

Defence

A soldier with 'Arjun', a black kite trained to down enemy drones, during the Yudh Abhyas exercise being held in Auli, Uttarakhand | Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

It’s a plane, no it’s a bird! Army’s training eagles & falcons to swoop down on hostile drones

Vandana Menon -
The birds are also being trained for surveillance at Remount Veterinary Corps Centre in Meerut, with cameras fitted to their heads to record videos.

National Interest

A Gujarat gamble: A likely reason Rahul is not giving Modi a fight this assembly election

Shekhar Gupta -
I'd rather not buy idea that Rahul's holding his fire until 2024. More likely, Congress believes Karnataka offers best chance of winning a Gujarat-sized state if Gujarat is too challenging.

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