The Data Protection Bill, 2021 stipulates reporting of personal data breaches within 72 hours of unearthing such violation. Read more »
The state health index is a useful tool to track performance of states and Union territories and promote healthy competition. Read more »
Poor health infrastructure, digital divide, low literacy levels and misinformation about Covid-19 have resulted in vaccine hesitancy that could derail the Covid response in rural India. Read more »
The four labour codes -- the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code -- will replace more than 100 laws currently... Read more »
Optimal public health outcomes require policymakers and public health practitioners to hold powerful commercial actors responsible for their actions. Read more »
Efforts should be made to establish employer-employee relationship in the gig economy and terms of employment and conditions of service for workers should be clearly spelt out. Read more »
Most Covid vaccines offer no protection against infection from Omicron except for two mRNA shots from Pfizer and Moderna, but they can protect from serious illness. Read more »
New Year 2022 will be one of large upheavals and inequality. But it will also see collective efforts to ensure that no one is left behind. Read more »
The US managed to fully vaccinate just 60% its population and more than 200,000 Covid deaths happened after vaccines were rolled out in December 2020. Read more »
Universal health coverage is about all the individuals and communities receiving essential health services they need without financial hardship. Read more »