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EXPERT SPEAK: Feeding first and feeding right- the importance of breastfeeding

274 A mother had come to the Out-Patient Department with her home-delivered, two days old baby for birth vaccination. On examination, the child looked irritable and dehydrated. The child had not been breastfed, only goatmilk had been given, as per the community practices. This was a common practice followed by the mother’s whole community, and

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Women In The Indian Workforce: A Critically Untapped Resource

171 “A woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman. But the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult” – Melinda Gates The value of the labour of women has historically been underappreciated in India-be it in the domestic sphere or otherwise. Perhaps this underappreciation is why women’s participation in the

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I was feeling numb like a functional robot but my sacred work is not something that can be side-tracked: Dr. Shakuntla, our Corona Warrior

171 Dr. Shakuntla Kumar in conversation with Siddhi Joshi & Jaya Narayan for HER-WORLD “I make money as a doctor, but that is not the purpose of my living. The purpose of my living is to serve mankind, in the noblest way possible,”  says Dr Shakuntla Kumar, head and founder of NuLife Hospital and Maternity

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Focus on Women’s health, especially women’s menstrual hygiene is a vital part of women empowerment: “Padwoman”

134 Amanpreet Kaur Passy, in conversation with Siddhi Joshi & Jaya Narayan for HER-WORLD “The recipients threw away food supplies in the ration bags because they believed them to be “contaminated” by the sanitary pads”, IRS Officer Kaur recalls an incident where pads were included in the ration bags along with food grains. Every menstruating

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ASHA WORKERS AND COVID-19

77 Along with the disruption of the healthcare ecosystem of India completely, the COVID -19 pandemic has exacerbated the deeply entrenched socio-economic problems of the country. The biomedical pandemic has undoubtedly turned into an endemic- of extreme unemployment, food insecurity and the unending plight of the frontline workers. Talking of frontline healthcare workers, the approx.

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