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Order of the Allahabad High Court regarding steps taken to tackle COVID-19 in Uttar Pradesh, 06/04/2021

Order of the Allahabad High Court in the matter of In-Re inhuman condition at quarantine centres and for providing better treatment to corona positive Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/04/2021.

Judgement Date: 
06/04/2021
Tags:
Coronavirus, Uttar Pradesh, Vaccination, Health Care, High Court, Health Policy
Health

National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021

Union Health & Family Welfare Minister approved the “National Policy for Rare Diseases 2021” on 30th March 2021.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2021
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Diseases, Health Effects, Health Policy, India, Primary Health Care
Health

Integrating clean air, climate, and health policies in the COVID-19 era: the role of co-benefits and the triple R framework

A reason COVID-19 has had such far-reaching impacts is it stems from multiple interconnected risks. The difficulties that policymakers face in managing related risks not only deepen vulnerabilities to COVID-19 but other planetary crises.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2021
Nandakumar Janardhanan, Eric Zusman, Matthew Hengesbaugh, & et al
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Policy, Climate Change, Coronavirus, India, Global
Health

National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) 2021-2025: Government of the Republic of Namibia

Namibia launched its National Action Plan on Health Security (NAPS) in 2020. The Plan aim to facilitate multi-sectoral engagement using the One Health approach and to guide implementation of activities for progress towards the attainment of the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005 core capacities for the country.

Publication Date: 
24/01/2021
Government of the Republic of Namibia
Tags:
Health, Health Care, Namibia, Health Policy, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Africa
Health

Judgement of the High Court of Kerala regarding pricing of COVID-19 tests, Kerala, 14/01/2021

Judgement of the High Court of Kerala in the matter of R-Cell Diagnostics and Research Centre & Others Vs State of Kerala & Others dated 14/01/2021.

Petitioners are National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited diagnostic laboratories and research centres conducting various kinds of Covid 19 tests including RT-PCR tests. They are aggrieved by Ext.P6 order by which the Kerala Government reduced the charges for the tests for diagnosis of Covid. The charges for RTPCR (open test) was reduced from Rs.2100/-to Rs.1,500/-.

Judgement Date: 
14/01/2021
Tags:
Coronavirus, Kerala, High Court, Health Policy, Diagnostic Methods
Health

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding treatment of patients with COVID-19, 31/08/2020

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sachin Jain Vs Union of India dated 31/08/2020.

The petitioner, an advocate has sought for the following directions:

(i) Directing the Union of India to regulate the cost of treatment of patients infected with COVID­19, at Private/Corporate hospitals across the country,

Judgement Date: 
31/08/2020
Tags:
Coronavirus, India, Private Sector, Government Of India (GOI), Health Care, Health Policy
Health

The effect of human mobility and control measures on the COVID-19 epidemic in China

The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak expanded rapidly throughout China. Major behavioral, clinical, and state interventions have been undertaken to mitigate the epidemic and prevent the persistence of the virus in human populations in China and worldwide.

Publication Date: 
25/03/2020
Moritz U. G. Kraemer, Chia-Hung Yang, Bernardo Gutierrez & et al
Science
1-10
Tags:
Coronavirus, China, Epidemics, Health Care, Health Policy, Respiratory Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Viral Diseases
Health

Covid-19 and community mitigation strategies in a pandemic

The covid-19 pandemic that was declared on 11 March 2020 has affected countries on all continents. Reported case numbers are certainly underestimates given the shortages or unavailability of test kits in many countries, a virus with a basic reproductive value (R0) of 2.2, and evidence of viral shedding from asymptomatic infected people. (Editorial)

Publication Date: 
17/03/2020
Shahul H Ebrahim, Qanta A Ahmed, Ernesto Gozzer & et al
BMJ
1-2
Tags:
Coronavirus, Health Care, Health Policy, Global
Health

Regional bodies supporting national-level evidence-informed decision-making on vaccines

A range of regional bodies support national decision-making processes related to immunisation and public health policy.

Publication Date: 
31/01/2020
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Tags:
Health Care, Health Policy, Immunisation, Vaccination, Asia, Africa
Health

National Policy for Rare Diseases 2020

This much awaited draft of the National Policy For Rare Diseases 2020 released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare proposes to provide up to Rs 15 lakh for rare disease treatment to patients needing one-time treatment.

Publication Date: 
13/01/2020
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Tags:
Diseases, Health Effects, India, Finance, Health Policy

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