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COVID-19 fight: Personal accountability can tip the scale
by Ashish Srivastava, Karen Alphonso - CSTEP (India) - October 6, 2020
Playing down safety concerns can hamper people’s response to the threat of the virus and aggravate the crisis.
A blueprint for a testing strategy
- April 22, 2020by Jishnu Das, Neelanjan Sircar, Partha Mukhopadhyay - CPR (India)
There is a way to minimise transmission risks and maximise detection of hidden cases.
From unpaid domestic care work to menstrual hygiene – Covid’s double whammy for Indian women
- April 21, 2020by Anju Dwivedi, Tripti Singh - CPR (India)
Public health preparedness and measures must be strengthened without undermining women’s needs.
Testing for the Coronavirus at the State Level
- April 21, 2020by Neelanjan Sircar, Jishnu Das, Partha Mukhopadhyay - CPR (India)
In a country with very scarce resources like India, designing a testing strategy requires real-time data analysis.
As India considers how to exit lockdown, ‘risk stratification’ approach may offer solution
- April 20, 2020by Jishnu Das, Benjamin Daniels - CPR (India)
Stricter restrictions could be retained in places with a larger group of older people or those with severe medical conditions.
Hand washing is a luxury — govt should give soaps to urban poor during the Covid-19 crisis
- April 17, 2020by Neha Agarwal, Shubhagato Dasgupta, Anindita Mukherjee - CPR (India)
Modi’s government must correct WASH inequalities in India’s cities if they hope to control the pandemic and build long-term resilience.
Has the coronavirus lockdown increased health risks in mining areas?
- April 17, 2020by Kanchi Kohli, Santosh Dora, Sampada Nayak - CPR (India)
Hundreds of villagers in Keonjhar district of Odisha are protesting and demanding a shut down of mining and industrial operations.
The Coronavirus Pandemic: A Global Perspective
- April 17, 2020by Jishnu Das, Yamini Aiyar, Christiana Iyasere, Saumya Das, Nim Pathy - CPR (India)
A dive into the medical, testing, and epidemiological aspects of COVID-19.
First Results: NCAER's Delhi NCR Coronavirus Telephone Survey
- April 14, 2020by Santanu Pramanik, Dinesh Tiwari, Sonalde Desai, Shekhar Shah - NCAER (India)
A random sample of 1,750 adults in Delhi NCR were surveyed on their perception and experienced impact of the pandemic.
Smoking Cessation in Sri Lanka: A Silver Lining in the COVID-19 Crisis?
- April 14, 2020by Chathurga Karunanayake - IPS (Sri Lanka)
The pandemic offers an opportunity to quit smoking. In turn, lowering severe symptoms of the virus, and improving health.
Technology can manage health risks of COVID-19
- April 13, 2020by Humphrey Njogu - KIPPRA (Kenya)
As Kenya grapples with the socio-economic impact of the pandemic, technology offers a glimpse of hope to tackle its effects.
COVID-19: Fighting against the virus from the territory
- in Spanish - April 8, 2020by Ricardo Fort, Álvaro Espinoza - GRADE (Peru)
Measures should be established for geographical areas where the risks and consequences of the spread of the virus are highest.
India’s response to coronavirus can’t be based on existing epidemiological models
- April 6, 2020by Jishnu Das - CPR (India)
Lack of accurate models to measure the spread of Covid-19 should not become an excuse for policy paralysis.
Potential sources of COVID-19 infection: markets and supermarkets
- in Spanish - April 5, 2020GRADE (Peru)
The supply markets and supermarkets are, and will continue to be for some time, the main points of agglomeration in the city.
Priority areas for the prevention and control of COVID-19 infection in Lima
- in Spanish - April 2, 2020GRADE (Peru)
Zones with a higher risk of infection and more vulnerable populations, are identified in order to use resources more effectively.
Protection of children and adolescents in the face of the COVID-19 crisis: Elements for Discussion
- in Spanish - April 1, 2020Fundación ARU (Bolivia)
Evidence from past pandemics shows that children are often the most impacted in a crisis such as this one.