In India, maternity benefit regulations have existed since the early 20th century. The Mines Maternity Benefit Act of 1941 was India’s first law to deal mainly with maternity benefits. It applied to women who worked in mines and stipulated a six-week paid maternity leave term. Then came the Indian Factories Act of 1948 allowed women working […]
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‘Health’ is a term with a wide outlook. It may be interpreted distinctively and respectively by individuals. There is no single or precise definition as such to define health. Everybody has a different meaning and extent attached to it. For some being healthy would be in physical terms that is external in nature whereas for
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The world is becoming more and more conscious of mental health issues. Yet women’s mental health is still underserved owing to the gender disparity. The psychological well-being of women is influenced by a variety of biological and social variables. Women have varied psychological needs from childhood to puberty to childbearing to menopause, however, the necessary
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With the onset of militancy in Kashmir during 1989-1990, many Kashmiris had to migrate from Kashmir to safer places in Jammu and adjacent areas. According to the data from the Department of Relief and Rehabilitation Government of Jammu and Kashmir, 44,167 registered migrant families live in Jammu. Amongst them, 39868 are Kashmiri Pandit families, 2574
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In another three years, India will commemorate the 50th Anniversary for one of its earliest flagship programmes, Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS). The programme’s intention is to ensure Early Childhood Care and Development for Children between 0-6 years of age. Beyond this, the programme also caters to the needs of pregnant and lactating mothers by
The healthcare needs of India’s ultra-vulnerable populations – such as HIV-afflicted individuals, transgender persons, sex workers, urban slum dwellers, and displaced communities need more attention. There is an urgent requirement to allow for the communities’ basic fulfillment of healthcare demands – be it essential medication or hygiene supplies, which calls for a rethinking of awareness
The past few years have been fraught with stories of trauma, unperceivable loss, and inspiring struggles. However, one silver lining which has emerged from times of Covid-19, is how the pandemic has brought to focus the renewed commitment to ‘Healthcare’. Prior to this global health crisis, the zeal toward ensuring proper implementation of Sustainable Development
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Booming business in Akanksha infertility clinic at Anand gave this Indian town a rather peculiar name: ‘The baby factory’ and the surrogates here are referred to as incubators working in this factory. India’s burgeoning ‘infertility tourism’ hinges on the ‘exploitation’ of these incubators. The complete surrogacy package including the cost of fertilization, the cost of
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The country which has health has hope, and the country which has hope has everything. Nutritional well being of citizens, especially that of the little ones, is the bedrock of any country\’s prosperity & development. Nutrition can be defined as the process of obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. Ensuring nutritional well being
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The Covid-19 Pandemic has affected every stance of life in all realms, especially the global economic loss and individual personal loss. However, through the advancement of technology, and research and development, the scientific community was able to develop vaccines that were highly effective in fighting the spread of viruses. Whilst the major developed countries had
