Commercial Surrogacy in India
Vrinda Marwah | Genewatch | July 2011 “I told him (doctor) I didn’t have work, my children go hungry, my husband gets only Rs 3000 (US $65 approx) a month and we have four children to feed. I told him… Continue reading
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The Travesty of Informed Consent: Case of HPV Vaccination “Demonstration Projects”
Sarojini N., Anjali Shenoi | MFC Bulletin February-July 2011 | Pg 29 The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination ‘Demonstration Projects’ were conducted in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat by PATH International (an American NGO), in collaboration with Indian Council of Medical… Continue reading
Population growth, fertility rate dip
Kounteya Sinha | TNN | 12 July 2011 NEW DELHI: India’s decadal growth rate has come down from 21.54 in 2001 to 17.64, according to the latest census. Also encouraging is the steady decline in the Total Fertility Rate, which… Continue reading
Regional Workshop on Violence as a Public Health Issue in Muzzafarnagar
Sama organized a three day capacity building workshop along with Astitva Samajik Sanstha on Violence as a Public Health Issue in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh on 23-25 June, 2011. The workshop discussed the linkages between GBV, health and the health system.… Continue reading
Linkages in Marginalisation
Sarojini N., Ishita Sharma | Himal | June 2011 ‘Adolescent health’ is increasingly becoming a buzzphrase for UN agencies, donors and international NGOs. The empowerment of adolescent and young girls is being projected as the answer to a happier, healthier… Continue reading
Undeniable violations and unidentifiable violators
The Human Papillomavirus vaccine “demonstration projects” conducted by a United States non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research were suspended by the central government in 2010, following the deaths of seven tribal girls and pressure from… Continue reading