Sweta Dash (for Sama Resource Group for Women and Health) This article explores what the Budget 2022-23 promises for mental health from a gendered perspective. In the given conversation on mental health, we adopt the lens of intersectionality to visualise… Continue reading
While COVID-19 has laid bare the varied fallacies in our society, the one issue that has plagued our country across its rural and urban landscapes is the severe impact that the pandemic has had on the mental health of people,… Continue reading
To respond to yet another phase of the pandemic throwing up new challenges, on 21 January 2022, Sama conducted another orientation workshop for community based groups on the challenges posed by the ‘third wave’ of Corona and what could be the ways to cope with these. Continue reading
As part of Sama’s series on Orientations for Community Based Organisations & Community Health Workers on Covid-19, we are organizing a virtual session on preparedness and care in rural areas in the context of the third wave of the pandemic and Omicron variant. The session will be held on 21 January 2022 from 3 to 5 pm, and will be conducted in Hindi by Dr. Yogesh Jain. Continue reading
Vaccines have emerged as a viable shield against the Covid-19 pandemic. While adequate supply and administration could have been smoother, vaccine hesitancy is an equally grave concern in India. Despite being at the bottom of the health system, our frontline… Continue reading
We are happy to present the report of the 2nd International consultation on “The feminist response to living through and beyond the Covid-19 pandemic” that was held on 23rd and 24th July 2021. Our aim is to arrive at some sort of a collective understanding as… Continue reading
