The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health & Family Welfare had invited Sama to provide comments and suggestions on the draft Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill 2020, which was introduced in Lok Sabha on September 14, 2020. Here are Sama’s comments and recommendations… Continue reading
On the occasion of World Mental Health Day – 2020, Sama is releasing a series of posters on mental health. The impact on mental health in the current context has been devastating. Undoubtedly, urgent and adequate resources and strategies to… Continue reading
A short video on a Health Mela organised by Sama in Ranchi, Jharkhand. Hindi, 12 minutes, 2020 A Swasthya Mela, or Health Mela, was organised by Sama for women and adolescent girls in the Maandar block of Ranchi, Jharkhand in… Continue reading
The Right to Safe Abortion is inextricably linked to the health and lives of ALL women, girls, and trans-persons. The ongoing struggles to surmount the barriers in securing safe abortions services globally are in fact a testimony of the systematic… Continue reading
Reproductive justice lies at the core of the right to equal access to healthcare and maintenance of personal autonomy when it comes to decisions made about one’s own body. It is important to note that this occurs within a very patriarchal space with gendered understandings of personal autonomy and reproductive rights. An article by Keertana Kannabiran Tella. Continue reading
“These days (lockdown period), the pregnant women in the village are neither receiving food from Anganwadi nor any vaccination. Even Anganwadi workers (AWWs) and Sahiyas (ASHA) are scared to do home visits as they haven’t received masks and sanitizers. Forget… Continue reading
