Citizens for Justice and Peace
India’s ASHA workers: Overworked, underpaid and exploited? Baseline health activists still struggle with delayed payments and no incentives
17-Sep-2021
As part of the government’s National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), a new group of baseline health workers called Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA workers) was formed in 2005 to address health related demands of the rural population, especially women and children, who find it arduous to access basic health services. The government guidelines laid down several…
Guidance on Covid-19 vaccination for Pregnant and Lactating mothers Answers to some new questions around the vaccine based on advice from WHO and Government of India
03-Jul-2021
Vaccination has emerged as the biggest weapon to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. However, there is a significant amount of anxiety if the vaccines can be taken by lactating mothers, pregnant women etc. There is anxiety fueled by myths and misinformation around the vaccine that are still being circulated in some online groups. However, experts such as…
Right to health: Obligations of the State How the government is expected to protect your health
24-Jun-2021
The Covid-19 crisis has given fresh momentum to conversations surrounding our Right to Health. From the right to basic medication to a demand for vaccine camps for all, organisations like CJP have been at the forefront of defending this right. However, when it comes to the obligations of the State to serve its people, what…
Almost, but not quite… Which states fared moderately well in controlling Covid-19 and why?
19-Jun-2021
The pandemic, while bringing on a sea of tragedies for Indians, has exposed the unpreparedness of callous governments which left people to the mercy of an over-burdened and structurally weak healthcare system. While the enormity of the second wave of Covid in India caught the central as well as state governments off guard. Some states,…
An Indian’s right to vaccination amidst a global pandemic The Centre’s revised policy continues to be profit oriented
18-Jun-2021
As news about availability of vaccines against Covid-19 broke out, a sense of relief dawned upon all of us. But the vaccination drive in India is more complicated than just showing up at a nearby vaccination centre and getting a shot. Our vaccine policy, which has already seen multiple changes, has recently been revised, after…
Order declaring Level of Restrictions for Breaking of Chain in Maharashtra Issued by the Department of Revenue and Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra on June 4, 2021
05-Jun-2021
In what can be considered as part of a move towards a staggered relaxation of the stringent lockdown imposed on the state, the Government of Maharashtra has issued an order containing the new plan for assigning cities under different levels. The level assigned will determine what kinds of economic/social/cultural activities are permitted and under what…
Covid-19: Which states fared worst and why? Examining the role of misplaced priorities and poor planning
29-May-2021
The second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic has surely been aggravated by a casual attitude towards world trends and an absence of preparedness overall. Election rallies and religious gatherings where hundreds of thousands gathered unchecked were allowed. The second wave has been reportedly fueled by two variants- B.1.617 (that was first found in December, 2020…
Covid-19: Which states fared well and why? Examining the role of higher public spending and better management of resources
28-May-2021
The pandemic while bringing on a sea of tragedies for Indians, has exposed the unpreparedness of callous governments which left people to the mercy of an over-burdened and a structurally weak health system. While the enormity of the second wave of Covid in India caught the central as well as state governments off guard, the…
Factsheet on the Rights of the Dead in India A closer look in wake of Covid related complications in conducting funerals
27-May-2021
CJP re-visits the sensitive subject of the rights of the deceased in our country, given how people are struggling to provide dignified cremations or burials to their loved ones amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. *Feature image by Vijat Pandey for SabrangIndia Related: Rights of the Dead: Do they have any in India Uttar Pradesh:…
ఆందోళన చెందొద్దు, కోవిడ్ ని ఎదుర్కొందాం కోవిడ్ నేపథ్యంలో తలెత్తే భయాందోళనలను అధిగమించే సూచనాలపై సిజేపి బుక్లెట్
26-May-2021
కోవిడ్.మహమ్మారి వేగంగా వ్యాపిస్తోంది. ఆసుపతుల్లో పడకలు కరువయ్యాయి. అదే సమయంలో కోవిడ్ వచ్చిన వారందరికీ ఆసుపత్రిలో చికిత్స ఇవ్వాల్సిన అవసరం ఉండదు. ఈ పరిస్థితుల్లో కోవిడ్ రోగులు, వారి కుటుంబాల్లో పెరుగుతున్న భయాందోళనలు, కోవిడ్ లక్షణాలు, అటువంటి లక్షణాలున్న వారి పట్ల వ్యవహరించాల్సిన తీరు, తీసుకోవాల్సిన జాగ్రత్తలు వంటి వివరాలతో సిజేపి ఈ బుక్లెట్ ను మీకు అందిస్తోంది. పూర్తి బుక్లెట్ ను ఈ క్రింద ఉన్న లింక్ ద్వారా డౌన్లోడ్ చేసుకోవచ్చు. The entire…