We, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan and All India People’s Science Network are extremely concerned at the way the Government has announced the nationwide lockdown in an arbitrary and poorly prepared manner without notice, which has had serious implications especially for poor and vulnerable sections. The total clampdown on public and other forms of transportation, which threatens …
From our interaction at state level, we are deeply concerned that the preparations are patchy, slow, and selective. In our enclosed advisory, we have put together the very many aspects on which all state governments and the state governments needs to take immediate action. We demand that urgent action be taken on each and every …
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The JSA and AIPSN draw the attention of the public and the media to the major crisis that has developed in health worker safety due to the lack of PPEs. Not only will the healthcare staff be at higher risk of getting the infection, widespread infection in healthstaff would sharply decrease the capacity of the …
This post will contain links to submissions and statements by state level units of JSA. Submission to CM by JSA Karnataka- CLICK HERE Press Statement on Denial of Healthcare to Critical Patients and Sudden Discharge from Hospitals without Alternate Arrangements by JSA Delhi – 9th April- CLICK HERE
Unless the government policies provide relief to the vast population who now have no surety of livelihood, this pandemic might have far greater consequences than just being a public health crisis. The steps to counter this pandemic have to be more emphatically and sensitively directed towards the most downtrodden who stand to face the greatest …
We are outraged at these responses of Haryana to the MHA notification, reinforcing the movement of the migrants as a violation of lockdown, imposing penal orders to criminalise the migrants. Further, the mass spraying of disinfectant on migrants returning home is not only a cruel act of violation of their dignity, it can have serious …
We call upon the Government of India and the State governments to ensure that the following are ensured during the period of lockdown for all its citizens, with a special focus on those who are vulnerable. Read full statement- CLICK HERE
Advisory 1: For workers who cannot avoid going out during the pandemic Advisory 2 – Keeping your hands Coronavirus free Advisory 3 – Protecting yourself in crowded places English- CLICK HERE Hindi- CLICK HERE Telugu- CLICK HERE Bangla- CLICK HERE
We, public health practitioners, medical professionals write to you with regard to the plight of the people in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh in the current context of COVID-19. We urge you to urgently consider restoration of 4G internet services in Jammu and Kashmir as well as Ladakh with immediate effect. According to reports, health professionals are …
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan- All India Drug Action Network- All India Peoples Science Network have drafted this letter to the Prime Minister addressing issues of scaling up access to free testing and treatment on COVID19. The focus of the letter is on scaling up the capacity within the nation to make the necessary kits available. Also, …
