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India’s National Antibiotic Policy
by Megha Patel The discovery of the New Delhi superbug has brought into focus the urgent need for a national policy on antibiotic prescriptions. It all started with a report in Lancet in August 2010 of a new microbe discovered in India, nicknamed New Delhi metallo-b-lactamase-1, or NDM-1. The enzyme NDM-1 makes bacteria resistant to [...]
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I am a first generation immigrant as I moved to the United States in 2000, when I was four years old. Being involved with Save a Mother has, in a way, helped me connect back to my roots as it has given me the opportunity to help those of my native country. I am a [...]
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Article by Lynda Lopez, originally published by blogs.uchicago.edu In 2010, President Barack Obama signed his long debated health care bill into law, but it still remains an issue of controversy among concerned Americans. While the United States deals with its own share of health care issues, there is another world of health concerns on the [...]
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We conducted refresher trainings for 92 health activists who are currently working in Bhetua, Shahgarh, Gauriganj, Singpur, Gaura, and Dalmau blocks. And, 42 new health activists received the 3-day induction training in Kurwar and Chatoh blocks in Sultanpur and Raebareli districts of Uttar Pradesh. We expanded to two new districts with the help of local [...]
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