May 17, 2021
By Prabir PURKAYASTHA
While the incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis, its performance has been far worse on the vaccine front. The BJP-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which seems to believe in the ideology of free-market capitalism, thinks that the market will magically produce the number of vaccines the country needs. This would explain why it has starved seven public sector vaccine manufacturing units according to an April 17 article in Down to Earth of any support instead of ramping up much-needed vaccine production.
The rights to produce the public sector vaccine, Covaxin, which has been developed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Institute of Virology (NIV), in collaboration with Bharat Biotech, have been given to the private company partner on an exclusive basis. The Indian government also believed that Serum Institute of India, another p
How Bill Gates Set the Stage for Modi’s Disastrous Response to COVID-19 in India Bill Gates, Co-Chair the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows a vaccine during the press conference. (Image by UN Photo / Jean-Marc Ferre)
India’s incompetent, vainglorious leadership, combined with the right-wing belief in magical capitalism, has led to the disaster that the country is now facing.
By Prabir Purkayastha
While the incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis, its performance has been far worse on the vaccine front. The BJP-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which seems to believe in the ideology of free-market capitalism, thinks that the market will magically produce the number of vaccines the country needs. This would explain why it has starved seven public sector vaccine manufacturing units according to an A
How Bill Gates set the stage for Modi s COVID-19 disaster in India Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India addresses his remarks on stage Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, at a rally in honor of Prime Minister Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) India can afford a welfare state it just needs to tax the rich
GlobetrotterMay 14, 2021
While the incompetence of the Indian government is starkly visible in its handling of the second wave of the COVID-19 crisis, its performance has been far worse on the vaccine front. The BJP-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which seems to believe in the ideology of free-market capitalism, thinks that the market will magically produce the number of vaccines the country needs. This would explain why it has starved seven public sector vaccine manufacturing units according to an April 17 article in Down to Earth of any support instead of ramping up much-needed vaccine product
Haffkine institute to come up with new protocols and treatments for rabies
Haffkine institute to come up with new protocols and treatments for rabies
Vicky PathareVicky Pathare / Updated: Jan 9, 2020, 21:21 IST
India accounts for 36 per cent of death occurred due to
rabies in the world. In India rabies is still not a notifiable disease. The National Centre for Disease Control has selected
Haffkine Institute for Training, Research & Testing (HITRT) as a Regional Coordinator(RC) under programme for Intersectoral Coordination for prevention and control of zoonotic diseases like rabies, bird flu etc.
The institute will be closely working with all the various departments – Animal Husbandry department, Wildlife department, Public Health department, Scientists and Researchers to come up with new protocols for treatments of rabies, said by Dr Nishigandha Naik, Director (In Charge) of the Haffkine Institute.