Roadmap for tribal health
Tribal communities in India account for 8.6% of the country’s total population but are lagging far behind non-tribal communities in several health indices.
| 9 April 2021 2:30 AM GMT
Tribal communities in India account for 8.6% of the country s total population but are lagging far behind non-tribal communities in several health indices. This calls for prioritising the task of building resilience of tribal people against COVID-19 and other pandemics through improvement in health system in tribal areas. The country s northeast region has the highest concentration of tribal people that has given the region a unique identity of a melting pot of diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicity. Tribal population in the region accounts for 12% of the total tribal population in the country. Poor healthcare infrastructure and shortage of required human resources in tribal-dominated states in the region and elsewhere in the country speak volume of the critical g
Save Carnival season with virtual shows
Thursday 14 January 2021
A member of BP Renagades performs with the steelband during the 2020 Panorama finals at the Queen’s Park Savannah, Port of Spain. The band’s president, Colin Greaves says Carnival was always an important part of annual activity for BP Renegades, but added that the brand expanded past TT Carnival. - FILE PHOTO
Carnival does not lend itself to social distancing. In fact, it is the opposite of social distancing. But since the days of Canboulay, the industry has contributed to TT’s GDP, developing into a source of income for not just artistes but caterers, security workers, bartenders, broadcasters, hosts, and a plethora of others.