India was fortunate to have many national champions in sanitation, from Mahatma Gandhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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V. Srinivas Chary, professor and centre director of the Administrative Staff College of India (ASCI), a top institution for India’s public policy and capacity development, throws light on the challenges in the sanitation sector in India. Excerpts:
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Dr Nageshwar Reddy is a renowned gastroenterologist and chairman of the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology and AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad. He was a recipient of the Padma Shri Award in 2002. In an exclusive interview, Dr Reddy unravels the intricate relationship between gut health and sanitation and the role of bacteria in human life
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In an interview on the occasion of the World Toilet Day on November 19, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister of Jal Shakti, gives a snapshot of the country’s exciting sanitation success story.
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The 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, an annual campaign by the United Nations from November 25, seeks to counter violence against women and girls
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India is a fertility rate conundrum. Its six states have high figures, which mirror many developing countries and throw opportunities and challenges simultaneously. The rest of the country, however, runs parallel to developed nations with challenging demographic conditions
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Many infections can be prevented by good handwashing by healthcare workers in hospitals and ICUs. In a community where everyone washes hands before a meal, it can prevent infections, says Dr Naresh Trehan.
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Apollo Hospitals and Reckitt have launched the Arogya Rakshak initiative, which focuses on hygiene in schools, health and nutrition centres, says Upasana Kamineni Konidela.
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The Global Interfaith WASH Alliance (GIWA) led by Swami Chidanand Saraswati and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati is the first initiative to bring together faith leaders to promote sustainable Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH).
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There is data to suggest that when doctors examine a patient, and move on to the next, they carry bacteria and pathogens if they don’t wash hands, and can pass them to the next patient, feels Dr Randeep Guleria
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