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Call to Stop Misuse of Media in Elections
 Bobby Ramakant
Citizens expressed their deep concern about the blatant misuse of print and electronic media by parties and candidates contesting the Lok Sabha elections in 2009 and about the media allowing itself to be abused.
Call for Government Focus and Spending on Non-Communicable Diseases
Bobby Ramakant
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) today announced that its President, Professor Martin Silink has called on governments worldwide to recognize the severe impact of diabetes and other non-communicable diseases and take immediate action to ameliorate the threat.
Press Does a Reality Check On Swine Flu
Anjali Singh
It was a much needed briefing and it sure caught the media's attention. But then owing to the hype and scare over swine flu the session that was organised for media person's at the Lucknow Press Club was one that was long over due not to mention a very welcome one as well.
The Asthma Drug Facility Brings Down Cost of Drugs
Bobby Ramakant
El Salvador, Benin and other low- and middle-income countries have a special reason to celebrate World Asthma Day on Tuesday, 5 May, this year.
Asthma Control is Appalling in Most Countries
 Bobby Ramakant
More than 300 million people around the world have asthma, and the disease imposes a heavy burden on individuals, families, and societies. The Global Burden of Asthma Report, indicates that asthma control often falls short and there are many barriers to asthma control around the world. World Asthma Day (5 May 2009)
Let Humanity And Nature Coexist
 Shobha Shukla
While the rest of the country seemed to be drawn in the vortex of mud slinging and shoe throwing, as the lead in to the on going Lok Sabha elections, a group of common citizens was deliberating the more serious issue of the dangers of nuclear power.
Sri Lanka: Humanitarian Disaster in Making
Bobby Ramakant
Activists expressed their deep anguish and concern on unabated mass killings in Sri Lanka which is, as they underlined, "no short of a humanitarian disaster in northern Sri Lanka".
Common Experiences Provide Platform for Effective Control of Vivax Malaria
 Citizen News Service
Ways to effectively control vivax malaria are at the centre of this years World Malaria Day activities in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Regions.
Do Not Break The Nucleus
 Shobha Shukla
Twenty three years ago, in the early hours of 26th April, 1986 (precisely at 01.24 a.m.), the world witnessed one of its worst nuclear disasters. Reactor number 4 of Chernobyl power station, situated near Pripyat in Ukraine, exploded.
One-Third Preventable Deaths Can be Averted by Healthy Environment
Bobby Ramakant
In the least developed countries, one third of death and disease is a direct result of environmental causes. Proper environmental management is the key to avoiding the quarter of all preventable illnesses which are directly caused by environmental factors, said Prabha Chaturvedi, President, Exnora Lucknow, in an interface with students of Navyug Public School in Chander Nagar, Alambagh.
Time to Rethink the Development Paradigm on Earth Day
 Bobby Ramakant
Not only modern lifestyles are causing un-brindled exploitation of natural resources upsetting the ecosystem and upping the global warming, but also the national policies in India related to environment are not in tune with International mandate to save the planet Earth.
What do Varun Gandhi's Pronouncements Mean?
Dr Sandeep Pandey
Varun Gandhi has chosen the shortcut to fame. Until yesterday he was an ordinary member of BJP. Today he is a nationally important leader in this party and in the same league as L.K. Advani and Narendra Modi for subscribing to virulent communal views.
People With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis are Neglected by Governments
Bobby Ramakant
The countries that report high burden of tuberculosis (TB), particularly, drug-resistant strains of TB, are the ones not moving fast enough to provide life saving treatment.
If G-20 Agrees, Health Financing Might Come From Currency Transaction Levy
Bobby Ramakant
There is a growing public movement globally to put pressure on the Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors that will meet in London, UK, on 2 April 2009, to put a currency transaction levy of 0.005% to raise dedicated resources for funding health programmes. This currency transaction levy of 0.005% can potentially generate USD 30-40 billion a year.
Will IMF Deliver G-20's Booster for World Economy?
Bobby Ramakant
Earlier this week the Group of Twenty leaders announced a USD 1.1 trillion booster-dose into the world economy by the end of 2010 through multilateral institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, in July 2008, analysts from Cambridge and Yale Universities had reported that tuberculosis (TB) in countries with IMF loans rose sharply.
Cause With A 'Wild' Twist
Anjali Singh
The cause for animal rights that is finding expression at the Prince of Wales Zoological Gardens in Lucknow is one of a kind. Contrary to the hohallah that animal rights activists create aka the dharnas and demonstrations for the caged critters making a case for their right to freedom worldwide, in the city of nawabs the movement that is gaining grounds is by the people for the animals and that too silently!
Health of Women is Indeed Our Precious Wealth
Shobha Shukla
On this year's World Health Day, let us focus on addressing issues that can improve health status of women. A wide array of socio-economic, cultural and gender-based inequalities continue to aggravate risk for women.
Right to Health is Not for the Majority of UP Residents: SR Darapuri
Bobby Ramakant
"Every citizen should have access to healthcare, regardless of caste, religion, gender, age or socio-economic status" said retd IG Police SR Darapuri, who is the Lok Rajniti Manch (People's Politics Front) candidate for the prestigious Lok Sabha constituency of Lucknow.
Will Pictorial Warnings on Tobacco Products Get Postponed Again?
Bobby Ramakant
The Group of Ministers (GoM) on tobacco warnings is meeting on 8 April 2009 and further dilution or delay to pictorial health warnings on tobacco products is expected. This is a great concern before the nation when the implementation on pictorial warnings is long due now and the deadline is very close (31 May 2009).
People to Draft the Election Manifesto of SR Darapuri
Bobby Ramakant
In times when manifestos of election candidates are announced by the highest seats of political 'ivory towers', a people centric initiative is taking shape in Lucknow. A series of public meetings led to the nomination of people's candidate from prestigious Lok Sabha constituency of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh in India.
Recalling Jamshedpur Riots of 1979
Kashif-ul-Huda - CNS
This month in the year 1979, the Hindu-Muslim violence in Jamshedpur took the lives of 108 people. The number of dead could have easily been 114, but as it turned out, my family and I survived the mayhem, to write about it thirty years later.
Whispers of Sanity in the Frenzy of Madness
Shobha Shukla
It was indeed refreshing to hear the views of Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, a Right Livelihood award recipient, on the politics of terrorism. He rightly believes that terrorism is not born of any religion, but is the outcome of political situations.
Death of Dalit Election Candidate Warrants CBI Enquiry
Bobby Ramakant
Bahadur Lal Sonkar (48 years) who was contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Jaunpur parliamentary constituency of India, was found dead hanging from a tree on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti. He was contesting elections from Indian Justice Party (IJP).
Is it Ethical to Provide TB Treatment without Quality Counseling?
Bobby Ramakant
The treatment literacy, infection control, toxicity and side-effects related to the treatment, adherence and a range of other issues need to be addressed in counseling sessions, believes the activist from the West Bengal Network of people living with HIV (BNP+) in India.
Privatising Water is Denying People a Human Right
Bobby Ramakant
The President of the United Nations General Assembly has told delegates at the 5th World Water Forum (WWF) in Istanbul, Turkey, that, "those who are committed to the privatization of water, making it a commodity like oil, are denying people a human right as basic as the air we breathe."
Delhi's New Initiative to Improve Healthcare in the Community
Bobby Ramakant
Less than a week before the 3rd Stop TB Partners' Forum is about to begin in Brazil, a unique partnership is being forged in a community of India's capital to improve TB responses.
Thailand Strengthening Alliances in South East Asia for Tobacco Control
Jittima Jantanamalaka
Thailand had relatively strong tobacco control policies for years but for effective implementation, it was vital to seek cooperation and strengthen tobacco control initiatives in other countries in the South-East Asia (SEA).
International Tobacco Control Award for Dr Mira Aghi
Bobby Ramakant
Noted tobacco control advocate and a United Nations consultant Dr Mira Aghi was conferred upon the International award in recognition of her lifetime contribution to advancing tobacco control initiatives for women.
Corporate Water Forum Spurs Mass Protest
Citizen News Service
As the 5th World Water Forum (WWF) begins in Istanbul, activists, social movements and non-governmental organizations from Turkey and around the world are holding counter events and actions that directly challenge the legitimacy of the Forum itself.
Tobacco Industry Interference with Tobacco Control
Citizen News Service
The tobacco industry has historically employed a multitude of tactics to shape and influence tobacco control policy, says a recently released report (Tobacco Industry Interference with Tobacco Control, 2009) of the World Health Organization (WHO).
Water Water Everywhere, But Not A Drop To Drink
Shobha Shukla
Water constitutes about three fourths of the earth's surface, but only less than one percent of it can be used by its inhabitants. Most of it is salt water oceans (about 97%) and 2% of it is contained in glaciers.
Involving TB Patients in TB Programmes Will Help
Bobby Ramakant
Involving the TB patients in TB control programmes - particularly those who have successfully completed the TB treatment - might help, says Professor Dr Nazmi Zengin from Toplum Sagligi.
Will Genuine Partnerships Improve TB Responses Despite of Economic Recession?
Bobby Ramakant
In these times of global meltdown, it is all the more critical to focus on how can TB care and control, be still seen as a smart investment to governments, private sector and other stakeholders.
Unified Action: The Only Way Forward to Control TB
Bobby Ramakant
We simply must stop TB. This succinct but compelling message implies a shared responsibility for unified action at all levels, by health-care providers, national and international partners and communities to control and eliminate TB.
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