After Union govt renames health and wellness centres as ‘mandirs’, NMC replaces Ashoka Emblem in its logo with Hindu deity
The change has left the Indian medical fraternity and the public fuming.
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Chetana Belagere is a Karnataka based journalist who writes on health. She has covered it for more than 10 years, from various perspectives, from medical facilities and policy to lifestyle and wellness. Having reported on the Covid-19 pandemic extensively from the ringside, she has an in-depth understanding of the way a health emergency unfolds. She has interviewed renowned virologists, epidemiologists and microbiologists not just from India but from around the world. In her earlier roles, she set up and headed city bureaus for leading dailies, and wrote and produced shows on crime. Chetana is a graduate in Journalism and has a Masters in Special Educational Needs and Inclusion from University of Northampton, and is an alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, Chennai.
The change has left the Indian medical fraternity and the public fuming.
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Karnataka Child Rights Commission takes note, lodges suo moto complaint against school authorities, and asks officials to take swift action.
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The advisory emphasises that the rise in cases is due to common pathogens like influenza, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and SARS-CoV-2.
Doctors, public health experts express concern over the name change and ask whether these are health centres or religious places.
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