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Mar 22, 2021 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
A housemaid with 4 kids, not on contraceptives, finds out she is pregnant. She doesnt want to continue the pregnancy. Instead of taking a chemist's advice (as most Indians often do), she goes to a gynaecologist at a private hospital. She's told to go to a govt hospital as ...
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..."these things r not done here". She n her husband take a day off feom work n go to a govt hospital (civil hospital, Lucknow). After waiting all day for her turn, she is told by the doctor " these things are not done here. If u want i can refer to a private hospital nearby"
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Mar 19, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Pls dont come out at 5pm on sunday to applaud us. Instead stand wherevr u'll b heard n ask ur PM to giv u more tests,tests,tests for #COVID19
Ask for more hosp beds,ventilators,masks,PPE for healthcare workers.
Ask for financial back up for the most vulnerable - 1/ #JanataCurfew
Ask y there's no task force in place yet.Ask whethr we hv ample supply of useful drugs to fight ths. Ask why the healthcare budget of India continues to b 1 of the worst in the world(1.2% of GDP).Ask y is there such discrepancy of std b/w govt n pvt hosps - 2/ #JanataCurfew
