(Dr. Dilip Vaswani -14th April 2020) To ensure optimal utilisation of resources to provide care to novel coronavirus patients, the Union Health Ministry has proposed classification of health facilities into three different categories.Dr. Dilip Vaswani, HABF clinician in Mumbai is our Corona warrior. He continues to provide services to his patients in Mumbai and ensures that …
(Dr. S N Misra, 7th April 2020) The theme for this year, 2020 is ‘Support nurses and midwives’. This coincides with the 200th birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. The essential contribution of nurses and midwives to improving the health outcomes of individuals, families and communities cannot be denied. Nurses and midwives play …
(Satyanarayan Mohapatra, 30th March 2020) We need to understand our body own immune system before washing our hands or keeping social distance or precaution before sneezing. We have our skin, snot, (mucus in the nose) microbiome and helpful bugs (gut bacteria) which compete with pathogens for food and space. These in totality makes antimicrobial products & …
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(Prof. Alka Gogate, 1st May 2020) The novel Corona virus is a RNA virus and highly transmissible. There are 2 types of tests to detect the presence of the virus in the body.The antigen test, which detects the virus particle. The samples for this test are from nasal and throat swabs. This usually comes positive …
(Dr. S.N.Misra, 8th June, 2020) The corona infections in India have crossed the 2.5 lakh mark with around 7000 deaths. The case fatality rate continues to be below the 3% mark. With easing of lockdowns, many theories will be put forward. What started as a success story in the initial days of the pandemic and lockdown, …
(Dr. S.N. Misra – 17th July, 2020) Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is an extracorporeal technique of providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose heart and lungs are unable to provide an adequate amount of gas exchange or perfusion to sustain life. ECMO was developed in the 1950s by John Gibbon, and then by …
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(Originally posted on 10th October, 2021) 10th October marks the World Mental Health day. At Health and Beyond Foundation, we believe that mental health is in the hands of each individual. We have held a series of Mental wellness and stress reduction seminars/webinars for academic institutions, college students, health care staff, civil society organizations, and community …
The COVID 19 pandemic has renewed our interest in the presence of immunity boosting food in our daily diet. Immunity is not built up in a day. There are no magic pills. Eating a well-balanced diet and being physically and mentally active is important to remain healthy and keep your immune system in good health. …
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