Health

In the second wave of COVID, many issues could be managed only with the support of volunteers. Here are some that can be easily replicated.

A mental health fallout looms over Bengaluru with the coming of COVID’s second wave. It has to be dealt with at the individual and systemic levels.

The combination of digital misinformation about the vaccine and its unavailability is creating vaccine hesitancy among the less privileged, say experts.

Around 10% of the population could have long-term mental health issues due to the COVID pandemic. Support systems should be built to help people recover.

COVID care, immunisation or information about the virus: all these are reaching only a privileged population that is internet-savvy.

People living in and around Electronics City demand PHC, want BBMP administration in residential areas.

The Private Hospitals and Nursing Homes Association in Bengaluru, after its aggregator platform, plans a triage system for private COVID beds.

In this interview, Special Commissioner Randeep D, says external resources are helping only with queuing logic and user interface of the refreshed bed allocation software.

BBMP had appointed a three-member committee to study the bed allotment system even before MP Tejasvi Surya alleged a scam. Here are the committee’s recommendations.

Bengaluru has a multitude of helplines for COVID patients. How do these helplines allot beds or follow up with patients? And do they actually help?

While retired professionals spoke of loneliness and anxiety, those who are still working to earn a living highlighted their livelihood challenges, vaccine hesitancy, and problems in receiving pension.

The study used data from an independent monitoring network set up in 27 major locations in 18 districts of Bengaluru by the Healthy Air Coalition.