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Vice-President expresses anguish over stigmatising COVID-19 patients
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday expressed his anguish over instances of stigmatizing COVID-19 patients who succumbed to coronavirus.
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Doctor's Day: Stigma around coronavirus is as infectious as virus itself
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): "Hume bimaari se ladna hai, beemar se nahi, unse bhedbhaav na kare (We have to fight the disease, not the patients, so don't discriminate them)," says a vital public service announcement from the government of India which aims to fight the stigma around coro
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Make people aware of high number of recovered COVID-19 patients to battle
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday underlined the emotional aspect of the battle against coronavirus, including battling the fear of being afflicted and the stigma attached, by making people aware of the high number of those who have defeated the v
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Doctors warn against stigma being attached to COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 10 (ANI): With the number of COVID-19 cases continuously increasing in the country, there have been several incidents of name and shame, discrimination, verbal abuse and hostility with patients' families, doctors, and health workers, highlighting the stigma attached to
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Do not stigmatise coronavirus patients: Jagan Mohan Reddy
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 28 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday urged the people of the state not to stigmatise coronavirus patients and subject them to social discrimination, saying the virus can infect anyone.
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AIIMS, medical facilities to take proactive steps against COVID-19; aware
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has directed authorities of All India Institute Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and other premier medical institutions to take proactive measures to combat COVID-19 in their respective states, and create awareness among the s
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Stigma around COVID-19 should be addressed through intensive campaign: Hea
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Getting infected by coronavirus is not a stigma, which should be addressed through an intensive campaign, said Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, here on Monday.
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Ensure no unnecessary stigma is attached to COVID-19: Dr Vardhan to state
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 24 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday urged State Health Ministers to ensure that no unnecessary stigma is attached to COVID-19.
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AIIMS Director appeals to people not to stigmatise COVID-19 survivors
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria on Thursday made an appeal to the people to not stigmatise the patients who have recovered from COVID-19 as it is creating problems in the society.
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Miss Worlds including Manushi Chillar come together to raise coronavirus a
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Three of the former Miss Worlds including Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar (India), Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle (Puerto Rico) and Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce (Mexico) are coming together to raise awareness about coronavirus and discuss the stigma
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Anushka Sharma condemns attacks on frontline workers fighting COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): Actor Anushka Sharma on Monday condemned the attacks on medical practitioners and discrimination faced by coronavirus patients in the country.
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Merck Foundation launches first 'Health Media Training' in partnership wit
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
Windhoek [Namibia]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 18 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany launched their programs and conducted their first "Merck Foundation Health Media Training" in Windhoek, Namibia in partnership with H.E. Monica Gein
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