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Generics Medicines Initiative Ms. Priyanka Singh Director Taj Pharma
Generics Medicines Initiative: The Beginning: We have seen a lot of vertical integration in health care, typically different health care providers merging, or providers and health plans. But integration of providers into pharmaceutical manufacturing setting aside a little compounding — is pretty unprecedented. Well I would say necessity is the mother of invention, right? This…
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Gender discrimination in the Indian society
It is a reality that gender disparity still exists in India. It is seen within the households, at workplaces and in the society at large. Gender-wise literacy rates in India showcase the wide gap that exists between men and women. As per 2011 data, effective literacy rates (age 7 and above) were 82.14% for men…
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Few challenges in implementation of the sexual harassment of women at workplace
It has been more than 2 years since the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the “Act”) (to be read in consonance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013 (“Rules”)) was notified and enforced in India. Further demonstrating its commitment to protecting…
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How poor sanitation is affecting India’s women health
Sanitation is any system that promotes proper disposal of human and animal waste, proper use of toilets and avoiding open space defecation and maintaining the hygienic conditions. In 2010 the UN made access to water and sanitation basic human rights but still over 2.6 billion people in the world do not have access to proper…