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Himachal health worker figures on WHO calendar

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Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) In probably the first instance of its kind in the country, a woman health worker from Himachal Pradesh has figured on a World Health Organisation’s calendar.

Geeta Verma’s picture while riding a motorcycle and carrying a box of vaccines against measles and rubella has been put on the front page of the 2018 WHO calendar, for which she earned praise from Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

He congratulated Verma — hailing from Sapnot village in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district — and said it was a matter of pride for the hill state that a woman health worker had been featured in a WHO publication.

Deployed at the Shakardehra health sub-centre in Jhanjeli block in Mandi district, Verma undertook the campaign to inoculate children living in remote areas of the district.

An official statement quoting the Chief Minister said that all government employees should show such commitment towards their jobs and impulse for serving the people with dedication.

“She has made our state proud,” Thakur added.

Carrying out the vaccination campaign is a backbreaking task in tiny hamlets located on high mountain passes in Himachal.

Many villages in Mandi, Kullu, Kinnaur, Shimla, Kangra and Sirmaur districts are located in the interiors where workers of ‘aanganwadi’ and ASHA (Accredited Social Health Activists) have to trudge across miles of rugged, cold, and inhospitable terrain to reach target populations.

Officials involved in the vaccination campaigns say the staff has to traverse distances ranging from 10 to 25 km on foot, or some times even on horseback, from the roadhead to reach some of these villages.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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