Tapping into the virtue of compassion and clubbing it together with the power of social media, a campaign titled ‘I Am For Alleppey’ was launched on Facebook by the Alappuzha district administration on September 14, 2018.
What went into scripting one of the greatest public health successes India has seen in recent years? We reached out to the grassroots to find the answers.
Interestingly, the diktat has been fuelling anti-helmet protests from certain political and social activist groups—they are opposing the move citing 'health reason'. Go figure!
While the virus has been dubbed as one with ‘no cure’, treatment or even a vaccine for the longest time, researchers at IIT Roorkee may spell new hope for patients.