Karnataka gets first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness – ET HealthWorld

Karnataka gets first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot for snakebite awareness – ET HealthWorld

Bengaluru: To bring more awareness about snakebite prevention as well as to prevent snake persecution, a first-of-its-kind WhatsApp chatbot has been launched in Karnataka’s Mysuru. Incidentally, in February, Karnataka also became the first state in India to declare snakebite as a notifiable disease. The chatbot, launched by Humane Society International (HSI) India in collaboration with … Read more

Rivers of Resistance: AMR, a silent pandemic in the making

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This threat of AMR has just become larger and more complex with the indiscriminate use of antibiotics during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Representative image) By Dr. Suman KapurWhy do we tolerate poisoning of our rivers by human waste and industrial toxins? asks British Journalist Victor Mallet to all Indians, in his book ‘River of Life, River … Read more