Rahul

Bio-Tech | Pianist | Guitarist | Extreme Introvert | I’m not smart. I just wear glasses.

[Tukaram Mundhe @Tukaram_IndIAS]

The most expensive part of a hospital bill may never touch the hospital at all.

A patient admitted for care has no way of knowing whether the price on a medical consumable reflects its actual cost or a markup fixed long before it ever reached the ward. That gap in information is, at its core, a public health issue.

A survey of hospital consumables in Maharashtra found an IV infusion set with a trade price of ₹11.05 carrying a printed MRP of ₹325 ; a markup of 2,841%. A syringe procured at ₹6.75 carried an MRP of ₹57.20. A catheter procured at ₹29.41 carried an MRP of ₹310.

These are not elective purchases. Patients cannot compare prices, seek alternatives, or question a number printed on a box while receiving care and the MRP itself is often fixed upstream by manufacturers and distributors, disconnected from the trade price by a wide, unexplained margin. The result is a system where the party bearing the cost has the least information to evaluate it.

The regulatory gap is structural: scheduled medicines are capped under the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013. Most medical devices and consumables are not leaving both the pricing and the information around it almost entirely unmonitored.

A review of these findings and clear guidelines on the permissible gap between trade procurement price and declared MRP have been recommended to the Department of Pharmaceuticals and the NPPA ; a step toward closing not just a pricing gap, but the information gap patients are left to bear alone.

#PublicHealth #GoodGovernance #Leadership #TukaramMundhe

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[Prakash Ambedkar @Prksh_Ambedkar]

I met and expressed solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, who is presently on the 19th day of his indefinite hunger strike.

The BJP must initiate immediate dialogue with him. Engaging in dialogue is not a gesture of goodwill by the government; it is a constitutional responsibility and a moral imperative.

Are we to assume that the government refuses to even listen to the voice of an individual who has received numerous accolades, both domestically and internationally, for his work as an innovator, education reformer, and climate activist? If the words of such a citizen are deemed inconvenient by those in power, it raises serious questions for our democracy.

Rahul Gandhi is the Leader of the Opposition. He should have come here to stand in solidarity with Sonam. I am aware that Congress is also demanding accountability from the government over the NEET paper leak case, I am fighting the same battle in Maharashtra. At a time like this, he should have been here to support Sonam, just as I have, and just as so many others have.

Just as Dharmendra Pradhan, as the Union Education Minister, must be held accountable for the NEET paper leak scandal, Rahul Gandhi, as the Leader of the Opposition, has a responsibility to stand with those who are fighting against those in power.

[Prakash Ambedkar @Prksh_Ambedkar]

I met and expressed my solidarity with Sonam Wangchuk, today, in New Delhi.

[Rahul @rA_hUL___]

https://t.co/yWthJQC9jA

[Prakash Ambedkar @Prksh_Ambedkar]

नुकतंच 'भूमिका' नावाच्या नाटकाचा प्रयोग पाहिला. क्षितिज पटवर्धन लिखित, चंद्रकांत कुलकर्णी दिग्दर्शित, श्रीपाद पद्माकर निर्मित आणि सचिन खेडेकर यांनी अभिनय केलेलं हे नाटक.

संविधान, संविधानिक मूल्य, विविध विचार प्रवाहांचा पगडा असणाऱ्या व्यक्तीं सोबतचा (अगदी झेन जी पि��ी सोबतचा) सजग परंतु, त्यांना न दुखवता विचार करायला लावणारा संवाद. डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकरांना जाती, धर्माच्या, प्रतिमा पूजनाच्या पलीकडे घेऊन जाऊन त्यांच्या माणूसपणाच्या व्यापक विचारांची मांडणी हे नाटक करते. आताच्या सर्वच सामाजिक, सांस्कृतिक, राजकीय गुंतागुंतीमुळे कार्यकर्त्यांमध्ये आलेले वैचारिक भंजाळलेपण थोडे तरी दूर करण्याचा प्रयत्न हे नाटक करते. क्षितिज पटवर्धन सारख्या एका तिशी ओलांडलेल्या तरुणाने हा अत्यंत गुंतागुंतीचा विषय चार वर्षांचा अभ्यास करून अडीच तासांमध्ये मांडण्याचा कष्टपूर्वक प्रयत्न केला आहे.

आपल्याला मानवीय संविधानिक मूल्यांच्या आधारावर बदल हवाय तर "भूमिका" घेणे महत्त्वाची आहे. भूमिका घेतल्याने काय सोडावे लागते? कशाचा आग्रह धरावा लाग��ो? त्यामुळे काय सोसावे लागते? त्यासाठी प्रत्येकाचा कसा कस लागतो? परिस्थिती समोर शरणागती कशी घेतो? या सर्वातून जेव्हा माणूस तगतो तेव्हा काय होते? याची मांडणी कमालीच्या ताकदीने क्षितिजने केली आहे. तर चंद्रकांत कुलकर्णी सारख्या मराठी रंगभूमीवर गेली २५ वर्षे त्या-त्या काळातील सामाजिक नाटके देणाऱ्या दिग्दर्शकाने हे नाटक आताचा काळ लक्षात घेऊन उभे केले आहे. सचिन खेडेकर ��ारख्या सामाजिक भान असलेल्या उत्तम नटाने ही भूमिका वैचारिक, भावनिक तसेच राजकीय अर्थ नव्हे भावार्थ लक्षात ठेवून उठवली आहे. यात त्यांच्या अभिनयाचा ठसा नव्हे तर एका भारतीय नागरिकत्वाचा ठसा त्यांनी उठवलेला आहे. आणि म्हणूनच त्यांच्या अभिनयात कुठलाही अभिनिवेश नव्हता, तर ते तुम्ही-आम्ही आहोत असेच वाटते.

हे आम्हाला काय सांगणार? असे ज्यांना वाटते, त्यांनी हे नाटक आधी आवर्जून पाहायला हवे आणि न���तरच त्यावर भाष्य करायला हवे. अर्थात दोन तासांत बाबासाहेबांच्या विचारांचा आणि त्याच्या प्रभावाचा इतका मोठा पट उलगडणे शक्य नाहीय. पण तरीही एका सोप्या कथानकामध्ये याची गुंफण केल्याने त्यावरून मोठा पट उलगडतो तो प्रत्येकाच्या डोक्यात आणि मनात !!!

खूप न हसवणारे मात्र मनातल्या मनात एक प्रकारच्या गुदगुल्या करणाऱ्या या नाटकाचा १२६ वा प्रयोग होता. या प्रयोगाला येण्याचा आग्रह नाटकाचे निर्माते श्रीपाद पद्माकर यांनी केला त्याबद्दल त्यांचे विशेष आभार !

सर्वांनी आवर्जून हे नाटक बघावे!

@SachinSKhedekar
@Kshitij_P

#bhumika #भूमिका #मराठी_नाटक

[Prakash Ambedkar @Prksh_Ambedkar]

Happy Birthday, Aai

[Helmholtz Munich | @HelmholtzMunich @HelmholtzMunich]

#HelmholtzDiabetes2024
Prof. Teresa Zimmers, Oregon Health & Science University, is renowned for her innovative work in #cancer #cachexia.

Check out her #interview on the 11th #HelmholtzDiabetesConference! 👇

💬She says:
"This conference is very stimulating to bring new ideas to what we do!"

💡The expert of cachexia has made significant contributions to understanding the complex interactions between cancer and the body's physiological responses.

We are honored to have Prof. Zimmers contributing to this year's focus topic at the #DiabetesConference!

@TeresaZimmers @helmholtz_diabc @OHSUNews
#Diabetes #Obesity #HelmholtzDiabetes2024 #Metabolism #Research #WastingMetabolism #HelmholtzMunich

[Hans Clevers @HansClevers]

Excited to be delivering @EMBL’s 2024 Kafatos Lecture at the @_knaw in Amsterdam (and online) next Friday 4 October at 18:00 CEST, when I’ll be sharing insights into my research.

Registration is free and open to all – please do register to join me!: https://t.co/S0Tiyxs1GI

[Susmita @shhuushhh_]

Living alone is dangerous. It’s addictive. Once you see how peaceful it is, you don’t wanna deal with people.

[Paulo P. Amaral @ppamaral]

Today is the public release of our book. John and I accepted the challenge and it was a true labour of love. And we made if for free. We hope you like it, and welcome feedback. RNA rules.

https://t.co/f7GZU5PSmH.

[Adv. Prashik Morey @advprashikmorey]

Congratulations @AmbedkarSujat
Dada .. 🎉

#AmbedkarInLondon

[Rahul @rA_hUL___]

@_ambedkarite 💔

[Kisan Ekta Morcha @kisanektamorcha]

Wake up govt! Wake up
Stop harmful violent acts against farmers
No innocent must be killed as its their right to protest fr their good
#योगी_कातिलों_के_साथ

[Anurag @Anuragkukreti7]

A donkey used to carry 60kg uphill. It's owner increased the weight to 120 kg. Donkey struggled but continued to climb.
Few days later, The donkey resisted and refused to work. So the owner reduced the weight to 115 kg. Now donkey is happy and will vote for the same owner in 2024

[Rahul @rA_hUL___]

@TheWayfarerSoul Gulab Jamun 😋…. Undoubtedly

[Rahul @rA_hUL___]

@CMOMaharashtra https://t.co/2MG3mwNa7U

[Baaghi Arts Official @baaghi__arts]

BJP leads india to biggest unemployment crisis
Why such huge unemployment india facing?
@PMOIndia promised: 2 crore jobs every year
Deleivered: 1.9 crore job destructions in the last year
#राष्ट्रीय_बेरोजगार_दिवस #NationalUnemploymentDay
#ModiBornToDestroyDemocracy

[Office of Uddhav Thackeray @OfficeofUT]

Enthralling moments captured 📸 by
Chief Minister Shri. Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray.

#InternationalTigerDay

[Terrible Marathi Tales @tmtofficial__]

Maharashtra has two moods,

कडक ऊन & वादळ, nothing in between.