Author Archives: rajaratnamabel

This book is now slated to be available on August 25, 2020. The final processes of editing and formatting will be completed by them. It is now available for pre order. The purpose of publishing this book is to share simple knowledge on COVID-19 that would be understood by the ordinary lay public. Therefore I […]

I thank God for giving me the opportunity to presnt my next book. It has taken me much longer than I imagined and planned. This delay in finalising this book has also meant that, the blogs I used to write were also delayed much longer than I had anticipated. Once the book is released, you […]

I came across this set of graphs of countries with different economies and covid indicators. I am thankful to Dr Sandhya Ahuja for presenting such valuable information graphically. I can imagine the amount of time it would have taken. I thought some who are analytically minded would like to delve deeper into this set of […]

Over a month ago when Tamilnadu state and India as a nation announced lock down, there was a subtle difference. Tamilnadu gave 36 hours for the people to adapt to the new social norm. India gave 6 hours to its citizens to adjust to the change. The implementation was needed, but not the suddenness and […]

Recently there was praise showered on two doctors in the UK who had volunteered to take the first shots of the vaccine developed for COVID-19 disease. More than a century earlier, there was another medical missionary, who submitted himself as the first volunteer to test a vaccine that was prepared then. It was none other […]

I wanted to share my thoughts on Covid 19earlier. Dr Devadas’ article has made me write my thoughts on this now. I do not want to go into health aspects of Covid and the strategies being implemented to contain the disease in India. Most of you are well versed on these. In 2005 the whole […]

I came across this type of image shown below when I was medical student over 50 years ago. Now with the focus on safe distance between individuals, this image would explain why that advice is sound. Just a look at ths image would influence people to maintain a safe social distance. Rajaratnam Abel

A well written post by Dr Prabir Chatterjee. This certainly needs wider dissemination. Please share it widely adding your own comments. Patients suffering from cough and cold stand in a queue outside an OPD to get checked during coronavirus pandemic, at Government JP hospital in Bhopal, Monday, March 23, 2020. (PTI Photo)A notable aspect of […]

God has been good to me in teaching students in a participatory manner. I thought it would be useful to apply this to the many unanswered questions that people are grappling with. I do not have the answers for these questions. However when addressed and participatively through the social media we may learn some answers. […]