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SFU Public Square presents lecture on the healthcare crisis in India

By: Yelin Gemma Lee, News Writer Content warning: contains depictions of violence and abuse. On February 2, Dr. Vaibhav Saria, assistant professor at SFU’s department of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies presented “Care and Crisis in India.” Saria’s lecture focused on the simultaneous celebration and violence that doctors, nurses, and healthcare providers face while working through the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The lecture was largely informed by Saria’s fieldwork on the tuberculosis crisis in India, where they spent seven year studying with a multidisciplinary team.  Saria listed the many forms of violence inflicted upon healthcare workers in India. Many healthcare providers…

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