Indian public-health researcher and scientist Sarojini Nadimpally speaks to Amy Hall about the inequalities exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Public health researcher and social scientist Sarojini Nadimpally is a co-founder of Sama (‘equality’ in Sanskrit), a Delhi-based organization that bridges the public health and women’s movements. Fresh from organizing deliveries of PPE to frontline workers, she speaks to Amy Hall about women’s health, the Covid-19 crisis and the inequalities it has exacerbated.
How have Covid-19 and the lockdown restrictions impacted on Sama’s work?
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