The pandemic has affected non-covid patients and interrupted the health system of our country is well known to many of us. The situation was particularly grim outside the bigger cities. The outpatient, in-patient, and emergency services were all disrupted, and health centres were closed across the entire country.  Centre for Health and Social Justice has done a research study in collaboration with World Health Organisations to understand the impact of COVID 19 on primary level health care functionaries, their ground realities, the experiences of official support in providing routine, and COVID 19 services. The study covered tribal, Dalit, and Muslim communities of Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Karnataka. 

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