In January, India celebrated three years without a single case of polio.On March 27, the country was officially certified polio-free by an an independent commission under the World Health Organisation certification process.This is one of the biggest public health successes of India. From being one of the top three countries reporting polio, there hasn’t been …
Experts are of the view that Delhi’s water woes are as much due to its own poor water management and the tussle over supply. So far, the political drama over the water crisis in the city has largely centered on the bickering between officials of the two states- Delhi and Haryana. Delhi has claimed that …
Photo essay: Delhi’s water woes in its urban slums Read More »
I came across an article written by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, who is an IVF specialist in India and writes on improving patient knowledge and patient-doctor relationships. He talks about why doctors sometimes are a hindrance in the healthcare system. He was a part of a panel at the Health 2.0 conference in Bangalore on – …
Are doctors a part of the health care problem in India? Read More »
Eighty-seven developing countries and their entire health care system is supported by Indian medicines. According to this article, India has become the pharmacy of the world: the largest maker of finished generics and biggest exports are to the US. Reading this brings out feelings pride and dismay at the same time in me. If we …
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What do the passengers of the Titanic have in common with the women suffering cancer in India? As put really well by Vineet Gupta in The Hindu – their economic status. “When the Titanic sank, the passengers’ economic status played a part in their survival prospects; the lifeboats could take only half of those on …
On affordable health care and the need for innovative health care programs in India Read More »
A new study shows that even good health communications programes never change the behaviour of parents who deny their children vaccines. It is fascinating and worrying just because it fits so well into the literature of social psychology. The study was conducted in the US but has real importance for India where the anti-vaccine movement …
Health communications cannot change how vaccine deniers put their children at risk Read More »
Approximately one half of the new-born first day deaths around the world could be prevented if the mother had access to free health care and a skilled midwife. A recent study titled “Ending Newborn Deaths, Ensuring Every Baby Survives’, revealed that the situation is grim and the deaths happen because of premature birth and complications …
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