Every year, the world observes World TB Day on March 24 to raise awareness of the continued tuberculosis epidemic, especially in the developing world, and efforts to fight it. March 24 is the date in 1882 when mycobacterium tuberculosis - the pathogenic bacteria which causes the disease - was discovered the Nobel Prize winning scientist Dr. Robert … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview with Dr. Madhukar Pai, MD, PhD
Exclusive Interviews
Interviews with Sridhar Venkatapuram – Human Rights and Access to Medicines
<< back to Access to Medicines Why access to medicines is a human rights issue. Interviews with Sridhar Venkatapuram. Sridhar Venkatapuram, is Director of the MSc in Global Health & Social Justice at King’s College London. He discusses the barriers preventing access to medicines and treatment in India, and the importance of India’s … [Read more...] about Interviews with Sridhar Venkatapuram – Human Rights and Access to Medicines
Interview: Anjali Gopalan
<< back to Access to Medicines Interview with health activist Anjali Gopalan May 2016 The lessons learnt in the 1990s from securing access to antiretroviral medicines to treat HIV and AIDS highlight the role of patients in demanding better access to life-saving medicines. As India, like many other growing economies, faces new, … [Read more...] about Interview: Anjali Gopalan
Interview: Leena Menghaney, South Asia Director of the Access Campaign of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) May 2016
<< back to Access to Medicines Interview with Leena Menghaney South Asia Director of the Access Campaign of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) May 2016 As well as innovative new treatments, pricing and problems with healthcare delivery, she examines the issues against the changing environment and the emergence of antimicrobial … [Read more...] about Interview: Leena Menghaney, South Asia Director of the Access Campaign of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) May 2016
Interview: Harmala Gupta
<< back to Access to Medicines Interview with Harmala Gupta, cancer services and palliative care advocate A. On health in India 1.What should be the top three health priorities in India? We have to think in terms of preventive health. I feel that we have laid too much emphasis on treatment and yet so many of our illnesses, … [Read more...] about Interview: Harmala Gupta
Tuberculosis in India: Still the highest number of deaths
Although it still has the world’s highest tuberculosis burden. New infections, as well as deaths due to TB are falling in India. However, evidence has shown the number of drug resistant cases of TB in India are rising rapidly. These drug resistant strains of TB are significantly harder to treat, with some areas not having the necessary second … [Read more...] about Tuberculosis in India: Still the highest number of deaths
Exclusive interview with Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Deputy Director General
Earlier this year, Dr Soumya Swaminathan - director of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) - was appointed Deputy Director General (DDG) of programmes at the World Health Organization (WHO). Health Issues India has interviewed Dr Swaminathan, about the progress made in public health, both in India and on the global level, and what she … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview with Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Deputy Director General
Exclusive interview: Sir Andy Haines on climate change, a global health challenge
This year environmental issues have grabbed the headlines in India, from large-scale monsoon floods to the Delhi Smog. A study in The Lancet also found that air pollution kills more people in India than anywhere else in the world. Health Issues India has had the opportunity to interview Professor Sir Andy Haines, a professor with the London … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview: Sir Andy Haines on climate change, a global health challenge
India’s first nutrition atlas goes online
India’s first ever nutritional atlas goes live online, thanks to Telangana’s National Institute of Nutrition (NIN). An essential tool In an exclusive interview with Health Issues India, Dr M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao of the NIN says he hopes that the atlas will useful to “policy makers, programme managers, researchers, media, students and other … [Read more...] about India’s first nutrition atlas goes online
Exclusive interview with Dr. Harald Nusser: NCDs and the role of young people
This year, on August 8, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) celebrates its fiftieth anniversary. In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the World Economic Forum convenes a meeting of ASEAN countries, allowing senior decision-makers from a range of sectors to “facilitate greater collaboration between industry, government and civil society, and to … [Read more...] about Exclusive interview with Dr. Harald Nusser: NCDs and the role of young people