Francois Baird, chairman and co-founder of Baird’s CMC, talks to Health Issues India editor Kerean Watts about how COVID-19 has impacted businesses. We discuss how the pandemic has changed our understanding of the workplace; how we consider healthy and safe working environments; and the lasting effects of the pandemic’s disruption to the global economy and …
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In the time of COVID-19, we reassess the workplace. One vital aspect of this reassessment is the role of workers’ empowerment and gender inclusivity. Last year, the World Economic Forum released its gender equality rankings in the Global Gender Gap Report. India slipped in said rankings, placing 112th out of 153 countries surveyed. As my …
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Often, we discuss whether or not we can afford to fund healthcare. Rarely do we discuss whether or not we can afford disease. This sentiment is expressed by Gil Bashe, Managing Partner, Global Health at Finn Partners, in his interview with Health Issues India. You can watch the interview here. Mr Bashe, a veteran of …
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Dr Amit Dias, one of the authors of the recent Lancet study entitled “40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 12 risk factors throughout life” has provided Health Issues India with a greater insight into the situation in India regarding dementia and neurodegenerative conditions. We spoke to Dr Dias to elaborate …
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The response to the ‘Big Three’ – HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis – has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts have warned that a surge in deaths due to the ‘Big Three’ could ensue, as the pandemic hits access to vital medicines and other treatments and disrupts much-needed prevention campaigns. To discuss the effect of …
Interview: Urban Weber of the Global Fund on COVID and the Big Three Read More »
“There is a need for proper planning and strengthening the healthcare system where both the pandemic and these other treatable diseases can be managed simultaneously,” Dr Mikashmi Kohli told me recently. “We now have diagnostic tools which are multi-disease platforms so focusing just on COVID-19 , while forgetting about patients suffering from these manageable diseases, …
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Earlier this year, I wrote about the efforts of the Progeria Research Foundation to offer new hope to children affected by the rare disease progeria, by boosting access to the drug lonafarnib. To better understand the lives of those affected progeria and the work of the Progeria Research Foundation, I interviewed Audrey Gordon, President and …
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“People-centred and integrated health services are critical for reaching universal health coverage,” asserts the World Health Organization (WHO). Indeed, if the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is the importance of robust healthcare delivery systems – and how existing weaknesses have, in many respects, exacerbated and amplified the pandemic’s effects. As lockdown procedures were …
On the occasion of World Environment Day earlier this month, I wrote “in fighting climate change and stepping up environmentalism efforts, India has much to gain. To forego this, India has much to lose.” Part of such efforts is rethinking the country’s energy infrastructure. An energy transition will be a vital component of combating climate …
In an exclusive interview, Kerean Watts, editor, Health Issues India, speaks with Aman Gupta of SPAG Asia, a media partner of Health Issues India. The discussion centres on health communications during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the lasting effects of the crisis may be on the sector. Aman previously participated in ‘PandemiCast VII’ – you can …
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