An op-ed by Ram N. Kumar published in the Economic Times has suggested that India could potentially lead the way in providing universal healthcare through ayurveda. Could this be a possibility, or would the doubling down on the provision of ayurvedic treatments divert ever more funds away from allopathic treatments that have been proven in …
Another day, another irresponsible piece about AYUSH Read More »
2.1 million Indians live with HIV – the third largest HIV epidemic in the world. Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda intends to make HIV/AIDS a thing of the past in India by 2030. On World AIDS Day 2018, we investigate how likely this is to come to pass. Recent years have seen India make …
Recent reports have surfaced of a new “super antibiotic” being developed by Japanese pharma company Shionogi. The term super antibiotic is problematic. At best, it could simply be wishful thinking. At worst, it could be a dangerous exaggeration in a world where antibiotic resistance is a looming threat to public health. Is appropriate language being …
India has made global headlines with its anti-tobacco initiatives in recent years. Graphic health warnings on tobacco product packaging, bans on smoking in most public places, a toll-free quitline and Centre-run anti-tobacco campaigns have all contributed to a noticeable decline in the number of India’s smokers. India’s progress is all the more impressive considering the …
Plain packaging: The next frontier in India’s war on tobacco? Read More »
On World Toilet Day, United Nations figures on open defecation and toilets across the world should ring alarm bells. Four billion people still lack access to basic sanitation facilities. Each day, nearly a thousand children are dying due to preventable water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal diseases. What’s the situation in India? “Four years since Swachh Bharat’s …
World Toilet Day: A review of India’s toilets and Swachh Bharat Read More »
Diabetes cases in India are rising. Some studies suggest that it is India’s fastest growing disease. India housed an estimated 72 million cases of diabetes in 2017. This figure is expected to increase considerably to 134 million by 2025. A victim of its own success? The reasons for this rapid increase in diabetes cases are …
When Dr Hema Saxena took four days’ leave for Diwali, it plunged the hospital where she works into chaos. Dr Saxena is the sole anaesthetist at the Government Doon Medical College in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. In Dr Saxena’s absence, the hospital registered a backlog of more than a hundred surgeries. Patients were left waiting for days, …
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As Delhiites choke on smog, are efforts across the border efforts to make Pakistan “clean and green” bearing fruit? The newly elected Government of Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan had made tackling environmental challenges an election agenda. Since coming to office, Khan has launched his vision for a “Clean, Green Pakistan” – with the …
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Maya Devi is 85-years-old and living with her daughter in the city of Jammu. But she would not be here for long and soon shift to her younger daughter’s house in Delhi, then soon to her other daughter’s house. This is an arrangement worked among her daughters after her son’s death when her daughter-in-law asked …
India’s seniors are lonely and depressed. How do we address this crisis? Read More »
Do you consume multivitamins every day? Are you intrigued by the numerous adverts about gaining extra energy in your stressful life? Has your physician, dietician or gym instructor prescribed you multivitamins to improve wellbeing? If yes, this article is meant for you. It’s important to understand the significance of multivitamins before popping that pill. Research …
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