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Exclusive interview: THB co-founder and CEO Akansh Khurana

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Recently, Health Issues India had the opportunity to interview Mr Akansh Khurana, co-founder, and chief executive officer, of THB. THB (short for Technology, Healthcare, and Big Data Analytics), formerly known as “The Healthy Billion”, was founded by Akansh Khurana, Rajesh Pachar, and Rohit Kumar in 2015 to drive clinical insights and research that enables positive patient …

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C-sections on the rise globally

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The rate of caesarean sections (or c-sections) is on the rise worldwide, according to data which found that such procedures now account for more than one-fifth of childbirths. The research further postulates that, by 2030, c-sections may account for almost one-third of childbirths as numbers increase. It is important to note that a c-section can …

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Indigital Technologies and their mission: An exclusive interview with Hiren Dhuvad

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The pandemic has witnessed integration of technology into healthcare delivery en masse. To discuss this trend and their work, we speak with Mr Hiren Dhuvad, the founder and chief executive officer of Indigital Technologies LLP. Could you introduce yourself and Indigital Technologies LLP and how Indigital Technologies LLP came to be? I am the founder …

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Elder abuse takes many forms

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Veneration of our seniors is often considered the norm in India, but elder abuse certainly occurs. According to some estimates, the problem is growing. Down to Earth reported earlier this year of the worrisome trend. The report by the publication cited the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, which found that five percent of India’s seniors …

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The third wave: COVID-19’s next act

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When India’s second COVID-19 wave hit, it sent the nation reeling. Hospitals were overwhelmed. Vaccine exports were halted to accommodate those at home. People took to social media to beg for supplies of vital medical equipment such as medical oxygen amidst shortages. To consider the prospect of a third wave right now may seem to …

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The health crisis in our oceans we’re overlooking

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Oceans account for the overwhelming majority of the world’s water – 95.6 percent. Around 71 percent of the world’s surface is ocean-covered. The magnitude of this underscores why World Ocean Day is an occasion of critical importance. Writing for The Conversation, Josep Lluís Pelegrí Llopart understates nothing when he pens a piece headlined “we cannot …

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Free vaccines from the Centre; A federalised policy a welcome shift

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Vaccines will be offered free of charge to those aged eighteen and over, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced. The Prime Minister announced the free vaccines policy during an address to the nation yesterday, in which he stated “the Government of India itself will buy 75 percent of the total vaccine production from vaccine manufacturers …

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Food safety: Need of the hour

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Narendra Singh Tomar has issued a call for food safety on the occasion of World Food Safety Day. Tomar, the Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Food Processing Industries in the Union Cabinet, highlighted that “the current global pandemic has drawn our attention to issues related to food security such as sanitation, antimicrobial resistance, climate …

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COVAX gets boon from multi-billion dollar commitment – but India’s absence leaves a hole

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The COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines received a boost earlier this week to the tune of US$2.4 billion, following a summit where countries and private donors made the mammoth commitment. Nonetheless, the facility still reels from India’s step back understandable though it may be. COVAX is jointly led by the …

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Starvation continues to ravage India

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India is a country of contrasts. One such contrast is the fact that it is one of the world’s largest food producers – and home to one quarter of the world’s peoples afflicted by starvation. This scenario is rooted in inequality. According to the World Food Programme, “in the last two decades, per capita income …

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