Health issues in India
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 voice in the global debate on access to […]
<< back to Access to Medicines Access to Medicines Videos Mark Chataway, Director of Hyderus Cyf discusses insights from this research with Ajoy Bose and Nikhil Murali, who conducted interviews with policy makers, health service official and representatives from regulators, industry and patient groups across India. Their discussions cover public health spending, alternatives to Modicare, […]
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, deadly diseases like diabetes, cancer and heart disease, Anjali […]
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 resistance. She recognises the importance of India’s generic medicine industry for improving […]
When the results of the Lok Sabha polls are announced on May 23rd, the ramifications will be immense and felt across every stratum of Indian society. No matter the victor, the aftermath will determine the future direction of the world’s largest democracy. With this in mind, Health Issues India calls on the incoming government to […]
The Modi government launched last year the world’s largest health insurance scheme, the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana – better known as ‘Ayushman Bharat’ or ‘Modicare’. It offers a Rs 5 lakh annual cover per family for secondary and tertiary healthcare at public and empanelled private hospitals. While the government claims the scheme has also […]
