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The challenge of getting family planning “right”: Professor Amy O. Tsui on sexual and reproductive health in India

  With India facing a plethora of issues related to sexual and reproductive health, ranging from sex-selective abortion to rising rates of infertility, Health Issues India interviewed Professor Amy O. Tsui, PhD of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, to discuss India’s family planning, female sterilisation, infertility, female foeticide, and other issues in the …

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If you step out, you can smell smoke in the air: Professor Aseem Prakash on Delhi’s pollution crisis

India is in the midst of a pollution crisis, with air quality plummeting to emergency levels in the national capital of Delhi. Against this backdrop, Health Issues India interviewed Professor Aseem Prakash – Professor of Political Science, the Walker Family Professor for the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Founding Director of the Center …

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The right to an informed choice: Dr Supriya Garikipati on how India can make menstrual health available for its girls and women

When it comes to menstrual health, India’s girls and women face extreme challenges ranging from lack of accessibility to menstrual hygiene products to stigma. In particular, there is the lack of ability to exercise their right to an informed choice. Health Issues India talks to expert Dr Supriya Garikipati about the situation surrounding menstrual health …

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World Hypertension Day: Avoid high blood pressure, know your numbers

Hypertension is a silent disease. It affects millions of Indians and responsible for 10.8 percent of deaths in the nation. This year, World Hypertension Day is being observed with the theme “Know Your Numbers”, highlighting the importance of screening for high blood pressure and ensuring it is kept under control. The occasion is observed annually …

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Exclusive interview: Dr Mikashmi Kohli on why essential diagnostics matter in realising universal healthcare

Health Issues India talks to Dr Mikashmi Kohli, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow of the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health at McGill International TB Centre, about a recent study she co-authored with Dr Madhukar Pai about the importance of essential diagnostics in the path towards universal healthcare. The study, “Essential Diagnositcs: A Key Element …

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Video: #HealthForPolls, Making Health for All a reality

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 …

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#HealthForPolls, Interview with Amir Ullah Khan: Health is not a political subject

Experts believe that India’s healthcare is in a dismal state because of lack of funds and now the implementation of Ayushman Bharat too is stuck for the same reason. As part of our ongoing campaign to pitch for health, we speak to Amir Ullah Khan – former policy advisor, Bills and Melinda Gates Foundation and Professor,  …

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#HealthForPolls, Interview with Dr Sanjiv Kumar: The BJP fulfilled Congress’s Health manifesto

Ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha elections five years ago, both the Congress and the BJP, promised the people of India that they were entitled to the ‘Right to Health’. The Constitution of India guarantees this. Elaborate manifesto promises were made to improve the accessibility and quality of healthcare. Now, as this year’s polls approach, it …

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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 …

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