The tobacco industry has come out in force against an international anti-tobacco summit happening in Delhi in November- but the government will not back down. The World Health Organisation (WHO) 7th Conference of Parties (COP7) is scheduled for November 7-12. Expected to include delegates from 180 countries, it will review the World Health Organisation Framework …
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We at HII have constantly emphasised that health issues in India are not treated as socio-political issues. Our spending on health, as a percentage of GDP, is below countries like Rwanda and Bangladesh. Millions of impoverished people still have to travel hundreds of kilometres to cities like New Delhi and wait in long lines to …
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We have written before on HII about the shortage of doctors in India, especially amongst the rural population, and how the ratio of doctors to patients in India fall far below WHO norms. However, we have also written about how more doctors is not necessarily the solution for better health outcomes, especially in the context …
A lot of the research conducted by the team at Health Issues India has revolved around carrying out semi-structured, in-depth interviews with policymakers and bureaucrats who are a part of the landscape of the healthcare sector in India. Over the last year, a lot of stakeholders have expressed their concerns about the “Make in India” concept …
The floodwaters in Chennai have now receded but has left behind a huge urban disaster. Hundreds have been killed, many more are still missing and thousands have been displaced. Now, the city has to fight the threat of infectious diseases as sewage and uncleared garbage lies around the streets waiting to be cleared. This article in …
In a recent interview with The Hindu, Bill Gates expounds on the heath challenges facing the country and newer vaccines in national programmes, including injectable contraceptives. Health Issues India has stated many times that health in India is not considered a political issue and Gates seems to reiterate that fact. Gates also speaks about the Gates …
“Fifty basic essential generic drugs address 75% of the healthcare needs of the majority, and we plan to make these available free to everyone, from birth to death,” Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told HT. The health ministry in trying to speed up the free generic drug programme which will ultimately aim to provide 348 …
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I came across an article written by Dr. Aniruddha Malpani, who is an IVF specialist in India and writes on improving patient knowledge and patient-doctor relationships. He talks about why doctors sometimes are a hindrance in the healthcare system. He was a part of a panel at the Health 2.0 conference in Bangalore on – …
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According to this article in the Times of India, there are a million new cases being reported every year and the incidence is expected to rise five-fold by 2025 in India.According to medical professionals, lung and oral cancers are the most common among men while cervix and breast cancer are striking more and more women. …
Advertisements on anti-smoking and anti-tobacco shown before and during movies in the cinema and on television have been widely criticised by many in the filming fraternity and others for some time for showing audiences “something unpalatable when they’ve paid money to be entertained”. The recent Koffee with Karan episode (a popular TV show with director …
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