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India’s water and sanitation crisis: A public health emergency in slow...
In 2025, it should not be news that millions of people still live without clean drinking water or a working toilet. But in India,...
The cost of unsafe healthcare practices: A patient safety perspective
One of India’s central goals is to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). However, can UHC become a reality without making patient safety a key...
Childhood malnutrition in India: Policies and outcomes
Malnutrition does not usually dominate headlines like economic growth or technological breakthroughs, but its shadow is long. A child who is stunted or wasted...
Universal health coverage: Bridging gaps for NCD management in rural India
Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is one of India’s most ambitious national goals. To achieve it, the government created sweeping policies and programmes. However, their...
Floods and vector-borne diseases: Are we prepared?
Every monsoon, different parts of India watch their streets vanish under water with rickshaws drifting past submerged homes, ponds spilling over, and daily life...
The intergenerational cost of NCDs in India
Across the country, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are striking workers in their prime. The cost is counted not only...
Rare diseases: Why a ground-up approach is the need of the...
Did you know that nearly one-third of the global rare disease population resides in India? In a country where healthcare resources are stretched thin...
Fight for rare disease awareness: Insights from Dr Ramaiah Muthyala
Have you ever heard of Erdheim-Chester disease or Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva? Chances are, you haven’t. These are just two examples from a long list...
Bridging the gaps in rare diseases policy
Rare diseases affect millions of people worldwide, yet they often remain overlooked in mainstream healthcare policies. These consist of 7,500 conditions that affect multiple...
Empowering women through access to reproductive healthcare
The theme for World Health Day this year is "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures." This theme focuses on enhancing the health and survival of mothers...