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International HPV Awareness Day 2022 – an interview with Benda Kithaka, KILELE Health, Kenya

The international HPV awareness day is observed each year to sensitise the global audience on the value of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus. These efforts aim to increase awareness and reduce stigma around the disease, thereby eliminating it and lowering the cervical cancer burden. In Africa, HPV is a highly prevalent virus …

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Europe COVID-19 cases rising; the latest health stories from around the world

The more things change the more they remain the same or, what you gain in the swing you lose on the roundabout. Despite the vaccine, Europe is back where it started, becoming the focal point of the Covid-19 pandemic just as it was in the spring and summer of 2020. However, thanks to the vaccines, …

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Intellectual property in the era of COVID-19

Much of the conversation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in recent months has focused on access to vaccines – specifically, vaccine accesses in low- and middle-income countries. But to what extent is re-examining intellectual property (IP) rights part of the solution?  As Health Issues India reported in May, “patent waivers for COVID-19 vaccines have been offered …

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Routine vaccinations took a hit in the pandemic: Jonathan Mosser explains why

The COVID-19 pandemic cost at least seventeen million children routine vaccinations, recent research from The Lancet shows. According to the research, “routine immunisation services faced stark challenges in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing the most widespread and largest global disruption in recent history.”  Senior author and Assistant Professor from the Institute for Health Metrics …

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Exclusive interview with T. M. Chen of CCIL: Conservation, climate, and communities

Conservation is key, for our environment and for our health. We discuss with T. M. Chen, president of Continental Carbon India Limited (CCIL) and Master of Chemical Engineering from National Tsing Hua University, to further investigate this topic. “The drastic climate change caused by the greenhouse effect is seriously affecting our lives,” Chen said on …

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Self-esteem in a selfie world: HII talks to Shobha Nihalani

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we work. Many of us have transitioned from an office environment to remote working and the consequences for work-life balance and self-esteem can be significant for some. As we live in a hypercompetitive society, it is important to pay attention to our mental wellbeing including our self-esteem.  Recently, …

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Exclusive interview: Dr B. K. Murali of Hope Hospital on their vision, COVID-19, and related issues

In our latest exclusive interview, Health Issues India discussed with Hope Hospital founder and managing director Dr B. K. Murali. We discussed their vision, how they adapted and continue to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic, their work in addressing the outbreak, and more. The interview can be found below. It has been edited for length and …

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Exclusive interview: THB co-founder and CEO Akansh Khurana

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

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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Generic medicines and the part they play – an interview with Medkart Pharmacy founder Ankur Agarwal

Generic medicines are a core component of India’s reputation as the so-called ‘pharmacy of the world.’ The country has long been-renowned for its exports of affordable medicines to developing nations. As previously reported by Health Issues India, “generic medicines cost a fraction of the monopoly prices charged in countries like the United States, and competition …

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