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India’s kids miss out on the measles vaccine

2.9 million Indian kids missed out on the first dose of their measles vaccinations in the last eight years, according to the United Nations. A report by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reveals that more than twenty million children worldwide missed out on the all-important first dose of the measles vaccine in the past eight …

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World Malaria Day: Warangal weaponises sanitation

In Warangal, an initiative is underway to use better sanitation to curb the spread of malaria. On World Malaria Day, it is important to appraise such initiatives and look towards further solutions to build upon the progress made against the disease. Much of the conversation about sanitation tends to focus on the Government’s Swachh Bharat …

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Sex-selective abortion in India: It’s worse than you think

At the age of 28, Madhuri had three daughters and no son. With a dream to have a son and to fulfil her family’s demands, she became pregnant again. But this time she couldn’t take any chance and illegally undertook a sex determination test. As soon as she was told that it is a girl, …

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Haemophiliacs struggle in silence in India

Yesterday marked World Haemophilia Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and its largely hidden footprint in India. For India’s many haemophiliacs, suffering is often in silence.  Haemophilia is a genetic condition which means sufferers do not have enough clotting factor. This  refers to a group of proteins in the blood which works …

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#HealthForAll: Why India lacks access to healthcare

Here is another example of the crumbling state of India’s healthcare infrastructure and the reason behind lack of access to essential, life-saving drugs. India has a shortage of an estimated 600,000 doctors and two million nurses, claims a study conducted by the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy (CDDEP), titled “Access Barriers to Antibiotics.” …

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Candida auris: Drug-resistant and all but unknown

A major threat that has been making headlines worldwide because of its enigmatic and drug-resistant nature is making its presence known in India. Drug-resistant infections are already widely known about. Malaria, tuberculosis and numerous other diseases are becoming more difficult to treat year after year as drug resistance becomes more commonplace. However, one infection — …

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#FridaysForFuture: Students say, ‘No clean air, no vote’ in climate change protest

The global school strike against climate change for a greener and a cleaner world today enters its 34th week. It is #FridaysForFuture – a day for schoolchildren across the world to skip their classes and hit the streets to voice their concerns over global warming. Today in a remarkable development leading climate scientists joined the …

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Is the media failing Indians on air pollution?

The Indian media’s silence over a recent study highlighting the deaths of over one million people in 2017 due to pollution is an indication of how newsworthy pollution is – or isn’t – for the media industry, which rides high on political communication. Health is a boring subject for news media and now a new …

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Sanitation workers fight for their lives ahead of elections

“Modi deserves another chance as this country’s head,” a sanitation worker remarked in February. He was responding to a gesture that  made headlines because of its unprecedented humility, wherein the Prime Minister washed the feet of five sanitation workers during a visit to the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela. The Prime Minister tweeted that he would “cherish” …

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Why your eating habits matter for your health

In 2017, one in every five deaths globally was due to poor eating habits according to a recent report published in The Lancet. “This study affirms that poor diet is responsible for more deaths than any other risk factor in the world,” author Dr Christopher Murray, Director of the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation …

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