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Budget 2017: Tuberculosis elimination

At the rate of decline of tuberculosis (TB) prevalence in India over the past 24 years (0.91% per year), it would take India 183 years for the disease to be considered eradicated. The recently released government budget set 2025 as a target for TB elimination from India. Critics have responded by saying that this is …

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Mystery illness in Muzaffarpur uncovered

A mysterious illness, first mentioned in the media in July 2013 yet documented to be under investigation as far back as 1995, has been uncovered. Doctors in Muzaffarpur have on a yearly basis beared witness to the disease, affecting only children, and in a third of cases proving lethal only a few hours after onset. …

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Artificial kidneys soon to hit markets

An artificial kidney is due to undergo human trials. The kidney, which is in development by American researcher Dr Shuvo Roy, could be granted approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  if the trials are successful. This manner of development holds particular relevance in India with kidney failure and renal disease becoming an ever …

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The Lancet continues criticism of India’s health policy

Recent editions of health journal The Lancet have continued what has amounted to a long standing feud with the Modi administration. Continued criticisms have been made regarding India’s health policies, low spending on healthcare and lack of publications by a majority of India’s research institutions. An editorial released on January 14, 2017 is overwhelmingly critical. …

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Indian research may prevent blindness in diabetics

Indian scientists have developed a new approach to identifying retinal disease, with potential for diagnosing the condition earlier and preventing blindness. The study took place entirely in India in three institutes: the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research , Kolkata, L.V. Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, and the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Visakhapatnam. The peer …

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Health budget: Making progress or playing it safe?

The Modi government’s Union Budget for the fiscal year 2017-18 was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1. Jaitley announced  a number of steps to address the plentiful problems facing India’s healthcare system. However, critics said that there were only paltry increases in funding following a year of severe cuts – a “nominal” …

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Positive results from immunisation campaign Mission Indradhanush

Progress is being made with India’s Mission Indradhanush (MI), a free vaccination campaign started on the 25th December 2014 by union health minister J P Nadda. The aim of the programme is to expand routine immunisation to include new vaccines, with the programme primarily aimed at children. DNAIndia reports that since the founding of the …

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From dorm room to boardroom: Practo and the digital health revolution

Health start-up Practo is undeniably one of digital health’s biggest success stories —  not just in India, but worldwide. “A product to digitise the operations of doctors” The company is the brainchild of Shashank ND. He founded it in 2008 with Abhinav Lal. Both were students in their final year at the National Institute of …

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Price cap in sight for cardiac stents

The Indian government has declared that within 10-15 days (as of the 18th January) the price of cardiac stents is to be capped. This announcement follows a host of condemnation over the high cost of stents along with the corresponding cardiac operations. Criticism had also been aimed at the fact that Indian-produced stents were costing …

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Homeopathy: hope or a hoax for India’s ill?

A government ministry is facing criticism for allegedly legitimising homeopathy as a treatment for diabetes. It seems a little unfair as the ministry in question is specifically charged with promoting “alternative” and traditional medical systems. (The idea may be terrible but it seems harsh to blame officials for doing their job.) The Wire has published …

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