With World Glaucoma Week having begun yesterday, it is a valuable opportunity to assess the disease’s impact – given it is a significant driver of vision loss in India and globally. As explained by the National Health Portal, “glaucoma is a term used to describe [a] group of diseases of the eye, characterised by progressive …
The observance of International Women’s Day, which we mark today, is crucial in raising awareness of gender discrimination and the need to advance towards gender equality. It is important in India, a country beset by a range of issues related to gender discrimination despite advances made. The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is …
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Today marks the culmination of the fourth International HPV Awareness Campaign, coinciding with International HPV Awareness Day. Raising awareness of HPV [the human papillomavirus] is essential in the fight against cancer – most prominently cervical cancer. As the World Health Organization (WHO) explains, “there are more than 100 types of HPV, of which at least …
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Today we marked World Hearing Day, an observance which comes at a time when the number of people affected by hearing loss is poised to increase significantly worldwide unless action is taken. “Globally over 430 million people experience disabling hearing loss, a number that could grow to nearly 700 million by 2050,” explains the World …
The second phase of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which is being implemented between 2020-21 and 2024-25 after approval by the Cabinet, is planned to help the country continue to address both sanitary and environmental issues. The Mission is the Narendra Modi administration’s flagship policy when it comes to sanitation and has been a cornerstone of its …
India observes World Cancer Day 2021 in far from normal circumstances. The raging COVID-19 pandemic has threatened to obscure the plethora of other diseases India and the world at large grapples with. Awareness events such as World Cancer Day serve to shine a light on the far-reaching impact of cancer in India, which has emerged …
Medtech is a staple of healthcare systems the world over, vital in the management of a plethora of health issues. Last year, to explore this subject, Health Issues India interviewed Medical Technology Association of India chairperson, Vygon Indian managing director, and writer Pavan Choudary. At that time, Choudary and I discussed the importance of medical …
How medtech looks going forward: An interview with Pavan Choudary Read More »
“This assault on my mind. Please help me.” Many experience ‘long COVID-19’, wherein they struggle with symptoms long after initial infection. While it is important to discuss the physical aftermath of battling COVID-19, it is also of great importance to discuss the mental health effects. An article published recently in The Wire draws attention to …
PTSD and COVID-19: A conversation we need to have Read More »
Leading agencies have urged commitments to ensuring the availability of healthy food in public settings. The World Health Organization (WHO), Resolve to Save Lives, and Vital Strategies issued the call. A joint release asserted that “public settings, such as schools, childcare centres, nursing homes, hospitals and correctional facilities and all other canteens of public institutions, …
This weekend’s approval of AstraZeneca’s vaccine by the Drugs Controller General of India has stirred some controversy in the public and the scientific community. Apart from the most obvious point – the vaccine, developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University showed only 62.1 percent efficacy, much lower than other major vaccines already approved for use in …
Experts underscore uncertainty about AstraZeneca’s dosage and efficacy Read More »
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