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The mental health fallout of climate carnage

September 26, 2022

Mental health issues could become widespread as climate change threatens to worsen and extreme weather events like the one currently occurring in Pakistan...

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Pads and toilets for a new Swachh India

September 19, 2022

My involvement in the Swachh Bharat Mission as a champion of village toilet construction and menstrual hygiene In 2013, I visited a village in rural Madhya...

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WHO acted too slowly when COVID-19 pandemic began: Lancet Commission

September 17, 2022

Asserts that the global health organization failed to issue warnings regarding the virus’s human transmission potential and deem it a public health...

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Unlocking India’s dream of universal health coverage

September 16, 2022

In India, we have less than three per cent people paying taxes for 1.3 billion people. Can we afford free health care for all? As I write this today, I feel...

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The loneliness pandemic

September 14, 2022

Although there is still sparse information on the relationship between loneliness and specific outcomes, such as heart failure, dementia, and cognitive...

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India at 75: India’s healthcare has made remarkable progress

September 13, 2022

Healthcare and the provision of health services have been unimaginably altered for the better since 1947 Healthcare in India has come a long way over the past...

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How India can make healthcare more affordable

September 12, 2022

In India, 60 percent of the OPD spend is on medicines, the rest is on doctor’s fees and tests. There is a need for robust coverage of OPD visits under cashless...

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Tuberculosis: Overcoming the Ancient Scourge

September 11, 2022

Sixty-eight percent of the global Tuberculosis cases are concentrated in South-East Asia and Africa. Surprisingly, India accounts for 27 percent of the...

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Pakistan floods: Over 3 mn children at risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition

September 9, 2022

Pakistan floods: Over 3 mn children at risk of waterborne diseases, malnutrition Torrential monsoon rains have triggered the most severe flooding in...

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First time ever, human development slips for two years in a row

September 9, 2022

For the first time ever, the global Human Development Index (HDI) declined for two consecutive years, falling back to its 2016 levels, the United Nations...