In Focus

Air pollution reduces life expectancy by over 5 years in South Asia: study

August 30, 2023

The report singles out densely populated megacities like New Delhi, where the average life span has been diminished by over 10 years due to excessive air...

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US Health Secretary bats for stronger India-US medical research partnership

August 19, 2023

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Becerra reaffirmed US government’s commitment to health security and preparedness for future threats “India has come a long way. The G20 presidency in India...

In Conversation

Cancer care: When evidence is the backbone of informed decision-making

August 12, 2022

In another decade, we will truly be able to call India developed as far as cancer care is concerned, says Dr Sameer Kaul, Senior Consultant, Surgical Oncology...

Column • COVID-19

Coronavirus situation less severe in India than was feared: Lancet

July 4, 2022

As coronavirus pandemic sweeps across the globe, an edit published in The Lancet speaks positively about India’s timely decision to close its...

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Indian nurses getting ready for new roles under Ayushman Bharat

July 4, 2022

Nurses across India will be playing a pivotal part in the provision of preventive, promotive and curative health services to help achieve the health indicators...

Climate Change

India’s global warming paradox

June 29, 2022

Forests are supposed to fight climate change, but in India’s case opposite could be true: forests could succumb to climate change if no urgent ameliorative...

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In numbers: India’s continuing TB battle

March 24, 2022

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Nearly a third of the world’s Tuberculosis cases occur in India. Notwithstanding the impact of COVID and financial challenges, the country remains committed to...

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“Uttar Pradesh has changed. Uttar Pradesh is much more efficient, and has a good accountability system”: Jai Pratap Singh, Health Minister, Uttar Pradesh

October 25, 2021

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The Health of India – Uttar Pradesh Summit saw the speakers dwell on reasons why the state and the country has been able to get some control on the...

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Is India’s COVID testing falling behind?

May 7, 2021

As the country reels under a catastrophic second wave of COVID infections, its testing capacity is struggling to catch up. The race to overtake the infection...

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3 reasons why India could be underreporting COVID-19 deaths

May 6, 2021

When it comes to COVID-19 deaths, the ground reality in India’s second wave seems far worse from what is captured by official statistics. We explain three...