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By Nachiket Mor |
Just over five years have now passed since the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY), launched in 2018, came into…
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A study of older (45+) Indian adults recently published in the journal Preventive Medicine finds that while several…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The findings of the Global Hunger Index (GHI) 2023 in respect of India should not be allowed to be side-tracked by the…
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Health services have traditionally been understood to be about patients reaching a clinic, hospital or a defined place…
By Lekha Rattanani |
Success, and the accolades that come with it, can hide many problems. Something similar may be happening in the space…
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While resolution of the conflict can only occur through sustained political effort and inter-community reconciliation,…
By Nachiket Mor |
It is true that we cannot ignore the more commen ailments which, too, cause death and devastation in families, but…
By Lekha Rattanani |
The Director of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Christopher Wray has now come out to say that…
A landmark piece of legislation that promises to make healthcare a fundamental right has run into unseemly opposition…
By Pavitra Mohan |
September 23 in many senses is a landmark day in the context of India’s long and winding road to treating healthcare as…
India’s ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) as well as the Indian media appear to be pleased that the nation’…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the number of deaths in India directly or indirectly attributable to…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
In an unrelated 2018 investigation, the NPPA reported “unethical profiteering in a failed market system”, with some…
By Pavitra Mohan |
India ushers in World Tuberculosis day in 2022 on 24 March with mixed feelings. As the COVID pandemic (hopefully) wanes…