Health Check
What A Four-Hour Trek Reveals About Jharkhand’s Healthcare Access
Ranchi: Every tenth child in India is born without care or assistance from doctors, nurses, midwives or other healthcare...
TB Care Is Free, But 45% Patient Families Suffer ‘Catastrophic’ Expenses
New Delhi: About 45% of households with tuberculosis (TB) patients suffered catastrophic costs--defined here as...
Elimination by 2027? India’s Final Push Against Lymphatic Filariasis
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and New Delhi: Santosh Kumar, 44, rides his bicycle slowly, his swollen leg dragging awkwardly...
How Women in UP Confront A Neglected Disease–And Stigma
Lucknow and Kanpur Nagar, Uttar Pradesh: The windowsill of Manorama’s porch is dotted with bottles of Odomos, kachua...
Why India Needs To Act Decisively On Microplastics
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh: They’re the size of a sand grain. At smaller than 5 millimetres (mm), microplastics enter us...
Why Jay Bhattacharya, Next Director of National Institutes Of Health, Opposed Covid Lockdowns
It was April 2020, the era of Covid lockdowns when tests were limited and difficult to access, a positive test meant...
India Likely To Miss 2030 Child Health Targets
Noida: India is likely to miss the 2030 deadline for achieving sustainable development goals (SDG) related to children’s...
Why Packaged Foods Continue To Make A Killing
Mumbai: Ruhi Shelke, a working professional in her early 20s, likes the banana chips from her favourite local chain, Hot...
