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TB Care Is Free, But 45% Patient Families Suffer ‘Catastrophic’...
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 Goa Is Fighting TB Among High-Risk Groups
Goa: Fifty-four-year old Suresh has been drinking alcohol since he was nine. He ran away from his house in Bengaluru and...
Why Female Sterilisation Remains India’s Most Popular Family Planning Method
Noida: After Geeta Devi* (32) had her second child in 2014, she decided that she did not want any more children. With...
Fifteen Years After Launch, ASHAs’ Struggle With Healthcare Gaps
Mumbai and Palghar: Suvarna Kamble (45), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) from Palghar, remembers a time when...
Inside The Brewing Healthcare Crisis of Assam’s Tea Garden Labourers
Barak Valley, Assam: The sun took a long time to shine on March 31, 2024. By afternoon, the slowly warming rays melted...
Why Adding Medical Colleges Isn’t Enough To Improve India’s Healthcare
Mumbai: India added 225 new medical colleges in the last five years, with the total number surging 47% to 704 as of...
In Assam’s Silchar, A Hospital Models Accessible Cancer Care For The Vulnerable
Guwahati: Three years ago, 40-year-old Baby Begum Lashkar noticed a lump in her right breast. She lived with her husband...