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16 সেপ্টেম্বর, 2026
How is India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 tracking?
Learn about the history of the mental health legislation in India, and see where state-wise implementation of the 2017 Act is falling short.
by
Shubhda Sharma
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Murchana Hazarika
,
Shreyus Sukhija
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8 min read
10 সেপ্টেম্বর, 2026
যে মেয়েটি স্কুল ছাড়তে অস্বীকার করেছিল
কর্ণাটকের রায়চুরের একজন তরুণী ফিল্ড কোঅর্ডিনেটরের জীবনের একটি দিন। যেখানে ফুটে উঠেছে তার একসময়ের স্কুলছুট হতে বসা অবস্থা থেকে নিজের পায়ে দাঁড়ানো, পরিবারকে সামলানো এবং নিজ সম্প্রদায়ের পাশে এসে দাঁড়ানোর এক অনুপ্রেরণাদায়ী গল্প।
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রুবিয়া বেগম
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7 min read
27 আগস্ট, 2026
Health at the margins: Lessons for primary care
Primary healthcare requires connection as much as services. A nonprofit in rural Rajasthan shows how effective care is relational, socially embedded, and systems-oriented.
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নচিকেত মোর
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8 min read
25 আগস্ট, 2026
India’s health-tech can’t cure itself
Most health-tech innovation in India stalls at the pilot stage, failing to reach the people who need it the most. Here's what policymakers and innovators can do to change this.
by
Neha Nimble
,
Ramnath Ballala
,
Bhaskar Rajakumar
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6 min read
12 আগস্ট, 2026
SUPPORTED BY AJIT ISAAC FOUNDATION
Care by design: Building a patient-centred hospice
Hospice care marks the end of life for patients with terminal illnesses. From local construction materials to social and emotional support, here's how such facilities can be designed to ensure comfort and quality of life.
by
Mathew George Chandy
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8 min read
5 আগস্ট, 2026
Can AI chatbots fix India’s healthcare gap?
As AI steps in to fill gaps in reproductive healthcare access, it also raises questions about accuracy, oversight, and how far a WhatsApp chatbot can go.
by
Sudeshna Chowdhury
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7 min read
31 জুলাই, 2026
স্বাস্থ্য বিষয়ক উদ্বেগ: কর্ণাটকের আদিবাসীরা সরকারি হাসপাতালে যেতে ভয় পান
কর্নাটকের গ্রামীণ আদিবাসী স্বাস্থ্যসেবার গবেষকরা ব্যাখ্যা করেছেন কেন বিনামূল্যে চিকিৎসা মিললেও কর্ণাটকের গ্রামগুলোর আদিবাসী সম্প্রদায়ের মানুষ সরকারি হাসপাতালের চেয়ে কবিরাজ বা গুণীনদের বেশি পছন্দ করেন।
by
মহান্তেশ এস কে
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সুশীলা কেঞ্জুর কোরাগা
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2 min read
24 জুন, 2026
SUPPORTED BY AJIT ISAAC FOUNDATION
Dairy points and quiet conversations: Palliative care at the last mile
Rural patients often cannot access palliative care due to distant services and strained local systems. Based on our work in Karnataka, here’s what works and what is needed to improve health support in villages.
by
Dr Carolin Elizabeth George
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7 min read
28 এপ্রিল, 2026
SUPPORTED BY AJIT ISAAC FOUNDATION
What does it mean to care for someone with a serious illness?
A day in the life of a counsellor and nurse in Mumbai as they provide home-based palliative care, helping patients and families face illness, loss, and uncertainty with dignity.
by
Ankita Arvind Mhatre
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Shruti Mukhopadhyay
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9 min read
14 এপ্রিল, 2026
Diabetes, hypertension, and the rising health inequities in Indian cities
A rising burden of non-communicable diseases and vulnerabilities in accessing affordable and quality care point to the need for community-level action for fostering health equity in urban informal settings.
by
Jennifer Spencer
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7 min read
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