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The latest thinking around public healthcare in India, as well as the enabling factors and barriers to providing adequate and affordable healthcare, particularly for those at the margins.

a village in assam under lockdown during covid-19-mental health
November 16, 2022
Post COVID-19, a mental health crisis is brewing in Assam
Variations in culture and terrain at the last mile make mental health support challenging in the state.
by Saloni Meghani, Smarinita Shetty | 6 min read
child getting measured for malnutrition_food insecurity
November 8, 2022
Food insecurity: The missing piece in cancer treatment
To improve treatment outcomes, cancer care centres need to start screening children for food insecurity early on and link families to social welfare programmes.
by Anju Morarka, Sripriya Venkiteswaran | 5 min read
A woman sitting in a room with doors open_mental healthcare in India fails marginalised people
October 14, 2022
Mental healthcare in India fails marginalised people
Therapists in India often see care seekers as separate from their social world. A study shows why this approach doesn’t work and suggests alternatives.
by Anugraha Raman | 5 min read
Aerial shot of women protestors sitting_well-being
September 16, 2022
Preparing for a marathon, not a sprint 
Dalit civil rights activist Thenmozhi Soundararajan on why failure is an opportunity to build power, how systems of oppression affect well-being, and what healing looks like for individuals and communities.
by India Development Review | 10 min read
Close up of various Indian newspapers-suicide prevention
September 8, 2022
The media must recognise the power it has in preventing suicide
Despite overwhelming evidence that media reports can either strengthen or undermine suicide prevention efforts, the quality of suicide reporting in India continues to remain poor. What needs to change?
by Tanaya Jagtiani | 7 min read
People working outside houses in a refugee camp_internally displaced persons
September 2, 2022
Enabling access to healthcare for internally displaced persons
Displaced communities in India frequently fall through the cracks of public health systems. Accounting for their unique social, political, and economic vulnerabilities when designing programmes and policies can help change this.
by Susanna G Mitra | 6 min read
A woman using a firewood chulha_air pollution
August 26, 2022
Photo essay: The impact of household air pollution on women’s health
While the use of LPG cylinders has increased under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, too many women continue to suffer the adverse effects of burning biofuels like firewood to cook.
by Sudharak Olwe, Warrior Moms | 4 min read
A mother with an infant on her lap and a bamboo crib hanging behind them_losing young mothers to suicide
August 16, 2022
Why are so many young mothers in India dying by suicide?
Early marriage, intimate partner violence, pressure to give birth to a son, and lack of financial independence are some of the factors driving young mothers to suicide.
by Disha Shetty, The Fuller Project | 5 min read
Illustration of a jungle_Aseema-mental health
July 28, 2022
“We definitely need far more conversation around mental health”
Neerja Birla speaks about the mental health and integrated education landscape in India, the stigma surrounding it, and what key stakeholders need to do.
by Smarinita Shetty | 7 min read
People wait at the window to get medicines at a community health centre_public healthcare system
July 15, 2022
Is India’s public healthcare system ready for digital infrastructure?
Budget allocations to healthcare indicate a shift in the state’s priorities for healthcare in India. How will this impact access to health?
by Urvashi Sirohi | 5 min read
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