Health

The pandemic has set India back in its goal to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025. From the Nikshay Poshan Yojana to renewed testing and treatment efforts, here's how we can cover lost ground.

An analysis of nine states shows that maternity benefits under the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) alone are not enough to increase institutional deliveries. Poverty, lack of education, and other socio-demographic factors also play an important role.

A study from rural Andhra Pradesh finds that the answer might lie in changing dietary habits combined with a shift to cultivating less labour-intensive crops.

An IAS officer reflects on the importance of local-level data, intersectoral solutions, and the role of communities, governments, and nonprofits in fighting malnutrition.

Raj Mariwala, director at Mariwala Health Initiative, and Santrupt Misra, director of Group HR at Aditya Birla Group, discuss the role of individuals and organisations in promoting employee well-being and why mental health policies in the workplace need to be more inclusive.

An analysis of Ayushman Bharat (PMJAY), India’s flagship public health insurance scheme—what it promised, what it has achieved, and the way forward.

The anti-trafficking ecosystem fails to account for the mental health and well-being of survivors.

Rather than increasing investments in social welfare schemes that protected the most vulnerable during the pandemic, Budget 2022 focuses on building infrastructure and capital expenditure.

In this episode, Dr Srinath Reddy (President, PHFI) and Dr Sangita Reddy (Joint MD, Apollo Hospitals) talk about the gaps in India’s healthcare system and how private and public players can work together to fix it.

Children are at greater risk than adults from the many adverse health effects of air pollution. We must improve air quality in India to safeguard their futures.