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Indian school children eating_midday meal scheme

March 19, 2019

The correlation between midday meals and learning outcomes

The first study to examine the effects of midday meals on learning outcomes over a five year period finds a steady increase in test scores for children initially, after which the effects 'taper off'.

by Shreya Roy Chowdhury | 4 min read

trucks on a coal field in India-Wikimedia Commons

March 05, 2019

Forced displacement and its links with poor health

Displacing people from their own lands has been shown to increase vulnerability to exploitation, pushing Adivasi communities to poverty and ill health.

by Adsa Fatima, Deepa Venkatachalam, Sarojini Nadimpally | 7 min read

Doctor writing health survey with stethoscope next to her

February 22, 2019

The problems with the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)

As the government plans the fifth round of the National Family Health Survey, there are several gaps that it needs to address across both the design and implementation.

by Dr Sylvia Karpagam | 5 min read

world cancer day

February 04, 2019

Guerrilla advocacy: Lessons for civil society

Drawing from his success as an anti-tobacco activist, Dr. Pankaj Chaturvedi of Tata Memorial Hospital talks about the strategic choices one needs to make while advocating with the government, and the ingenuity required to change policy.

by Ayesha Marfatia, Rachita Vora | 6 min read

mohalla

January 31, 2019

A replicable model for urban healthcare

Lessons from Mohalla Clinics, which are well designed and hyper local, present innovative solutions to the challenge of urban healthcare.

by Dr Chandrakant Lahariya | 6 min read

mental health

January 16, 2019

Mental health at work

Creating workplaces that support the mental well-being of all staff—from frontline workers to senior management—is critical. Here are some practices that nonprofits follow.

by Ayesha Marfatia | 3 min read

inequality

January 08, 2019

What's stopping India from achieving the growth it wants

India won't be able to improve it's economy or develop sustainably unless it reduces gender and income inequality.

by IndiaSpend, Swagata Yadavar | 5 min read

December 14, 2018

The key to universal health care

The law has not succeeded in reducing the informal healthcare market as there are not enough alternatives in place to provide universal healthcare. We need to now recognise the unique strengths of these practioners, and work towards training them.

by Abhijit Chowdhury, Amod Kumar, Meenakshi Gautham | 7 min read

November 27, 2018

Understanding community health workers

Both government schemes and nonprofit health interventions are heavily dependent on frontline health workers. Here's an insight into what motivates them, the challenges they face, and how these are overcome.

by Anuja Jayaraman, Nikhat Shaikh | 3 min read

November 14, 2018

India's first comprehensive tribal health report

The report is the culmination of years of study by an expert committee, which examined how tribal communities in India suffer from inequity in healthcare, and how this gap can be bridged.

by Ayesha Marfatia | 4 min read

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