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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.

ASHAs in Chennai - ASHA workers
January 19, 2023
ASHAs: Informal workers in the formal sector
ASHA workers are a crucial part of the public health system. Despite this, they experience precarious working conditions in the form of long hours, low wages, and a lack of social security.
by Anirudh Chakradhar, Sudev Madhav | 6 min read
A man riding a rickshaw with a yellow graffitied wall in the background that says justice-denotified tribes
January 13, 2023
Mental justice: Addressing the mental health of de-notified tribes
De-notified tribes face discrimination and injustice and lack access to welfare schemes. Their mental well-being cannot be seen in isolation from these struggles.
by Deepa Pawar | 7 min read
Four women standing with posters demanding better working conditions_social welfare
December 20, 2022
ASHA workers need better working conditions, not hero worship
ASHAs and Anganwadi workers play a vital role in delivering government’s social welfare schemes, but they are denied employment benefits, minimum wage, and job security.
by Raja Venkata Krishna Dandamudi, V G Sreeram | 11 min read
incense sticks burning in a plate_rituals
December 16, 2022
The importance of rituals in behaviour change
Rituals are often seen as mere superstitions in direct opposition to biomedical practices. Here's why this understanding is a mistake.
by Cristine H Legare, Faiz Hashmi, Nachiket Mor, Neela A Saldanha | 4 min read
primary healthcare centre in bihar--public healthcare
December 15, 2022
What’s next for public healthcare in India?
From building partnerships with the private sector to preparing for climate change, here are three things the government needs to do next to build a high-quality public healthcare system.
by Krisha Mathur | 5 min read
A woman teaching another woman--public healthcare
December 6, 2022
Five things public health can learn from education
We often view public health very differently from education. What if the two are more similar than we think?
by Minha Khan | 9 min read
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
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