healthcare

While leprosy is a treatable condition, individuals living in leprosy colonies across India still grapple with societal stigma, making it challenging for them to secure employment and housing.

National Health Accounts (NHA), 2019–20, used outdated data on out-of-pocket expenditure to paint a rosy picture of healthcare in India. Will NHA, 2020–21, be any different?

Everyday violence takes a toll on the well-being of Muslims in India. Here’s how to build a mental health ecosystem that recognises Islamophobia and intergenerational trauma.

In order to address the increasing unmet need of care for the elderly, India needs to come up with innovative solutions to combat the social welfare, economic and health challenges they face.

Renewable energy holds health, environmental, and entrepreneurial benefits for communities with poor access to power.

Security guards, safai karamcharis, and waste pickers who spend a majority of their work hours outdoors are at a higher risk of lung diseases. Here’s how this can be addressed.

Sensitising healthcare providers to the needs of the trans community may help address the neglect they have long faced from India’s public healthcare system.

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.

Variations in culture and terrain at the last mile make mental health support challenging in the state.