Healthcare

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

November 09, 2018

India’s push for universal healthcare depends on women’s safety

If women community workers do not feel safe, they are less likely to participate in the workforce, which can negatively impact the public health projects that they are the most essential part of.

by Junaid Nabi | 3 min read

September 28, 2018

Ayushman Bharat trivialises India’s quest for universal health care

Little can be done without a massive increase in public health expenditure and a radical revamp of the primary health infrastructure.

by Jean Drèze | 3 min read

September 13, 2018

The healthcare skew

Access to healthcare is an issue that millions in the country still struggle with, and India needs to build a strong primary healthcare system to address this.

by Dr Pavitra Mohan, Dr Raman Kumar | 4 min read

August 30, 2018

Dr H. Sudarshan on getting it right with Ayushman Bharat

There are valuable lessons that state level universal health coverage schemes have to offer to Ayushman Bharat, particularly in light of its scheduled launch this September.

by Rachita Vora, Smarinita Shetty | 5 min read

August 29, 2018

The problem with data in the healthcare system

"In order to strengthen our health system, we need a sound data monitoring strategy that enables decision-makers to accurately track system performance, evaluate impact, and ensure accountability."

by Rajiv Tandon | 4 min read

July 26, 2018

The ecology of an itch

An unprecedented medical issue in a tribal village led health workers to conduct a micro-study of the rural area, which taught them invaluable lessons on how to approach a community—its culture, ecology, and the problem itself.

by Anand Bang | 6 min read

social businesses - girls using tech

June 19, 2018

“We were too smitten by our tech to see its cracks”

Our big ideas and business models often fail because we aren’t really listening to communities; nor are we involving them in co-creating solutions.

by Satyan Mishra | 5 min read

May 29, 2018

Health care is an essential human right, and so is a proper diagnosis

In a path breaking development, 40 years after publishing the first Essential Medicines List, the World Health Organization (WHO) just published the first Essential Diagnostics List. Here's what it includes, and what we need to do to implement it.

by Madhukar Pai | 3 min read

primary healthcare delivery

April 17, 2018

The trouble with developing a framework for primary healthcare delivery

Long-term approaches are difficult but necessary to solve the problem. Short-cut approaches are all a road to perdition.

by Vivekanand Jha | 5 min read

non-communicable diseases

March 15, 2018

Rural India faces epidemic of non-communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases are increasing at an alarming rate in rural India, with long-term consequences on people's health and finances. The worrying part is that our healthcare system is ill-equipped to tackle this crisis.

by Dr Yogesh Kalkonde | 4 min read

indian markets social businesses

June 22, 2017

What social businesses are getting wrong

Few social businesses have managed to scale despite offering products and services in ‘underserved’ markets. Why won’t customers buy what these organisations are selling?

by Swati Chaudhary | 3 min read

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