Health Finance & Governance
Government Support Critical To Treat TB In Malnourished Patients
Rishikesh: Sita Devi (42), a mother of six, lives in an urban slum in Uttarakhand's Rishikesh. This slum area is also...
Despite Increased Spending, Health Outcomes Remain Poor in Backward States
Mumbai: The Covid-19 pandemic, and particularly its second wave, exposed serious deficiencies in the public health...
India UnderSpends On Nutrition, New Nutrition Programme Yet To Be Implemented
New Delhi: In 2021, the government consolidated several programmes for children, adolescent girls and creches,...
Watch: Reform Pathways for India's Healthcare Financing
Mumbai: In India, nearly 65% of the healthcare spending is out of pocket by individuals. The remaining 35% is highly...
How A Year of Covid-19 Financially Dented India's Middle Class
New Delhi: When the second wave of Covid-19 was beginning its steep climb in India in April 2021 and most states were...
'Countries With Leaders Supporting Science See Better Outcomes'
Mumbai: In 2005, then United States President George W. Bush read a book called The Great Influenza by John M. Barry on...
What Kerala's COVID-19 'Failure' Can Tell Us About India's 'Success'
Chennai: India witnessed a peak of one million active COVID-19 cases in mid-September 2020, followed by a consistent...
'We Should Build A Political Demand For High Quality Healthcare For All'
Mumbai: "India's economy rides on the health of its people", wrote K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health...
