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This research project was designed to enhance nutritional awareness among young women and also to create awareness about the importance of nutrition in the first 1000 days of life — from conception to the 2nd birthday — in pregnant and lactating mothers.
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Rural Health Officers(RHO) in Chhattisgarh have transformed the health of the community — especially maternal and child health — by earning trust through dedication and hard work. This is the story of one RHO’s struggles and triumphs.
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A Community Health Officer shares her firsthand experience organizing health camps across the scattered, hilly hamlets of Banswara district. She highlights how these initiatives have transformed local health-seeking behavior, playing a crucial role in early detection and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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In 2017, Tribal Health Initiative in Sittlingi region of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, started a unique initiative — inviting medical students to immerse in their work for 3 days. What transpired was magical. This is the story of the Rural Sensitisation Program.
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Ensuring all children are immunised is surprisingly more difficult in some urban informal settlements compared to rural areas. This article explores the reasons behind this and how a successful systematic community outreach program overcame these hurdles.
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An Interview with Dr. Krishna R. Murthy, Director of Vittala Institute, where he sheds light on Indian eye-care landscape and shares details of the innovative and philanthropic work done by the institute to control diabetic retinopathy and retinopathy of prematurity.
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An inspiring interview with Dr. Sanjana Brahmawar Mohan and Dr. Pavitra Mohan about the remarkable work done by BHS in delivering affordable and comprehensive primary health care in rural Rajasthan.
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Addressing neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)—like leprosy, lymphatic filariasis (LF), and scabies — require sensitivity and focused effort. This article highlights how community health workers, in conjunction with the Morbidity Management Unit at a Community Health Centre helped those suffering from NTDs.
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The remarkable story of how Sundarban Social Development Centre is reaching healthcare to the scattered and isolated communities in the Sundarbans.
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Eye opening stories and reflections on community-rooted public health practice — from the tribal villages of Dharamjaigarh.
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An interview with Dr. Sunil Shroff, a pioneer in the field of organ transplantation in India, and the Managing Trustee of MOHAN foundation, an organization dedicated to this field.
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A glimpse into the struggles and commitment of health workers in remote regions
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Real stories from rural India show how trust and information turn public health services into lifelines.
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In this episode we speak to Sarbani Das Roy, Ashoka Fellow and co-founder of Iswar Sankalpa, about one of India’s most invisible crises: homelessness and mental illness.
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A glimpse of a spanking new health sub-centre in a remote village of Rajasthan, contrasting with the destruction of the temporary residences in a slum community in Bangalore showcases the contradictions that exist in India
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A doctor’s 4-decade long toil to help relieve the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual suffering of patients, that pioneered palliative care in India.
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In Chhattisgarh, creches or ‘Shishu Ghar’ are known as ‘Laika Ghar’. In several parts of the state, these creches have become a medium of change.
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The powerful story of a doctor and nurse couple, who dedicated their lives to improving the health of a rural tribal community. Where purpose meets compassion.
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How a doctor couple helped transform the health and quality of life in an underdeveloped tribal area.
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Asunta Didi’s unwavering dedication restores a village’s faith in public healthcare, despite persistent odds.
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Migrant families in Bangalore face hardship, yet community health workers bring hope and better healthcare access.
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Rural Health Officers(RHO) in Chhattisgarh have transformed the health of the community — especially maternal and child health — by earning trust through dedication and hard work. This is the story of one RHO’s struggles and triumphs.
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Healthcare is fraught with uncertainty. Indian public health system is plagued by too much oversight and strict consequences. Balancing expectations with protection, and accountability with autonomy is needed for sustained improvement in outcomes.
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As women’s life expectancy increases, the population of post-menopausal women is increasing. Unfortunately, the health concerns of this cohort is not addressed in any of the public health programs.
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Government spending on health in India is considerably lower than most similar countries. But a relatively small increase coupled with higher focus on primary healthcare could have considerable positive impact.
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Urban health needs a long-term vision of what the city is for, and the discipline to embed that vision into building codes, transport systems, environmental regulation, and land use, decade after decade.
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Behaviour change in public health lasts only when programmes align science with culture, meaning, and identity.
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We need more public-spirited hospitals and enhanced quality of public health systems to check the increasing commercialisation of private health care.
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Why health systems do better, and at lower cost, when they rely on strong community-based primary care.
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A closer look at a young child’s preventable death reveals the deep, systemic failures of India’s public health system.
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Why India’s health challenges demand precision—systems tailored to history, culture, geography, and evolving disease patterns.
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While India’s health system has improved over the years, there are still huge gaps. An insider’s view of these.
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Innovations and evolving disease burden have transformed primary healthcare in rural areas over the years.
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Sandwiched between a strengthening public healthcare system and glitzy private hospital chains, many mission hospitals face financial strain and identity crises. This case study highlights a mission hospital that successfully overcame these challenges by returning to its foundational principles.
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The first article in this series explains India’s health financing architecture, budget trends, and the Union government’s role in funding health programmes.
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Activating Jan Arogya Samitis in four remote blocks in Maharashtra has led to considerable increase in community ownership in the service delivery provided by the health and wellness centres in that area. This, in turn, has let to improvement in several health indicators.
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With all the challenges and gaps that exist in India’s healthcare system, the transformation from 1947 to now has been remarkable. Here is an explainer video highlighting some of the key components of this revolution.
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Formation of a Mahila Arogya Samiti in an underserved urban community leads not only to improvement in health indicators, but also to strengthening of the level of confidence and collective agency of women in the settlement.
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A pilot program implemented in the creches in the tribal areas of Dharamjaigarh reveals the barriers to treatment faced by parents when a child is malnourished or sick.
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A Mobile Medical Unit equipped with ultrasound, ECG, pathology lab, and pharmacy has changed accessibility of healthcare dramatically in the far flung mountainous terrains of Kumaon.
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The Nutrition Education Rehabilitation Program implemented by Comprehensive Primary Health Care Project (CPHCP) of Bethesda Hospital Society working closely with the public health system shows encouraging results in improving nutrition outcomes for under-five children in Chhatarpur district.
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India has made dramatic improvements in public health since independence, both in terms of infrastructure and indicators. Major progress is witnessed in life expectancy, disease control, and survival rates.
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This article looks at the causes of widespread malnutrition among the Kutia Kondh in Odisha and highlights community-led health and nutrition interventions making a tangible difference.
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A study conducted by MAMTA Health Institute for Mother and Child in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh.
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India’s mental health crisis needs to be addressed through appropriate strategies for prevention and community based recovery.
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A study of the functioning of Employee State Insurance Scheme in Maharashtra — areas of concern and policy suggestions for improvement.
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A deep and inspiring conversation with two stalwarts. In this session, Dr Abhay Bang (SEARCH, Gadchiroli) and Dr Johnny Oommen (Christian Hospital, Bissamcuttack) speak with Hrishikesh Parthasarathy (Azim Premji Foundation).
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Jan Aushadhi Kendras are for delivering generic medicines at an affordable cost. A study looks into their utilisation, benefits, and challenges.
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How a well-run VHSND can transform rural health through education and prevention.
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This research project was designed to enhance nutritional awareness among young women and also to create awareness about the importance of nutrition in the first 1000 days of life — from conception to the 2nd birthday — in pregnant and lactating mothers.
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A Community Health Officer shares her firsthand experience organizing health camps across the scattered, hilly hamlets of Banswara district. She highlights how these initiatives have transformed local health-seeking behavior, playing a crucial role in early detection and management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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