Healthcare in India

Pregnant Women in Rural India Are Overworked at Home. That's Breaking Them.

"Most pregnant and nursing women in rural India engage in excessive domestic work for long hours in demanding circumstances with minimal help or rest, adding hardship to their lives."
▶16-Sep-2024
Kanika Sharma

How Biases amongst Heathcare Workers in Kerala Impede Access to Abortion

A ‘benevolent patriarchy’ that undergirds reproductive health services in Kerala creates barriers to women accessing safe abortion.
▶20-Aug-2024
Malu Mohan, Sapna Mishra

Transition to Adulthood and Mental Health: Challenges Faced by Indian Adolescents

India has the largest population of adolescents, a notable proportion of whom face mental health challenges. This requires actions beyond the health sector, including ensuring that adolescents live,…
▶05-Aug-2024
K.G. Santhya

Needs of Caregivers of Adolescents with Autism

India needs more focus on supporting adults with autism & their caregivers. While early diagnosis is important, autistic individuals need lifelong care. The government should ensure long-term…
▶15-Apr-2024
Sumaira Khan

Right to Healthcare in Times of Universal Health Coverage

Healthcare for all needs three things working together—a law guaranteeing the right to healthcare; universal health coverage to pay for it; and a focus on primary care to deliver it effectively. Each…
▶27-Mar-2024
T. Sundararaman, Mekhala Krishnamurthy

The Disease is Rare, but Compassionate Healthcare Shouldn’t Be

Those who suffer from rare diseases in India have to navigate a complex and often unsympathetic healthcare system. Their struggles highlight the need for doctors to listen, work together with…
▶19-Mar-2024
Shriniwas Darak

Towards Safe and Respectful Maternity Care

The National Rural Health Mission has provided disadvantaged women with better access to maternal healthcare, but obstetric practices can sometimes be egregious, adverse, and even violent. Gender and…
▶19-Sep-2023
Aditi Iyer

Understanding Demand for Healthcare Among Families of High-risk Newborns

'Low birthweight and prematurity' is now the most common cause of child death in India. Apart from improving publicly provided newborn care, we need to communicate to families how…
▶10-Jul-2023
Taha Ibrahim Siddiqui, Nayana Nair, Diane Coffey

Maternity Entitlements in Freefall

Progress towards universal maternity benefits, sluggish as it was in the first place, has gone into reverse gear in the last few years.
▶14-Jun-2023
Jean Drèze, Reetika Khera

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Law Advances Socialised Medicine

Rajasthan’s Right to Health Act shows transformative potential by guaranteeing access to health for all. Despite protests by some doctors, implementation of a rights-based framework would lead to…
▶10-Apr-2023
G. Ananthakrishnan