India’s healthcare progress is often measured in visible milestones—new hospitals, new equipment, bigger budgets. Yet the most decisive factor behind outcomes is far less visible

The year was 2008, the date, May 28th. While the world marked another Menstrual Hygiene Day, in India, the word 'Periods' was still confined to hushe

A newborn’s first cry should signal hope. But, for precisely two hundred thousand families across India each year it rings with fear instead. Every year these many babies are born with

Imagine a world where a child’s heart defect doesn’t mean a death sentence—or a lifetime of stru

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), serious chronic diseases that are not transmitted from person to person, include heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and chronic lung dise

India bares a large malaria burden that requires major support to be addressed and eliminated. The disease continues to add pressures on the public healthcare systems and affect everyday lif

Leprosy is one of the oldest diseases known to man which causes severe disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in the arms, legs and skin area

The success of India's mass vaccination campaign is laudable. Our country has now fully vaccinated over 53% of the population. The world's largest free vaccination exercise continues to impress the world with

Although the human body is in transition at all ages, adolescence stands out due to the speed and extent of changes that occur during these formative years. India has the world’s largest adolescent popu

The public healthcare sector in any country is focused on improving the quality of life and preventing diseases through organised efforts. Gov