Profits and not improving accessibility matter to Indian drug makers

FICCI conference organised to discuss access to generic medicines focuses more on increasing exports

Iatrogenesis unbound: Review of 'Healers or Predators?'

A rare anthology of medical cases investigated to expose the corrupt underbelly of healthcare

COVID-19: Water a crucial weapon in pandemic fight

Water access, safe sanitation and rapid de-densification of settlements are key interventions in COVID-19 response plan

Odisha records its first COVID-19 death

Total COVID-19 positive cases at 42; state’s third exclusive COVID-19 hospital with 500 beds became operational on April 6 

COVID-19: How will India plan its lockdown exit?

The PM has directed all chief ministers to devise a common exit strategy 

COVID-19 pandemic: Women in charge

Women make up the majority of workers in the health and social welfare sectors globally. Nearly one in three women work in agriculture and do …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (June 9, 2020)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal  

COVID-19: Fresh Beijing cluster raises human-to-human transmission concerns

Chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC also pointed to influx of meat and seafood from across the country as cause for infection

Fast COVID-19 vaccine timelines are unrealistic, put integrity of scientists at risk

No vaccine against a coronavirus has successfully navigated the rigours of clinical testing, despite having up to 17 years to do so

Over 283 mln Africans with comorbidities at higher COVID-19 risk: Lancet

Population in African countries with high HIV / AIDS prevalence are at increased risk of COVID-19, says report

DRC’s coping mechanisms in the face of Ebola, measles and COVID-19

DRC has had a measles outbreak of more than 300,000 cases and more than 6,000 deaths since 2019; and 4,637 confirmed COVID-19 cases at 13 …

COVID-19: Confusion, chaos plague Himachal over e-pass violation

Several returnees lying to obtain e-pass, violating home quarantine, allege sources

No health net for 3.1 bln by 2023 deadline

The World Health Organization (WHO) 13th General Programme of Work targeted universal health coverage (UHC) between 2019 and 2023

Lonely twilight: Highest rate of seniors living alone in Tamil Nadu, Nagaland

5.7% senior citizens in India live alone

Primary healthcare fails to meet needs of people it was built for: Lancet study

People in low-, middle-income countries often have to pay out of their pocket and seek care elsewhere