Indians could have lived for 1.7 years more with cleaner air

Every 8th death in country is due to air pollution, finds first state-wide research on its impact  

Low public funding in health exacerbates poverty, says Nigerian health minister

Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole talks to Bennett Oghifo about the country's commitment to provide universal health coverage by 2030

NITI Aayog’s PPP model for district hospitals pushes for privatisation of health sector

The move is in line with the Centre's agenda to push government health sector towards privatisation on the grounds that public health …

What does Modicare mean for India's poor and sick?

In the absence of a proper public health infrastructure, what does Ayushman Bharat mean for millions of poor & sick? Kundan Pandey travels to …

Digital Amnesia: Excessive use of mobile phone could lead to memory loss

Smartphone addiction could impair our brain’s ability to retain new information and form new memories

Govt's share of spending on nutrition, public health reduces in the last four years

Even the outstanding liabilities of states have been growing at double digits

Promises alone cannot improve people’s health; government should know that

Now, government has promised ‘world’s largest health scheme’ whose implementation is not possible, at least in 2018.

WHO report on polluted cities in India a dire warning: CSE

Of the 5,000 odd cities and towns in India, monitoring is being done in only 307 cities

Where are the doctors’ bodies when common man suffers due to poor treatment?

Notwithstanding lack of government support, the medical associations are strangely absent whenever the needy suffers due to unethical practices, …

Plague bacteria may be hiding in common soil or water microbes, waiting to emerge

Where do plague bacteria go between outbreaks? New research demonstrates that they can survive and replicate inside amoebae that are widely …

Arun Jaitley launches 'world's largest health scheme'; is there a catch?

The National Health Protection Scheme, a flagship public health insurance programme, was announced by the Finance Minister in his 2015-16 budget …

Why 275,000 National Health Mission workers have been protesting for 3 years

National Health Mission workers are up in arms, demanding salary and perks at par with the government's regular staff

Maternal and neonatal mortality rate high despite improvement in childbirth practices

A study conducted in public health centres in Uttar Pradesh shows complying to essential childbirth practices did not significantly alter …

Progress on controlling malaria cases stalls due to lack of funds: WHO

To achieve 40 per cent reduction in malaria cases and mortality rates by 2020, the focus should be on the most heavily affected countries in Africa

Deaths due to non-communicable diseases increased by 37 per cent since 1990

Kerala, Goa, and Tamil Nadu have the largest share of non-communicable diseases, according to the 2016 India State-level Disease Burden study

Three decades on, stigma still stymies HIV prevention and treatment

Unless stigma is addressed, the aim of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030 is unlikely to become a reality

Weight gain during pregnancy may help shorter women have healthy babies

UNICEF estimates that 8 million babies are born with low weight every year in India

Thank you for not driving: Climate change requires anti-smoking tactics

What if we treated climate change as a health problem rather than an environmental one? There are lessons to be learned from the successful …

Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease

If a test could reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you get it?

Large parks can reduce depression risk: study

Major depression was three times higher in residents exposed to small parks as compared to those exposed to large parks

An open problem

Ghana's failure to fight open defecation is an ominous sign for Africa

The trade in body parts of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction

An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights in Geneva is set to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in …

Government hospitals on sale!

India is eagerly handing over its public health facilities in towns and villages to private players. Is this the end of public healthcare?

How a community-based approach to mental health is making strides in Zimbabwe

Lay workers are being trained to help Zimbabwe manage mental issues in communities. So far it's proving successful.

Draft Public Health Bill restrictive, unclear: experts

They raise concern over the sudden introduction of the bill and its covert focus on bioterrorism