Legal Age for Marriage in India: a case for social health outcomes
Print/ViewUnion budget 2020-21 was dissected thoroughly by academicians, economists, health care professionals and common man for tax proposals, education and infrastructure development amongst others. The
With community transmission brewing, imposing lockdown reflects administrative failure
Print/View Irrespective of whether the Indian Council of Medical Research accepts community transmission or they deny it at the behest of the powers that be,
Mental Health Disorders
Print/ViewINTRODUCTION: Mental health is more than the mere lack of mental disorders. The optimistic dimension of mental health is clearly stated in WHO’s definition of
Mortality of Outbreaks: Who is dying, not how many are dying!
Print/ViewNothing routs us but the villainy of our fears. – William Shakespeare Fear of death creates more panic than death itself. In 2018, more than
Teenage pregnancy and India’s woes
Print/ViewWorld Health Organization defines Teenage Pregnancy as “any pregnancy from a girl who is 10-19 years of age”. This is the period when structural, functional,
Telemedicine as an effective strategy for India?
Print/ViewAccording to the economic survey of India 2019-2020, the doctor patient ratio in India is 1:1456 with respect to the prescribed WHO standards of 1:1000.
Why alcohol must be banned in India?
Print/ViewWhile the western world is witnessing a declining trend towards alcohol, India is losing its culture of abstinence and witnessing the increased social acceptance for
Can Covid-19 mark a new age for health and development?
Print/ViewThe pandemic has likely changed the way we live forever. Not long ago, who would have imagined that a fast-paced world could be brought to
Connecting Tech and Markets with Organisations – a Perspective for the Public Health NGO
Print/View Consciously or unconsciously – we are watching the emergence of a new world. A world where technology both supersedes and precedes all other human