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in a slum Mumbai, India, July 23, 2020

How India Can Achieve Universal Health Coverage

by Parth Sharma, Preethi John

Empowering community health workers with digital tools will bridge health-care gaps

Environment
Dozens of seagulls swoop down to grab food from people in a small boat on the Yamuna River, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, on November 18, 2021.

India's Pollution Problem

India's former secretary for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare talks smog and health

Sumi Mehta
Environment

Air Quality, Health, and Climate Conversations

by Sumi Mehta

More than 90 percent of the world breathes polluted air

A bird's eye view of dozens of college students performing during a flash mob as a tribute to the cultural diversity of India, at Mumbai Central railway station, in Mumbai, India, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Niharika Kulkarni
Governance

Three Years In

As India approaches the third anniversary of COVID, Ramanan Laxminarayan takes the temperature of the country's health

The arms of school boys are seen carrying their tiffin boxes as they wait to receive their free mid-day meal, distributed by a government-run primary school, in New Delhi July 19, 2013.
Food

Giving a Boost to School Lunches in India

by Santosh Kumar

Supplementing school lunches with iron-fortified salt can help reduce anemia in kids

A woman dressed in a head covering and long dress carries bread as she walks on a frost-covered footbridge in the interiors of Nigeen Lake on a cold winter morning in Srinagar, India, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Food

A Clear Fix for a Common Birth Defect in India

by Siddhesh Zadey, Sweta Dubey

Folic acid fortification in food can help reduce neural tube defects in India

A protestor participating in a "Fridays for Future" march calling for urgent measures to combat climate change holds a globe designed to look like it is on fire, in Mumbai, India, on September 27, 2019.
Governance

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

by Vinayak Mishra

Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk

A child wears a skull mask at an anti-tobacco awareness rally on World No Tobacco Day in Kolkata, India, on May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
Governance

Beating the Bidi Habit In India

An interview with Vandana Shah explores tobacco use and policy in India

Asmita Koladiya, a health-care worker, carrying her eight-month-old daughter, gives a dose of vaccine against COVID-19 to a man in Lodhida village, in Gujarat, India, on February 2, 2022.
Gender

Women Are Transforming Health in Rural Villages in India

by Mukteshwari Bosco, Maya Welch, Gayathri Prashanth

Community health "entrepreneurs" prevent disease, strengthen social safety nets, and improve well-being

Bhawri Devi watches as her husband and son push an auto-rickshaw which got stuck in the sand on the way home from receiving cancer treatment, in a village in Jalore, India, on April 7, 2018.
Migration

India Needs Cancer Care Outside its Big Cities

by Elizabeth Soumya

India's poorest often travel hundreds of kilometers to access cancer care

A man in a red shirt stands in profile and weeps as his mother is being treated inside a COVID-19 intensive care unit of a government-run hospital, amidst the coronavirus pandemic, in Bijnor District, Uttar Pradesh, India, on May 11, 2021. Photo by REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Poverty

"10 Bed ICU" Brings Intensive Care Units to India's Rural Towns and Villages

by Shefali Malhotra

A collaboration between business experts, nonprofit organizations, and India's government is making it happen

Women wearing protective face masks and colorful red and white saris stand in front of a purple wall and a color mural as they watch a dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi, India, on January 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Gender

HPV Vaccination and the Quest to Solve India's Cervical Cancer Problem

by Anoushka Arora, Parth Sharma

Misinformation, stigma, and health disparities have stalled HPV vaccination

Students hold a giant Indian national flag with green, white and orange stripes, during celebrations commemorating 75 years of India's Independence, in Ahmedabad, India, August 8, 2022.
Governance

Monkeypox in India—Facing the World's Latest Health Threat

by Aatmika Nair, Siddhesh Zadey

Barely back on its feet from COVID-19, India eyes monkeypox with trepidation

President Joe Biden delivers a speech at a wooden podium while wearing a dark blue suit with a white shirt and striped tie
Governance

Changing Foreign Policy on Cyberspace: Lessons for U.S. Global Health Engagement

by David P. Fidler

Proposals to transform U.S. cyber foreign policy can inform rethinking global health engagement