When Titan Eye+ introduced “The Eye Test Menu” on World Sight Day, they did something deceptively uncomplicated: they made the walls of highway dhabas into clinics, and they turned the lunch break of a truck driver into an opportunity for diagnosis. The idea reads like a case study in empathy design – an eye chart…
When the FSSAI’s order in October 2025 banned the use of “ORS” on any beverage or product that is not in accordance with the formula of WHO’s standard Oral Rehydration Solution, it marked a concrete step toward the check on misleading labeling. While all attention was focused on the Delhi High Court’s decision upholding the…
Back in 1971, amid the chaos of Bangladesh’s fight for independence, refugee camps overflowed with families fleeing violence. Cholera swept through like a storm, dehydrating and killing thousands of children in hours. That’s when Dr. Dilip Mahalanabis, a pediatrician from Kolkata, made history. Working in those muddy camps, he whipped up a basic mix of…
In November 2000, Bihar and Jharkhand parted ways. The bifurcation birthed two siblings from one weary parent. Leaders on both sides pledged a brighter future. They promised equitable growth and stronger welfare. Child nutrition was at the heart of those vows. Twenty-five years later, the promises echo faintly. Malnutrition still stalks the young in both…
October 10, 2025 marks the World Mental Health Day and the theme this year – “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies (Disasters)” highlights an issue that is often pushed to the side. When disasters strike – earthquakes, storms, pandemics, conflicts – the need for mental health services rises. The loss, grief, dislocation,…
Photo Credit: World Health Organization Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 04, 2025 05:28 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The announcement of the MoU between the Government of India and the World Health Organization on 1st October 2025 marked the first step towards hosting the Second Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from 17-19…
Photo Credit : efta.int Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Oct 01, 2025 03:20 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik When India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein signed the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) in March 2024, most of the spotlight focused on the large economic figures: a…
Photo Credit: Parinita Mathur Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 26, 2025 11:58 ISTWritten By: Raag Pratham New York, 25 September 2025 — A once-distant dream of stopping HIV with a simple injection is now on the verge of becoming reality for millions of people in low- and middle-income countries. Under a landmark partnership…
Photo Credit: Unicef Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 24, 2025 03:15 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik India can strive to be a world economic power, but one hard reality still haunts its progress, which is that millions of women and children are still going hungry in ways we do not always notice. The National…
Photo Credit: Parinita Mathur Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 23, 2025 03:45 ISTWritten By: Raag New York, 23 September 2025 — At this year’s Goalkeepers event in New York, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the conversation turned from celebration to alarm. For two decades the world has steadily reduced child…
