A new WHO report finds that cancer survival increasingly hinges on geography and income, not biology — a pattern India’s own case load, insurance gaps and new prevention push all reflect. The new World Health Organisation’s first Global Status Report on Cancer 2026 – created with IARC – estimated that 20.6 million cancer cases and…
Malnutrition remains one of the most important and persistent public health problems in India. It is estimated that undernutrition directly or indirectly contributed to more than 68% of under five deaths in the country. Its long-term effects of cognition impairment, lesser educational outcomes, lesser productivity in life and intergenerational poverty are a structural drag on…
At 65.3% in 2026, up from 22% in 2016, India’s population covered by social protection schemes shows an almost three-fold increase over a decade – that’s the government’s interpretation based on the Sustainable Development Goals – National Indicator Framework (SDG-NIF) Progress Report by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI) on the country’s 20th…
India’s monsoon season brings more than floods—it also triggers a surge in waterborne diseases, mental health challenges, and public health emergencies.
India’s prostate cancer surgeries are getting more precise. Whether patients can reach the operating table at all remains a separate, and far less technical, problem. As recently as 1990, the rate of prostate cancer was 11th in India, while today, according to the National Cancer Registry Programme, it is the third most common in the…
THE BIGGEST CHEQUE AN INDIAN DRUGMAKER HAS EVER WRITTEN Indian pharmaceutical companies have spent the better part of two decades quietly building global manufacturing reach, mostly through incremental capacity expansion and a steady drumbeat of mid-sized acquisitions. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries just broke entirely from that pattern. The company announced it will acquire New York-listed Organon…
On Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy’s birth anniversary, the data shows his founding question – who gets treated and where Every year on July 1st, the country remembers the life of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, National Doctors’ Day: Honoring Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy and the Unsung Heroes Bridging India’s Health Divide, the legendary physician, freedom fighter,…
Envision a commitment extended to everyone around the globe: when you fall ill, you have access to a physician. When you are expecting a child, you can give birth securely. When you are facing the end of life, you will not endure suffering. That none of this will lead to financial ruin for your family….
DEBORAH FINLEY’S 90 DAYS Deborah Finley, 50, of Lodi, California, remembers exactly when her fear about her weight became concrete. It was during COVID, watching the news, noticing that the people on ventilators, the people who didn’t make it, disproportionately shared something with her: obesity. She had sleep apnea, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and was…
In the context of India’s population over several decades, there is only one factor that has been a recurring topic of debate – growth. From overcrowding to public facilities, all issues related to India’s population revolved around one idea, namely, that India’s population will continue to grow at an unprecedented pace. All that is set…
