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…
Members of FCGVs | Image Source: figo.org Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 23, 2025 12:20 ISTWritten By: Janmojaya Barik Colombo, Sep 22 — The World Health Organization’s South-East Asia Region revealed the winners of its inaugural Public Health Champion Awards, recognizing exceptional efforts towards health equity and community service across the region. The…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 19, 2025 12:05 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal When the sirens of the health system fall silent in India’s remotest corners, it is the soft knock of an ASHA worker at the village door that keeps hope alive. ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) bear the…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 18, 2025 04:50 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal The phrase ‘perfect storm’ from United Nations does not allude to weather conditions but rather to lives falling apart. During the month of September in the year 2025, UN officials were raising alarms about the rampant rise…
Photo Credit: Internet Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 17, 2025 12:35 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal India is facing an emerging public health crisis in the form of drug resistant infections, making treatable diseases even more difficult, and in many cases, deadly. During the 15th Annual Conference of the Clinical Infectious Disease Society (CIDSCON…
Photo credit: Ministry of Health & Family Welfare Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 14, 2025 06:24 IST New Delhi, 14 September 2025 — Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate the “Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan” along with the 8th Poshan Maah on 17 September. This nationwide initiative, led jointly by the…
Photo Credit: Ankita Shah Clear Cut Health DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 11, 2025 02:55 ISTWritten By: Paresh Kumar Sugar, once a luxury, is now ubiquitous. In ancient India, sugarcane was domesticated around 4,000 BC. Indians learned to crystallize sugar just over 2,000 years ago. The Sanskrit word śarkarā gave rise to “sugar.” Early uses were…
Photo Credit: Antara Mrinal Clear Cut DeskNew Delhi, UPDATED: Aug 29, 2025 10:54 ISTWritten By: Antara Mrinal When a nation’s athletes take the field, they do more than just compete. They are carrying the hopes and emotions of millions. They promote unity in diversity, celebrate regional diversity, and heal social divisions. From grassroots traditions to international…
