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…
Imagine visiting a medical facility for a common urinary tract infection, an infection treatable for years, only to be informed that the antibiotic which are usually prescribed no longer work effectively. No dramatisation, no alarmist escalation, just a quiet clinical statement that the drug cannot help. This is not the stuff of futuristic dystopias, but…
The WHO’s “AI for All” framework highlights the urgent need to eliminate bias in healthcare AI and ensure equitable, inclusive technology for underserved populations worldwide. Global Health & Technology I Social Development There is a village in rural Bihar, India, where the nearest physician is 40 kilometers away. A child develops a fever at midnight….
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…
