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India Moves to Fix Doctor Shortage With New Medical Colleges and Rural Incentives

India is tackling its doctor shortage by expanding medical colleges, increasing seats, and offering incentives for rural service, while reforming medical training to improve healthcare access in underserved areas. India is taking serious steps to fix one of its most persistent healthcare challenges. The country faces a critical shortage of doctors, particularly in rural and…

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Addressing India’s Doctor Shortage: Government Introduces Incentives, Expands Medical Colleges, and Reforms Curriculum

India is addressing its doctor shortage through new medical colleges, financial incentives, and curriculum reforms, but rural healthcare gaps remain a major challenge. The success of these efforts will depend on whether doctors can be effectively deployed to underserved areas. India is taking a hard look at one of its most persistent public health challenges….

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Centre Sanctions ₹80 Crore to Boost 124 Health and Wellness Centres in Dakshina Kannada

The Centre has approved over ₹80 crore to establish 124 Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres in Dakshina Kannada to strengthen primary healthcare access in rural areas. The centres will provide consultations, diagnostics and preventive services closer to local communities. The Union government has approved more than ₹80 crore to establish 124 Ayushman Bharat Health…

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NITI Aayog and UNICEF Join Hands to Boost Maternal and Child Nutrition in India’s Aspirational Districts

NITI Aayog and UNICEF have partnered to improve maternal and child nutrition in India’s Aspirational Districts and Blocks through better healthcare delivery, awareness campaigns, and CSR-funded nutrition initiatives. The collaboration will also strengthen Anganwadi infrastructure, enhance ICDS services, and build the capacity of frontline workers to improve nutrition outcomes in underserved regions. India has taken…

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When Policy Leaves the Paper and Enters the Village

Maharashtra government partners with Tata Trusts and Naam Foundation to enhance rural healthcare, water security, and public service delivery through a collaborative CSR model, focusing on sustainable development and last-mile impact. A new partnership in Maharashtra is quietly showing how development work in India is evolving. The state government has signed multiple Memorandums of Understanding…

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Drs. Lalitha Regi and Regi George at the Tribal Health Initiative in Sittilingi Valley, recipients of the 2025 Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity

Healing at the Grassroots: Drs. Lalitha Regi and Regi George Win McGill’s 2025 Paul Farmer Award

On 7 November 2025, McGill University’s Global Health Programs and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences announced that Drs. Lalitha Regi and Regi George, co-founders of the Tribal Health Initiative (THI) in Tamil Nadu, India, are the 2025 co-recipients of the Paul Farmer Award for Global Health Equity. The award is named after the…

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