Healthcare

Ity Pandey, the Divisional Railway Manager in Bhusawal, introduced Rudra, a ‘hospital on wheels’ initiative, to provide accessible healthcare to railway workers and their families in remote areas. This mobile clinic is changing healthcare delivery and offering timely medical services directly to those who need them the most.

From battling deadly diseases in remote forests to making cancer care affordable, these five doctors are redefining healthcare in India. Showcasing the nominees for ‘Optum Presents The Better India Showcase’, supported by the M3M Foundation — their innovations, compassion, and determination are taking lifesaving treatment to the country’s most underserved corners.

At 16, Manvi Mehta couldn’t make sense of what was happening in her mind. Years later, she’s a professor who still lives with bipolar disorder — but now with words, tools, and support. She doesn’t claim to have all the answers — just a story that might help someone feel less alone.

The cloudburst in Mandi, Himachal, has led to the loss of many lives due to flooding and electrocution. You can help the communities by donating.

He could have chosen wealth, but Dr Rahman picked Rs 50 patients instead. What made him walk away from Delhi’s top hospitals to serve his hometown in Bihar?

It started like any other Monday—routine, peaceful, predictable. But just hours into the day, something shifted. A quiet unease crept in, with no warning and no clear cause. What happened next would turn an ordinary morning into something unforgettable. Here’s what unfolded when everything suddenly changed.

Thousands of women in Beed are undergoing hysterectomies just to keep working in harsh sugarcane fields. In one village, a simple solution offers hope—a revived river that could help them return to farming with dignity, at home. Join us in supporting a future where no woman has to make this choice.

Armed with just a bike and a purpose, Joshuva Daniel Putti left Andhra to ride across 12 countries. Along the way, he’s funded surgeries, planted over 700 trees, and brought hope to underserved communities. His journey proves that one person really can change lives—mile by mile, act by act.

This Father’s Day, let’s transform the conversation by encouraging open dialogues with our fathers, reminding them it’s okay to not be okay. Mumbai-based psychiatrists, Dr Anjali Chhabria and Dr Harish Shetty, highlight children’s crucial role in helping fathers feel understood and nurtured.

India could take a leaf out of the Mahbubnagar district model, where 100 percent screening is done to keep a check on thalassemia major births.