Healthcare

Anuradha Gupta, deputy CEO of Gavi, recalls her days as an IAS officer and as the mission director of India's fight against polio, and how a risk she took played off when the country was declared polio free in 2014.

Under their VaxNow initiative, the CovidActionCollab conducted camps for women sex workers, transgenders and their families, offering general health counselling, mental health support, screening for non-communicable diseases, ration kits and free COVID-19 vaccinations across five states.

Engineering graduate Vidhan Bhaiya from Chennai launched Dr Brinsley, a diabetic footwear company, that makes and sells fashionable shoes which reduce friction and shear stress, prevent external shocks, and accommodate deformities due to diabetes.

A gluten-free powerhouse, arrowroot has long been advocated for by grandmothers to boost a newborn’s health, improve gut health, help control diabetes, weight loss, and more.

Norovirus outbreak in Kerala: All you need to know about what the virus is, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and guidelines for prevention.

Scientists from Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) found that Manathakkali, a common herb in Kerala, has medicinal properties to cure liver cancer

Dr Rajani Jagtap from Maharashtra lost her husband, Dr Shridhar, to COVID last year. She started a support group to help hundred others like her to cope with grief.

A traditional winter drink in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan, Bajra Raab is gluten-free, immensely nutrition and a great way of controlling high blood pressure as well as diabetes.

Mosquirix, the malaria vaccine by GlaxoSmithKline has already been administered to over 8,00,000 children in 2.3 million doses.

Virohan, the Gurugram-based healthcare edtech startup founded by Nalin Saluja, Kunaal Dudeja and Archit Jayaswal, trains and certifies allied healthcare professionals (AHPs), who form the vital backbone of the healthcare sector in India and abroad.