Health Care

Gautam Yadav, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2009, has been working to fight the stigma and myths associated with the illness for 15 years. He narrates his life as a PLHIV, and what he wishes people knew about the disease.

Sri Harsha, along with Sharath Chandra and Nirali Parikh, co-founded ‘Hypothalamus’ to address the healthcare gap in the food industry. They provide health-focused meal delivery service for patients with cancer, diabetes, PCOS, etc.

Madurai’s Senthil Kumar started JioVio Healthcare, which provides early risk monitoring for pregnant women in rural India. So far, he has catered to 30 lakh women in Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu.

After her 9-year-old brother was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, Divaa Uthkarsha (15) started Project Surya to support underprivileged children with the same condition.

Eliminating digital devices from children’s lives seems near impossible as the world increasingly moves online, but Dr Umang Mathur shares six ways we can mitigate the damage of excessive screen time on children.

Dr Sabapathy S and professor Anup K Ghosh, two material scientists in IIT Delhi, have developed the Celligo BioSAP, an all-natural insert for sanitary pads that are super-absorbent and eco-friendly.

Noida-based Rahul and Neha Rastogi founded Agatsa Software and developed a pocket-sized portable ECG machine called SanketLife 2.0. It can detect cardiac symptoms in just one ECG, and the information can be easily shared with doctors or healthcare providers in real-time.

Chennai-based Hari Subramaniam had to make multiple rounds to the hospital while battling cancer. His observations led him to innovate the iMS biosensor, a wireless alerting system, as part of his venture LifeSigns.

To improve primary healthcare services in rural areas, Akanksh Tandon launched DigiQure, which provides teleconsultations at Re 1. He claims to have catered to over 20,000 people in rural Madhya Pradesh so far.

Set up by former Army doctor Dr Sunil Kaul and his partner Jennifer Liang, Mental Illness Treatment Alliance (MITA) has helped thousands in rural Northeast India access affordable mental healthcare.