Healthcare

Vaishnavi writes about the importance of easy accessibility to emergency contraceptive pills and the changes that occurred after she started a petition against the ban on their sales in Tamil Nadu.

Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust, a Mumbai-based NGO is planning to organise a camp in Ladakh next year to donate prosthetic legs, callipers, crutches, wheelchairs, and hearing aids to people with disabilities.

Often, villages in conflict areas are unable to access basic healthcare facilities due to severe problems with supply. Meet a brave soul who’s overcome personal danger to ensure that a village in Jharkhand’s Naxalite area gets access to adequate healthcare.

Having an emergency at home and trying to arrange transport to the hospital in that mental state can be horrifying. Two former Google employees have decided to make that mental stress a thing of the past with their new offering – Ambee.

What do leaders do when they see pressing public health and sanitation problems in their community? Solve them!

People often called people who attempt suicide “selfish”. However, for the person going through the emotional turmoil leading to that final step, it’s usually the only way out left.

If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart, and other organs, such as the brain, kidneys, and eyes. Read on to find out about five foods you can include in your diet to help combat this common affliction.

A team at the non-profit L V Prasad Eye Institute has developed an instrument that can assess the severity of refractive errors of the eyes and help one decide if it is necessary to see an eye doctor.

Cervical cancer is one the biggest killers in modern India, yet few women are willing to discuss it openly. A cancer survivor is hoping that talking about her story will encourage more women to come forward and fight against this preventable and curable scourge.

More than half a million Indians are estimated to be in dire need of an organ transplant. While death takes you away, your organs can stay and save another life. A simple guide to the what, when and how of organ donation in India.