Healthcare

Tackling child malnourishment in urban slums can be extremely challenging. But the SNEH Foundation and teachers from government schools are using education to create awareness about its ill-effects and are, in turn, putting children on the path to a healthier life.

Meet Urmila Chanam, a health-activist who is fighting taboos and myths around menstruation and is spreading awareness about menstrual hygiene across India.

This project is taking tuberculosis treatment and care to people from marginalised communities in 300 districts across India. Here’s how it works.

Low-cost, generic medicines produced in India are helping millions of people across the world get affordable, high-quality medication.

Many newborn deaths from hypothermia in India can be easily prevented with regular temperature monitoring techniques and early intervention. A Bengaluru-based company has devised the perfect solution.

Controlling your blood sugar level is necessary for living a good life. Learn about these 5 types of food that you should incorporate in your daily diet to make sure you're not at risk for diabetes.

This man has developed an app to help you find all the medical emergency information you may need, plus information on generic drugs that can save you unnecessary expense.

Indore-based Ujjwal Lad is the founding member of Rakt Archana, an organisation that has facilitated the donation of more than 21,000 units of blood.

In a state where only 34 per cent women receive ante-natal care and a mere 22 per cent go in for institutional delivery, and where there is a dire need to shore up women’s access to contraception, elected women like Meera, Savitri and Manju have overcome political, cultural and social barriers to safeguard women’s right to health.

Pallium India offers palliative care services free of cost to the needy, giving thousands a better quality of life – and death.