healthcare

Built from construction waste and shaped by the community, this Bengaluru health centre has won the Holcim Foundation Award 2025 for sustainable design inspired by Kintsugi.

For 23 years, Dr Arunoday Mondal has travelled 160 km every weekend to run Sujan, a free clinic in the Sundarbans that treats over 12,000 patients a year.

What if the next wave of health technology comes from those who are in their early 20s? The Better India gets candid with Chennai-based angel investor SenthilKumar Rajendran to understand how student innovators can bridge the gaps in healthcare with AI.

Two Pune doctors left their city to start MASUM — a movement that has empowered over 10,000 rural women to understand their bodies and access reproductive healthcare.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer at 29, Bengaluru Dr Samrakshini Golipelly chose courage over fear. Today, she supports others facing genetic risk and advocates for early detection and fertility awareness.

Discover how frontier technology is reshaping healthcare in India. From AI-powered early breast cancer detection to indigenous bio 3D printing and AI-led nutrition monitoring, these innovations are making healthcare more inclusive, affordable, and globally relevant.

From rural healthcare to groundwater conservation, these innovations prove how homegrown tech can deliver affordable, scalable solutions to India’s toughest challenges.

Over 30,000 successful cardiac surgeries colour Dr Ramakanta Panda’s professional archives. He shares more about silent heart attacks, staying calm in hustle culture and his personal fitness regime.

Contraception is often seen as a woman’s burden, yet safe choices exist for both partners. Dr Tanaya Narendra, fondly known as ‘Dr Cuterus’, clears myths and guides couples to make informed, shared decisions.

Hypothalamus, a Mumbai-based startup, delivers customised, doctor-approved meals for patients with diabetes, cancer, PCOS, hypertension, and other chronic illnesses, making healthy eating simple and accessible.