healthcare

Rural India has 69 % of India’s population. Here’s how policymakers can help all of them get access to better mental healthcare.

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare recently passed the National Health Policy, 2017. Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe takes a look at how the Policy’s new focus on non-communicable and chronic diseases will help overhaul India’s healthcare policy for the better.

Delhi-based NGO Child Heart Foundation is trying to make critical medical care available to underprivileged children with congenital heart disease.

In recent years Gujarat has experienced stark shortages in supplies of doctors, especially in the rural areas. This new initiative will see medical teams being assigned to 10,000 villages which they will visit twice a week for 2 hours to offer healthcare to those in need.

e-Yantra is a popular annual robotics competition conducted by IIT Bombay that encourages innovative thinking among engineering students.

A student of Government Medical College & Hospital in Nagpur, Vipin plans on becoming a surgeon.

The study could pave the way for more potent and affordable cancer treatment.

Depression is a severe problem for large swathes of India’s population, especially in rural India. However, it is time to overcome stigma and reluctance to discuss the disorder openly and help victims overcome it as soon as possible.

Handling stress can be a problem for people of all ages, including children. In fact, stress management is particularly difficult but important for children, to avoid the development of disorders in the future. Richa Shukla explores strategies to manage childhood stress.

Many urban and peri-urban communities in India lack access to adequate healthcare services. Recognising this unmet need, an initiative in Mumbai is bringing healthcare right to the doorsteps of these communities, free-of-charge.