non-communicable diseases

From battling deadly diseases in remote forests to making cancer care affordable, these five doctors are redefining healthcare in India. Showcasing the nominees for ‘Optum Presents The Better India Showcase’, supported by the M3M Foundation — their innovations, compassion, and determination are taking lifesaving treatment to the country’s most underserved corners.

TruthIn, an app co-founded by Ravi Teja Putrevu, Dr Aman Basheer Sheikh, and Raghav Putrevu, simplifies food labelling by providing instant health ratings through barcode scanning. Born from personal experience with acromegaly, the app empowers people to make informed dietary choices. With 85,000–100,000 monthly users, TruthIn aims to increase consumer awareness and promote healthier eating habits.

You don’t need the government to tell you that a burger is unhealthy, but you do need government interventions to ensure that burger companies follow certain rules!

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.

Everyone needs to understand that our genes are just one factor, one cog in the wheel that takes us hurtling towards the path of lifestyle disease-dom. Kavita Devgan explores the multiple factors that cause lifestyle diseases, and how to overcome them.