In Odisha’s Ganjam district, the Nirikhyana initiative, led by Dibyajyoti Parida IAS, provides free ultrasound scans to rural pregnant women, bridging healthcare gaps and reducing maternal and neonatal deaths. This has helped reduce neonatal deaths to half in just two years.
This team of researchers at Duke University in North Carolina led by Nimmi Ramanujam say the "pocket colposcope" can connect to a laptop or mobile phone.
An unplanned and unwanted pregnancy can create a lot of issues for the woman's health and the family. Here is how a mobile service can avoid such situations. Know more about CycleTel Humsafar and how it works from the team which created it.
What Melinda Gates has to say about women's healthcare in developing countries like India and what makes her optimistic towards change. Here are her views on why women's healthcare is crucial.