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In an effort to facilitate the digitisation of the country’s healthcare systems, India released a National Digital Health Blueprint in January 2020, which provides a detailed framework for a “Federated National Health Information System.” This brief makes a case for expanding the scope of the blueprint to include digital therapeutics, digital diagnostics, and telemedicine. It proposes a “National Digital Health Blueprint 2.0,” with dive

In April 2023, the Supreme Court of India advocated for the government to establish a "uniform national policy" on menstrual health and hygiene (MHH), spotlighting the need for comprehensive measures on a significant public health issue. This brief traces India's path to promoting MHH, highlighting key policy initiatives and their impact on period product usage. Using secondary data from the National Family Health Survey-5, this brief introduces

India has recorded notable progress in maternal and child health in the recent years. The state of Madhya Pradesh (MP), however, has performed sub-optimally compared to most states and union territories (UTs) of India. MP’s annual reduction in maternal mortality rate (MMR), for example, is at 5.8 percent, compared to the national average of 7.5 percent; the yearly drop in neonatal mortality rate (NMR) is at 0.6 percent, far below the national a

The achievement of global sustainable development goals (SDGs) depends largely on India’s progress, given the country’s massive size and its moderate historical success in key health and nutrition outcomes over the last several years. This further increases the relevance and need for effective monitoring of India’s performance, through timely and disaggregated data, which ensures systematic assessments and course-correction. As India will b

Tripura needs to put considerable efforts to improve its public health infrastructure and services on which a majority of its people depend — the co

States and UTs’ governance and information sub-domain scores and rankings differ considerably from their scores and rankings on the overall health index.

Although several options exist to address the troika of climate change, health, and food systems, there are hurdles in developing implementable and su

Global food insecurity is aggravated largely due to climate phenomena. The third brief of this four-part series explores the link between climate chan

In the second of a four-part series, we analyse the impact of global warming on human health

The first of this four-part series highlights the signs and science of global warming

A pandemic of the viral disease COVID-19 has reached millions of people around the world with significant rates of mortality. With no specific treatments or vaccines in the immediate horizon, limiting contact with infected persons, the use of masks, and hand hygiene offer the only mitigation for now. This has led most countries to adopt severe isolation measures, which have in turn caused disruption of economic activity and increased unemployment

Four months since the outbreak of COVID-19, some vital unknowns about the pandemic remain, including IFR (Infection Fatality Rate) and immunity from reinfection. A clearer understanding of the risks posed by COVID-19, informed by science and data in the Indian context, will help the country in mustering an effective strategy to hurdle the crisis. The government must undertake mass antibody testing and scale up healthcare capacity across the count

To influence the global health agenda, India not only needs to proactively engage within the WHO, but also outside the organisation at the regional an

Acknowledging health as a central component of urban planning and governance will help achieve health SDGs and ensure policy coherence.

The integration of AI with the already existing healthcare systems could help bring about a substantial difference in maternal and child health in Ind

Moscow's Healthcare Department is closely working with the Information Technology Department since 2011 to achieve the goal of providing high quality

Given the fiscal constraints confronting government agencies — the DIB opens up an alternative, valuable window of opportunity.

There is hardly any doubt that failing health systems result in poor health outcomes and hamper progress towards the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC). In Africa, health systems are hobbled by leadership and governance challenges, extreme shortages of health workers, corruption in procurement systems for medical products and technologies, poor information systems, and health financing const

While the politicisation of the WHO remains a serious concern, it also presents an opportunity to rethink the underpinnings of the broader global gove

India needs to enhance its programme effectiveness and reach. It calls for proactive measures and scaling up of innovations required to address malnut

India has world class healthcare in urban agglomerations, but public healthcare continues to be overcrowded and underfunded

Himachal Pradesh’s health and nutrition challenges are compounded by severe human resource constraints in the public sector. The earlier gains of th

Health policy is becoming a prominent poll issue perhaps for the first time in India.

This year’s World Food Safety Day focuses on the role of safe nutritious food for better health and well-being; communities and the government shoul

राजस्थान के स्वास्थ्य के अधिकार कानून ने निजी अस्पतालों

Emerging technology is slowly finding a place in developing countries for its potential to plug gaps in ailing public service systems, such as healthcare. At the same time, cases of bias and discrimination that overlap with the complexity of algorithms have created a trust problem with technology. Promoting transparency in algorithmic decision-making through explainability can be pivotal in addressing the lack of trust with medical artificial int

अपने सॉफ्ट पावर को दिखाने की कोशिश में चीन ने दक्षिण-पूर्�

As Punjab prepares for assembly elections, its economy is declining and ill-health plaguing people of all ages.

विश्व स्वास्थ्य दिवस: 2008 से 2019 के बीच भारत में गर्भ निरोध के

In the coming weeks and months, India will see a rise in movement as we start our journey towards the pre-COVID-19 normal. This is when the role of da

दुनिया भर के लोगों को जलवायु के अनुकूल मोटे अनाज के उत्पा�

नाक से दवा देना एक सरल, तेज़, व्यवहारिक और भरोसेमंद तरीक़ा

क्या हमने ओमिक्रॉन का सामना करने वाले दुनिया के तमाम देश�

ओमिक्रॉन वेरिएंट के चलते शुरू हुई कोविड-19 महामारी की तीसर

वैश्विक महामारी की बरसी के मौक़े पर चीन ने एक बार फिर अपने

भारत के सफ़ल टीकाकरण अभियान और उसकी रणनीतियों में उपयुक्त

हमें हर हाल में उन कार्यक्रमों में निवेश जारी रखना चाहिए जिनका उद्देश्य पोषण बढ़ाने के लिए सामाजिक सुरक्षा, आरंभिक बाल विकास, शिक्षा और जल एवं स्वच्छता हो

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