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Breaking barriers: Gender, health rights and climate change at crossroads
Apr 05, 2024

Breaking barriers: Gender, health rights and climate change at crossroads

Adopting holistic approaches to address the interlinkages between health and other gender-sensitive SDG targets is key to achieving equitable and sust

Gendered Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in India’s Older Adults
Feb 16, 2024

Gendered Prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases in India’s Older Adults

Rapid advancements in medicine and falling fertility rates have contributed to the rise in the population of India’s older adults in recent decades. This demographic and epidemiological shift has a gendered impact: A higher proportion of women over the age of 60, compared to their male counterparts, suffer from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and bone diseases, cancers, cognitive decline, and depression. T

Health as a welfare good in India: Towards a more substantive social protection imperative
Apr 05, 2024

Health as a welfare good in India: Towards a more substantive social protection imperative

Although the government has initiated schemes to extend proper healthcare, many sections of people are still excluded from its coverage or are unable

अन्यथा जगापुढे उपासमारीचे संकट
Nov 19, 2020

अन्यथा जगापुढे उपासमारीचे संकट

महिलांना भेडसावणाऱ्या समस्या दूर करण्यास आणि चांगल्या आहारास प्रोत्साहन न दिल्यास, कोविड-१९ सारख्या महामारीसह, जगाला उपासमारीचाही सामना करावा लागेल.

महिलांचा ‘मासिक’ संघर्ष संपायला हवा
Nov 19, 2020

महिलांचा ‘मासिक’ संघर्ष संपायला हवा

मासिक पाळीच्या वेळी देशातील ६२ टक्के स्त्रिया कापडाचा वापर करतात. बिहार आणि उत्तर प्रदेशात हे प्रमाण ८० टक्क्यांच्या वर आहे.