Civil society must fuel nationalism for quality healthcare to all citizens – even today, medical expense remains steep and largely inaccessible

Increase in public spending on health with universal healthcare as a priority should make the nation’s medical arm more comprehensive and inclusive

Achieving SDGs involves tremendous input from India, with a straight increment in public health spending being the need of the hour

Despite safeguards and norms, manual scavenging still persists and hence must be accompanied with adequate technology to cope with fatal hazards

While the BJP manifesto neglects medicare for all, approach of Congress on healthcare makes good sense

Though convenient, telemedicine should be preferred for convalescence or medical advice over diagnosis so as to prevent mismanagement

We cannot afford to waste our resources and develop programmes with a desire to create a sham image nationally and internationally

The present healthcare system has many inadequacies and inconsistencies

The grave concern is the persisting absence of a composite strategy to tackle malnutrition

Terrorism has been a persistent concern in the post-war era and in need of desperate intervention – but through diverse dialogue and not...

India must consider universal healthcare a national mission with the estimated costs of its coverage between 4-6 per cent of the GDP

The Lancet diet chart gives details about daily requirements of balanced food, but uncertainty prevails over fulfilling these in our society