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Patients outside a primary health centre in Bidupur, Vaishali district, Bihar, on August 9, 2016. A composite health index drawn up by the NITI Aayog in 2019-20 places Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana at the top with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh at the bottom, among the larger States. 
FRONTLINE AT 40 | PUBLIC HEALTH

All is not well

Public health is the stepchild of policymaking in India, where private care gets all the attention. The state must see it as a right, not a business.
Vandana Prasad
PUBLIC HEALTH

Is the world ready for another pandemic?

Experts warn the world is still ill-prepared for the next “Disease X” as lessons from COVID-19 remain largely unlearned.
Reuters
UNION BUDGET 2025-26

Budget 2025: Education and healthcare spending betrays India’s demographic advantage

Until every child has access to quality education and no family fears medical bankruptcy, India cannot become a developed country.
Deepanshu Mohan
INTERVIEW

Recent surge in Zika and dengue cases could be connected to Pune’s GBS outbreak: Dr Pradeep Awate

The former Officer of State Surveillance in Maharashtra’s epidemiology department says the current situation warrants a thorough investigation.
Amey Tirodkar
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Can artificial intelligence help detect early breast cancer?

Scientists have created an AI method for early breast cancer diagnosis that could save lives, but hospital implementation remains a challenge.
Deutsche Welle

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Patients outside a primary health centre in Bidupur, Vaishali district, Bihar, on August 9, 2016. A composite health index drawn up by the NITI Aayog in 2019-20 places Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana at the top with Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh at the bottom, among the larger States. 

All is not well

Public health is the stepchild of policymaking in India, where private care gets all the attention. The state must see it as a right, not a business.
Vandana Prasad
Junior doctors protest in Kolkata against bail granted to former Tala Police Station OC Abhijit Mondal and ex-RG Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh in the RG Kar rape-murder case, December 13, 2024.

CBI’s failure to prosecute key suspects weakens the R.G. Kar murder case

Meanwhile, the Bengal government’s silence on doctors’ demands leaves hospital safety reforms in limbo and medical staff at risk.
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The consultant obstetrician-gynaecologist says there is, at present, a poor system of procuring drugs and medical equipment for the public health system in India.

Maternal deaths are an indicator of the state of public healthcare: Shaibya Saldanha

Leading gynaecologist says the tragedy in Karnataka’s Ballari exposes systemic issues in drug sourcing and safety standards at government hospitals.
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Ban on cannabis is harming millions; it must be lifted: Viki Vaurora

The activist argues for complete legalisation, pointing to cannabis’s therapeutic properties, industrial applications, and historical significance.
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