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Influenza and whooping cough (pertussis) vaccines in pregnancy

public health

Published on Dec 26, 2022 05:09 PM IST

The article has been authored by Tila Khan, MVSc, PhD (Virology), and Dipanwita Sengupta, PhD, Lancet Citizens’ Commission Fellows.

With the evidence of Delta (B.1.617.2) variant of SARS-CoV-2, (the virus that causes COVID-19), causing severe disease in pregnant women and endangering pregnancy, the Government of India in July 2021 approved and administered COVID-19 vaccines to all pregnant women as part of their standard antenatal care programme.

ByHindustan Times

The pertinence of palliative care in India’s care protocol

The article has been authored by Umang Vohra, MD and global CEO, Cipla.

The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care in 2017 reported that only 4% of Indians have access to palliative care.

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Updated on Dec 10, 2022 01:25 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Health as a human right for India’s tribal communities

The article has been authored by Swati Piramal, vice-chairperson, Piramal Group and Shobha Ekka, chief of party, Tribal TB Initiative.

Given the multiplicity of marginalisation of India’s tribal communities, it is imperative to create a responsive and sensitive health system that provides equitable access and right to health to these communities.

public health

Updated on Dec 10, 2022 12:59 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Make in India: A strong IPR framework vital for the health care sector

The article has been authored by Patrick Kilbride, senior vice-president, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) at the US Chamber of Commerce.

The health care market in India is constantly expanding due to a change in lifestyle and high demand for quality healthcare, making this sector one of the promising contributors to the Indian economy.

public health

Published on Dec 08, 2022 11:53 AM IST

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‘Golden hour’ response key to safer mass gatherings

The article has been authored by Prabhdeep Singh, founder and CEO, StanPlus, India’s largest medical emergency response Platform.

To ensure safety during mass gatherings, there are three primary components involved in creating a robust emergency response system; a clear and concise emergency plan that outlines the specific roles and responsibilities of each member of the response team.(Twitter/Eqraaam)

public health

Published on Dec 06, 2022 02:28 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Oral health: Public funding and public awareness

The article has been authored by Dr Dileep Mavalankar, director, Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar and Dr Payal Rajender Kumar, student, dental health, Johns Hopkins.

When it comes to dental and oral health, India is one of the most paradoxical countries in the world.(Pexels)

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Published on Dec 06, 2022 11:44 AM IST

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Open minds and workplaces to those with disabilities

The article has been authored by Syamala Gidugu, executive director, AADI, an NGO whose initiatives include Jeevika, an employability programme focusing on work skills for people with disabilities and inclusive work environments.

In 1992, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed that December 3 would be annually observed as the International Day of Disabled Persons. The day is celebrated to increase awareness on the rights and well- being of people with disabilities.

public health

Published on Nov 30, 2022 02:06 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Stakeholders must collaborate to reduce resistance to antibiotics

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge and Rajesh Bhatia, regional technical expert on AMR and One Health, FAO.

public health

Published on Nov 23, 2022 12:29 PM IST

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India’s children as accelerators for India 2047

The article has been authored by Cynthia McCaffrey, UNICEF Representative in India.

This year’s World Children’s Day on November 20 is an opportunity for us to celebrate and renew our collective promise, across sectors, regions, and organisations, to India’s dynamic generation of children. (AFP)

public health

Published on Nov 16, 2022 11:10 AM IST

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A move to millets will have huge health benefits

The article has been authored by Neelam Patel, senior adviser and Saloni Bhutani, young professional, agriculture & allied sectors vertical, NITI Aayog.

Environmentalists worry that the increased target for ethanol blending could incentivise water-intensive crops such as sugarcane and rice, and suggest that the government should focus on lower-water intensity crops such as millets. (HTPhoto)

public health

Published on Nov 16, 2022 10:54 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

How businesses can support employees’ mental health

The article has been authored by Neeraj Balani, managing director, International SOS, India.

A healthy workforce goes a long way towards building organisational resilience.(Nataliya Vaitkevich)

public health

Published on Nov 14, 2022 04:40 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

India needs a national safety authority

The article has been authored by Dileep Mavalankar, director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar.

Now it is time for India to create a National Safety Authority to lay down standards for safety on roads, and other places.

public health

Published on Nov 13, 2022 01:27 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

India@75: Phenomenal journey of the pharma industry

The article has been authored by N K Ganguly, former, director-general, Indian Council of Medical Research.

The Indian pharmaceutical industry has come a long way since the country’s independence. India is today a <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.67 trillion size domestic market for drugs, and over 90% of this space is captured by locally produced medicines.(HT_PRINT)

public health

Published on Nov 11, 2022 04:34 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

India’s journey towards improving health for all

The article has been authored by J V R Prasada Rao, former health secretary, Government of India.

Recently, the Union health minister, Mansukh Mandaviya, underlined the need for adopting a more holistic approach in health.

public health

Published on Nov 11, 2022 04:23 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Winning the war against malaria through focused strategies

The article has been authored by Gayatri Divecha, head, Good & Green, Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies.

India has made significant strides in its battle against malaria through collaborative partnerships and dedicated efforts from the bottom up.

public health

Published on Nov 07, 2022 07:14 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Reforming the PDS for better nutrition

The article has been authored by Surabhi Mittal, economist, Asia, Nutrition International, New Delhi and A Amarender Reddy, principal scientist (Agricultural Economics), ICAR-Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad.

public health

Published on Nov 07, 2022 06:50 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

India’s policies should view human resources for health

The article has been authored by Vidhi Wadhwani, second year MBBS student, GCS Medical College, Ahmedabad and researcher at Association for Socially Applicable Research (ASAR) and Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR and Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining Health System.

India is one of the 57 countries listed as ‘countries suffering from an HRH crisis’ by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2006 report.(AP FILE)

public health

Published on Nov 02, 2022 04:48 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Dealing with post-Covid stroke

The article has been authored by Dr Arvind Sharma, secretary, Indian Stroke Association.

public health

Published on Oct 29, 2022 12:01 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

Combatting the silent pandemic of antimicrobial resistance

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge in India, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Rajesh Bhatia, Consultant, FAO.

Human development during recent past owes a lot to interventions such as antibiotics that assured availability of a healthy and productive population.

public health

Published on Oct 28, 2022 01:37 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Reasons for uptick in Viral Infections

The article has been authored by Dr Laxman Jessani, consultant, infectious diseases, Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai.

Infection-causing pathogens are also aggravated by climate change. The change in climate affects the survival, reproduction, distribution of disease pathogens and hosts, and changes in the geographic range and habitats of disease vectors. (HT_PRINT)

public health

Published on Oct 27, 2022 01:31 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Awareness, affordability, accessibility: Key growth drivers in fertility segment

The article has been authored by Akshat Seth, CEO, CK Birla Healthcare Group.

According to the Call to Action, a report by Ernst & Young, the fertility industry in the country has grown by 20% in recent years.(Twitter/Mz_enaj)

public health

Published on Oct 27, 2022 11:49 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

World Food Day 2022: Leaving no one behind

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in India.

On World Food Day, here’s a look at how NGOs in Delhi-NCR have been providing ration, warm meals, etc. to support the less privileged as well as refugees.

public health

Published on Oct 16, 2022 12:02 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

Achieving sustainable development goal targets for health workforce

The article has been authored by Siddhesh Zadey, Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining India’s Health System.

While nurses enjoy a majority in the health workforce, they remain starkly absent from leadership roles (AP)

public health

Published on Oct 13, 2022 07:45 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

It is time to be a ‘streetheart’

The article has been authored by Ambica Shukla, trustee, People for Animals.

Named ‘Be A Streetheart’, the campaign aimed to show how responsible citizenship takes care of the safety needs of both dogs and the communities they are a part of.

public health

Updated on Oct 11, 2022 03:44 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Conversion therapy and its impact on mental health among LGBTQIs

The article has been authored by Pooja Nair, consultant therapist, Mariwala Health Initiative.

The LGBTQI+ were jubilant after the SC verdict in 2018, which abolished penalisation of people for their sexual orientation and ordered that gay sex among consenting adults is not an offence.(Photo: Samir Jana/HT (Photo for representational purposes only))

public health

Published on Oct 08, 2022 03:56 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

Where does India stand with its human resources for health?

The article has been authored by Madhurima Vuddemarry, MBBS student, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur and researcher at ASAR. Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR and Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining Health Systems.

Recently, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) that leads the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) studies, modeled estimates for 16 HRH cadres across 204 countries for 1990-2019 and came up with a new threshold for minimum requirement. (Reuters File Photo)

public health

Published on Oct 06, 2022 03:40 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

SBM: Collective effort for scaling up social change

The article has been authored by Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF India Representative, a.i.

UNICEF is proud to be an active partner of the SBM over the past seven years.(HT File Photo)

public health

Published on Oct 02, 2022 11:00 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

India’s hypertension control programme is an example for the world

The article has been authored by Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Resolve to Save Lives is international technical partner of the India Hypertension Control Initiative.

India’s approach to hypertension treatment has been so successful that the programme received a 2022 UN Interagency Task Force and the WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award at the UN General Assembly earlier this month.(Pixabay)

public health

Published on Sep 29, 2022 12:01 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

Are we measuring our health workforce shortage right?

The article is authored by Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR & commission fellow, Lancet, Yash Kamath, and Shavari Mande, final year MBBS students at Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai. Mande is also a researcher at ASAR.

The Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) is a human resources for health (HRH) management method supported by the World Health Organization (WHO) to quantify shortages and workload using data on time taken for various clinical and supporting (administrative and other) tasks and resources available.(ANI Photo)

public health

Published on Sep 28, 2022 02:30 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

A public health management perspective on malnourishment

The article has been authored by Dileep Mavalankar, director and Ritu Rana, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG).

Unfortunately, malnutrition numbers in India are worse than many poorer countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. There are many explanations for persistent malnutrition in India - low income, illiteracy, traditional culture and associated feeding practices etc., which may be all true partly.(Hani Mohammed / AP File )

public health

Published on Sep 27, 2022 12:55 PM IST

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The article has been authored by Tila Khan, MVSc, PhD (Virology), and Dipanwita Sengupta, PhD, Lancet Citizens’ Commission Fellows.

The article has been authored by Umang Vohra, MD and global CEO, Cipla.

The article has been authored by Swati Piramal, vice-chairperson, Piramal Group and Shobha Ekka, chief of party, Tribal TB Initiative.

The article has been authored by Patrick Kilbride, senior vice-president, Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) at the US Chamber of Commerce.

The article has been authored by Prabhdeep Singh, founder and CEO, StanPlus, India’s largest medical emergency response Platform.

The article has been authored by Dr Dileep Mavalankar, director, Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar and Dr Payal Rajender Kumar, student, dental health, Johns Hopkins.

The article has been authored by Syamala Gidugu, executive director, AADI, an NGO whose initiatives include Jeevika, an employability programme focusing on work skills for people with disabilities and inclusive work environments.

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge and Rajesh Bhatia, regional technical expert on AMR and One Health, FAO.

The article has been authored by Cynthia McCaffrey, UNICEF Representative in India.

The article has been authored by Neelam Patel, senior adviser and Saloni Bhutani, young professional, agriculture & allied sectors vertical, NITI Aayog.

The article has been authored by Neeraj Balani, managing director, International SOS, India.

The article has been authored by Dileep Mavalankar, director, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar.

The article has been authored by N K Ganguly, former, director-general, Indian Council of Medical Research.

The article has been authored by J V R Prasada Rao, former health secretary, Government of India.

The article has been authored by Gayatri Divecha, head, Good & Green, Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies.

The article has been authored by Surabhi Mittal, economist, Asia, Nutrition International, New Delhi and A Amarender Reddy, principal scientist (Agricultural Economics), ICAR-Centre Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, Hyderabad.

The article has been authored by Dr Arvind Sharma, secretary, Indian Stroke Association.

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge in India, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Rajesh Bhatia, Consultant, FAO.

The article has been authored by Dr Laxman Jessani, consultant, infectious diseases, Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai.

The article has been authored by Akshat Seth, CEO, CK Birla Healthcare Group.

The article has been authored by Konda Reddy Chavva, officer-in-charge, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in India.

The article has been authored by Siddhesh Zadey, Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining India’s Health System.

The article has been authored by Ambica Shukla, trustee, People for Animals.

The article has been authored by Pooja Nair, consultant therapist, Mariwala Health Initiative.

The article has been authored by Madhurima Vuddemarry, MBBS student, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur and researcher at ASAR. Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR and Commission Fellow, Lancet Citizens’ Commission for Reimagining Health Systems.

The article has been authored by Yasumasa Kimura, UNICEF India Representative, a.i.

The article has been authored by Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO of Resolve to Save Lives and senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations. Resolve to Save Lives is international technical partner of the India Hypertension Control Initiative.

The article is authored by Siddhesh Zadey, co-founding director, ASAR & commission fellow, Lancet, Yash Kamath, and Shavari Mande, final year MBBS students at Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai. Mande is also a researcher at ASAR.

The article has been authored by Dileep Mavalankar, director and Ritu Rana, Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar (IIPHG).

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