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Vidya Krishnan and Mandakini Gahlot

Why South Africa's health minister is so worried about India caving in to big pharma

A big supplier of cheap lifesaving drugs to developing nations, India admirably balances public health needs with private profits and innovation. But it is under pressure to change this model.

Vidya Krishnan and Mandakini Gahlot
· Aug 10, 2015 · 04:30 pm
South Africa aims to detect every TB patient, while a million cases in India slip through the cracks

South Africa has launched one of the most progressive TB screening campaigns in the world. Budget cuts have nearly derailed India's TB programme.

Vidya Krishnan and Mandakini Gahlot
· Aug 03, 2015 · 03:30 pm
South Africa moves towards universal health care, while India stagnates

The Modi government is yet to make its ambitious health plan public, and experts fear it will end up outsourcing care to the private sector instead of strengthening public hospitals.

Vidya Krishnan and Mandakini Gahlot
· Jul 27, 2015 · 12:30 pm

South Africa gives school children access to condoms, while India still debates sex education

As part of a programme launched in early July to combat HIV, the country will make available contraceptives to students who are at risk.

Vidya Krishnan and Mandakini Gahlot
· Jul 20, 2015 · 10:30 am