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Amit Sengupta
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Amit Sengupta: Global move towards universal health coverage helped institutionalise corruption
The public health activist who died on Wednesday wrote about the pitfalls of neoliberal healthcare policies in a chapter of ‘Healers or Predators’.
Amit Sengupta
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Bill aiming to reform India’s medical education regulator will also boost privatisation of colleges
The National Medical Commission Bill was drafted in response to concerns regarding corruption in the Medical Council of India.
Amit Sengupta
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The WHO has a new chief. Will India now find its voice at the global health organisation?
India has so far been reticent at the World Health Organisation but is seen as a natural leader for the cause of the global South.
Amit Sengupta
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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India's new National Health Policy sets a very low bar for better public health
The policy recently adopted by the cabinet has weak targets and hands too much over to the private sector.
Amit Sengupta
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Tribute: Halfdan Mahler, the man who took healthcare right to where people live, work and fall ill
The three-time WHO director general changed the very thinking on healthcare delivery across the world.
Amit Sengupta
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The latest NSS data is a stark reminder of the alarming breakdown of public health services
India is steadily moving towards a path where every illness in a household will push the entire family into financial ruin.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes