On Ambedkar Jayanti, a reminder why healthcare for Bahujans must get special attention

Bahujans are disproportionately represented at the lower ends of health indicators.

Preshit Ambade

· Apr 14, 2022 · 09:00 am

India’s TB policy fails to address gender gaps in healthcare. Its Covid-19 response must remedy this

We need a framework acknowledging gendered experiences of diseases and access to care.

Sandhya Krishnan

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Ashna Ashesh

· May 15, 2020 · 03:30 pm

How crop diversification can protect children from malnutrition during periods of drought

Nutritionally diverse agriculture systems have crops that respond differently to drought, making sure there is some food component available at all times.

Sahana Ghosh

· Sep 27, 2019 · 11:30 pm

Only a strong public health sector can ensure fair prices and quality care at private hospitals

By shifting its role from that of healthcare provider to financier, the Indian government is losing its bargaining power with the private sector.

Soham D Bhaduri

· Mar 28, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Can the charter of patients’ rights provide real protections against hospital malpractices?

The discussion around the draft charter has highlighted the fault lines between patients’ rights activists and medical doctors.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Jan 02, 2019 · 02:30 pm

Longer wait for patients as the government calls its own rare disease policy impractical

The policy was approved in May 2018 but no patients have received aid under its provisions. Now the government wants to reframe it.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Dec 27, 2018 · 02:30 pm

From Telangana to Rajasthan, state health schemes’ dependence on private hospitals raises red flags

Private hospital associations and insurance companies often threaten to withdraw services when state governments fail to pay their dues.

Nayantara Narayanan

· Dec 18, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Chhattisgarh is outsourcing diagnostic services to the private sector despite having adequate staff

The state has more lab technicians than recommended by Indian Public Health Standards and most tests it wants to outsource are already done at public hospitals.

Sulakshana Nandi

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Deepika Joshi

· Aug 28, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Chhattisgarh plan to build 6 hospitals under public-private model shows disregard for past failures

The state government is setting up a health system that exposes patients to more unregulated, high-cost treatment.

Sulakshana Nandi

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Deepika Joshi

· Aug 27, 2018 · 02:30 pm

Centre will launch national healthcare scheme by July end, says JP Nadda

The health minister said seven teams were working on the operational guidelines for the programme.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 22, 2018 · 10:58 pm

Cabinet approves healthcare scheme that will allot Rs 5 lakh each to 10 crore families every year

The government has dubbed the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission the ‘world’s largest state-funded health programme’.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 21, 2018 · 09:19 pm

In new health and wellness centres, India has a good plan for primary care – backed by little action

The budget announcement about these upgraded primary health facilities has been overshadowed by the National Health Protection Scheme.

T Sundararaman

· Mar 01, 2018 · 04:41 pm