Healthcare & Well-being

Redefining the role of fathers is helping to boost vaccination uptake in rural India Involving fathers in their children’s health decisions improves immunisation rates and hygiene in India. The COVID-19 pandemic brought home…

Transforming rural healthcare in India The healthcare system is in dire need of inclusive development becoming an integral part of service delivery. To address the enormous gap in our rural healthcare delivery, we must understand…

How tele-MANAS can help rural India get access to mental healthcare Under this mental health program, a toll-free, 24/7 helpline number (14416) has been set up across India allowing callers to select the language of choice for…

Glaucoma: Addressing the gaps in rural India’s ocular healthcare Dr Rishi Jain, Medical Director, Allergan an AbbVie Company highlights that since glaucoma is known as the ‘silent thief of sight,’ early diagnosis and treatment…

We've made significant progress on poverty reduction Narayan Ramchandran SYNOPSIS But we still have the largest number of the world's poor and need to reorient policy to end poverty Some great news and some not so good…

Jal Jeeven Mission Lauded at the international level for improving lives of children Gandhinagar: Government of India's Jal Jeevan Mission has been lauded at the international level for improving health parameters amongst…

Know about Jal Jeevan Mission According to the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), every rural household can access 55 litres of water per person daily through operational household tapped connections. JJM concentrates on localised…

How is Technology Making the Wellness Industry Affordable and Accessible to Rural India “The study says the wellness industry is growing and steadily gaining appeal among consumers as compared to a decade ago not in terms of…

Why India’s agri production stats need a ground reality check India’s agricultural production statistics sometimes present dissonances with consumption data. The household consumer expenditure data are more than a decade old, and an update…

Increasing household chores and early marriage are preventing girls in rural India from staying in school, according to study by Educate Girls MUMBAI, India, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Educate Girls conducted a comprehensive study with…