Among Banjara women in Yavatmal, menstruation is regulated not by the body alone, but by silence, tradition, and the idea of purity, often inside the very home that shelters them.
Some of the biggest determinants of health have little to do with medicine. A compelling look at the people living where India’s healthcare system struggles to reach.
A review of how Maharashtra’s draft Clinical Establishments Bill, 2026 signals a rollback of hard-won patient protections on affordability, dignity, accountability and equitable access to care.
India talks about healthcare access as the fight to keep people alive, but forgets what happens when that fight ends. For patients at the end of life, even basic pain relief can become a journey through pharmacies, hospitals and paperwork. Dignity in dying should be part of what healthcare access means.
An on-ground account from Nazira, where surviving a flood means more than food, water and shelter—it means restoring dignity, reducing suffering, and making tomorrow feel possible.
The Multidimensional Poverty Index misses the reality of everyday hardship. Homes, water, schools, and healthcare may exist on paper but broken systems, debt, and poor quality leave families struggling unseen. See what the data hides
