For ASHA worker Raj Rani, a persistent pain in her arm led to a diagnosis and timely treatment for a blocked coronary artery. Haryana’s new tele-ECG network is bringing this possibility to rural health centres, though gaps in staffing, referrals and long-term sustainability remain.
Healthcare systems are remarkably good at recording what institutions need to know to function optimally, often to make a profit or create a good image. This piece asks a deceptively simple question: who is responsible for knowing whether the patient actually got better?
Through three sketches, this article explores how Bengaluru’s waste pickers navigate healthcare, lost wages, everyday vulnerabilities, and hopes for a healthier future for their children.
What does it take to eliminate tuberculosis from remote islands? Echoes from the Atoll chronicles Lakshadweep’s remarkable journey and the power of people-led public health.
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.
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.
