An encounter with a couple travelling from a remote village in Assam transformed a psychiatrist's understanding of privilege, healthcare and the social realities that shape patients' lives.
The pandemic may have faded from headlines, but many of its consequences have not. Through conversations with ASHA workers, health officials, and NGO practitioners in Bihar, this article looks back at COVID-19 from the ground up.
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.
