about 5 years ago // Duty of Care
Traditional healers are often the first people many South Asians turn to when health problems arise. Given the uncertainty about how to best manage COVID-19, how can clinically trained health workers and traditional healers work together — and should they?
about 7 years ago // Focus on: Future of Health Partnerships
Each year around 70,000 women die due to excessive bleeding after childbirth, known as postpartum hemorrhage. A new, heat-stable drug called carbetocin could have the potential to save tens of thousands of lives.
over 7 years ago // Inclusive development
An estimated 150 million people across India are in need of mental health care interventions. Community health workers have been tapped to fill the gap; but is it a sustainable solution?
almost 8 years ago // Tuberculosis
The country with the world’s largest tuberculosis burden this week launched an ambitious plan to eradicate the deadly disease five years ahead of the global target. But many doubt whether that goal can be attained.
almost 8 years ago // Focus on: Global health
More women die of cervical cancer in India than anywhere else in the world. Why are organizations struggling to garner resources and support to combat this disease?
about 8 years ago // Communicable diseases
Migrant mine workers and their communities have the world's highest rates of tuberculosis. A new digital system aims to help patients receive consistent care across borders.
about 8 years ago // Focus On: Global health
A new roadmap for fighting the disease — which humans contract from sick animals, meat, and dairy products — spells out goals aimed at catalyzing political energy and attention in a fight that is lagging behind.
about 8 years ago // Tuberculosis
Seeking new funding for the fight against tuberculosis, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease last week announced a partnership to spur new private sector investment.
about 8 years ago // Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis experts and advocates are setting ambitious goals for the first U.N. high-level meeting on the disease, to be held next year.
about 8 years ago // Focus On: Global Health
A new vaccine developed by the Serum Institute in India has been shown to be more effective than existing options and can survive in high temperature environments. The promising breakthrough demonstrates India's growing role in both drug production and, increasingly, development.