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People segregate expired medicines outside a chemist store in New Delhi, India February 2, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Saumya Khandelwal

What the US Health Insurance Programme Can Teach India

Rama V. Baru 04/02/2018

Why has India chosen the path of expanding medical...

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NITI Aayog Comes to the Rescue As Health Ministry Clueless on ‘World’s Largest Healthcare Programme’

Anoo Bhuyan 03/02/2018

How much will this scheme cost? What is the...

A government health worker collects blood sample from a patient at a dengue detention centre in Kolkata, India November 4, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo

Healthcare Is a Serious State Responsibility and Should be Kept Insulated From Populism

Shah Alam Khan 03/02/2018

While the finance minister's announcement sounds good in theory,...

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Why the Poor Will Not Be the True Beneficiaries of the ‘World’s Largest Health Programme’

Dipa Sinha 01/02/2018

While the government claims it “will bring healthcare system closer...