India healthcare

A general view of the lobby area is pictured at the Fortis Memorial Hospital at Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, May 20, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Anindito Mukherjee

Corporate Hospitals in the US Point to the Path India Shouldn’t Be Taking

Jay Desai 21/06/2018

Unfortunately, the Indian healthcare system is following the American...

An ambulance arrives as people stand at the entrance of the emergency department of a government-run hospital in New Delhi

Who Is Paying for India’s Healthcare?

Nivedita Rao 14/04/2018

An overwhelming 70% of healthcare expenses in India are...

The government could soon publish a list of essential diagnostic tests along the lines of the National List of Essential Medicines. Credit: pixabay

India Begins Making a List of Essential Diagnostics Whose Prices Could Be Capped

Anoo Bhuyan 15/03/2018

As the World Health Organisation moves towards making a...

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Rural India Struggles With High Road Accidents But Low Access to Emergency Care

Anika Juneja and Harendra Sijwali 07/03/2018

More than half of road accidents in India happen...

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‘Jan Gan Man Ki Baat’ Episode 201: How Private Hospitals Inflate Medical Bills

The Wire Staff 23/02/2018

Vinod Dua discusses a study conducted by the National...

Mamata Banerjee. Credit: PTI

West Bengal Opts out of ‘Modicare’, Why ‘Waste’ Funds, Asks Mamata

The Wire Staff 14/02/2018

“The Centre has drawn up a health plan in...

People segregate expired medicines outside a chemist store in New Delhi

In India, Stakeholders Drive Down Drug Prices for the Benefit of All

Huizhong Wu, Undark Magazine 10/02/2018

An eclectic mix of activists, generic drug makers, doctors...