textiles public health

Why textiles should be treated as a public health issue

Textile safety cannot be left to voluntary certification when chemical exposure and pollution affect health across the life cycle. #publichealth #textiles Read more »
Artemis II and public health

Artemis II opens a new frontier in public health

Artemis II is more than a lunar flyby; it highlights how deep space and satellite systems are reshaping public health. Read more »
National Dental Commission, oral health

National Dental Commission can make oral health part of primary care

India’s new National Dental Commission must bring oral health into primary care, reform dental education, and widen affordable access. #oralhealth Read more »
NCDs lifestyle disease

NCD burden needs better policy, not blame-laden labels

The label “lifestyle disease” may sound harmless, but it narrows a complex NCD crisis into a story of personal failure, lets the government escape scrutiny. Read more »
India and global health diplomacy

India’s global health opportunity amid US withdrawal

The US exit from WHO has fractured global health governance, and India has capacity — but lacks an institutional roadmap. Read more »
US withdrawal from WHO

US withdrawal from WHO is a strategic health failure

The US withdrawal from WHO weakens global health coordination while exposing deep, unresolved failures in America’s own pandemic response. #WHO Read more »
Venezuela crisis

Venezuela crisis turns into a public health emergency

The US-led Venezuela-crisis has triggered a public health emergency that extends far beyond immediate military casualties. #Venezuela Read more »
midwifery policy

Kerala’s midwifery policy reversal undermines its maternal health system

The reversal of Kerala’s midwifery policy will weaken the state's maternal health system and deepen inequality. #Kerala #maternalhealth Read more »
Lenacapavir, HIV

Lenacapavir breakthrough: India at the heart of global HIV strategy

India’s cost-effective generics and global partnerships promise a new phase in the battle to end AIDS by 2030 with generic lenacapavir. #HIV #lenacapavir Read more »
International Health Regulations, WHO

New international health regulations face sovereignty pushback

The revised International Health Regulations seeks to strengthen cooperation, but face resistance from countries citing sovereignty concerns. #WHO #health Read more »