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Opinion Oct.16.19

India is woefully underprepared to tackle mental health issues

It is not enough for the law to recognize them as worthy of attention; the implementation of the law must be thorough
By The Editorial Board
Opinion Oct.15.19

$5 trillion castles in the air and malnourished children on the ground

The stark numbers of the Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey may seem shocking, but they are hardly a surprise
By The Editorial Board
Opinion Sep.30.19

It will take more than food to fix India's malnutrition problem

Overlapping issues like poor sanitation, institutional corruption, and caste and religious biases need to be addressed
By The Editorial Board
Opinion Sep.16.19

Mental health: Laws are of little use without investment

India has the highest suicide rate in Southeast Asia as well as the third-highest rate of suicide among women in the world
By The Editorial Board
Opinion Aug.29.19

In the global spitting fraternity, India is Big Brother

It would be problematic to suggest that it is only the subaltern who speaks through sputum. For the spit has truly been gentrified
By Uddalak Mukherjee
Opinion Aug.2.19

Time for India to update its air quality standards

WHO has made it clear that India can prevent 15 per cent of its air pollution-linked deaths by curbing air pollution
By Jayanta Basu
Opinion Jul.9.19

The threat of tuberculosis requires an interdisciplinary, patient-centric response

Partnerships across the public and private sectors could help reach more patients and cut treatment costs
By Shaibal Gupta
West Bengal Jul.8.19

Gorakhpur doctor arrested for child deaths narrates family ordeal

My family is shunned, pay withheld: Kafeel Khan
By Subhajoy Roy
Bihar Jun.28.19

Medical investigators say Muzaffarpur deaths probably due to malnutrition and delayed care

The team of doctors investigating the deaths found no trace of litchi in at least 40 per cent of children who died
By The Telegraph
Opinion Jun.27.19

AES deaths have laid bare the sorry state of public healthcare

Only a comprehensive overhaul, combined with political accountability, can secure the future of India’s children
By The Editorial Board

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