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More Than A Fifth Of The World’s Child Diarrhoeal Deaths Occur In India

India continues to contribute the most child deaths due to diarrhoeal disease globally--over 1 lakh child deaths in 2015 alone--a new report in the medical journal Lancet h...

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Acting, No Child’s Play

It’s not often that an episode or sequence gets lifted to a level by some outstanding acting. It’s not necessary that the sterling performance is from an adult ...

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Health Alert: India Has 25% Of The World’s Tuberculosis Patients

An urban tuberculosis case infects more individuals per year while a similar case in rural area remains infectious for longer period, a new research has found. India bears ...

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A Conversation About Friendship Failure And The Future with Bill Gates

Last week, I was in New York for a conversation with Warren Buffett at Columbia University. The event, moderated by Charlie Rose, combined two of my favorite things: meetin...

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In Photos: Mumbai’s Largest Ever Pride March Drew 14,500 People On Saturday

On Saturday the people of Mumbai stood together and filled the streets with rainbows. Each year the city plays host to a Pride March and this years edition has been their m...

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Five Little Known Diseases To Watch Out For In 2017

The phrase “emerging disease”, to describe an infectious disease that is new to humans or which is suddenly increasing its geographical range or number of cases...

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Preparing For The Next Epidemic: A First Step By Bill Gates

At a time when world leaders are understandably focused on terrorism and other security threats, another enemy is being largely overlooked—the next epidemic. We don&r...

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Reforming Healthcare In India

India faces a triple-disease burden of maternal and child health, infectious, and non-communicable diseases. This is despite India’s status as the third-largest econo...

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This Year's Nobel Prize Winner's Research Could Transform Cancer Treatment

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi, 71, won the 2016 Nobel Prize on Monday for his research on autophagy ― a metabolic recycling process in which cells eat parts of them...

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What If The Answers To Our Most Crucial Questions Lie With Us?

What if all Indian children grew up strong and well-nourished? What if each Indian household had access to adequate sanitation and hygiene?
What if every Indian had th...

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