In Kerala, a state renowned for its robust public healthcare system, a storm is brewing. At the heart of this unrest are the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) workers—often overlooked yet…

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Just 25 public health measures can improve people’s health within a single political cycle  Copenhagen, 24 March 2025Twenty-five policies and concrete health interventions can, in a relatively short…

In this podcast episode, we bring you an insightful conversation with Dr. Madegowda, a guiding light for the Soliga Tribe. His journey, struggles, and contri...

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If the 193 remaining member nations want the WHO to succeed, they must find a way to pay for it.

In my first week of moving to Copenhagen, a newly made acquaintance asked me if I liked eating curry. I remember freezing in response, confused about how to answer. “What do you mean? Indian food is…

While 716 EMRS schools, meant to provide quality education to tribal communities, have been approved, an abysmal 476 are functional. The literacy rate among STs does not exceed 30 per cent as a…

Exclusive Interview with Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao.Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao addresses key healthcare issues in Karnataka, including ...

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A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.

By confronting entrenched prejudices, Susheela Nada is leading a movement to build a better, more equitable tomorrow for the Koraga community.

As 2024 draws to a close, we take the opportunity to re-share the full series of nineteen “Conversations on Health Policy” published online by the RTH Collective over the course of the year. We also…

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases is the top Open Access tropical medicine journal, featuring an International Editorial Board and increased support for developing country authors.

Consider this quote from an article on Indian/South Asian history: “It has been only in recent years that the influence of ideologies on the interpretation of Indian history has been recognized; pe…

‘Esi Tabu’s Venom’, an animated film supported by the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance, created by Canopy Collective and the Institute of Public Health Beng...

eBird is one the best things that happened to my birding data. Over time, I have moved all of my bird observation data onto eBird. On one hand it contributes to one of the largest citizen science ini…

Discussions around global equity and justice in science typically emphasize the lack of diversity in the editorial boards of scientific journals, inequities in authorship, “parachute research,” domina...