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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicGlobal healthcare

Topic: Global healthcare

India reaffirms commitment to global health equity at 78th World Health Assembly

Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava represented India at the assembly and assured the country's stance under the theme 'One World for Health'.

Women’s health is a moral issue & an economic opportunity—worth $1 trillion

Despite comprising 49.7% of the world’s population, women’s health receives just 5% of global healthcare research and development funding.

What if 10% of global clinical trials included African patients? It could benefit society, economy

Clinical studies to assess the treatment of schizophrenia with paliperidone palmitate in Rwanda were pivotal to catalysing research and development in other mental health areas.

WHO moves to strengthen global health security with new amendments

Global health body nears agreement on amendments to strengthen response to future public health emergencies.

Young people around the world are becoming unhappier & what we can do about it

Sustained healthcare, education and social media reforms must be implemented to support young people.

Ceftriaxone, among India’s most prescribed antibiotics, ‘increasingly resistant’ against pathogens

Monocef, a popular brand of the drug, has been among top-selling medicines these last few months. Ceftriaxone is ‘watch’ antibiotic, with high potential for antimicrobial resistance. 

Turn patients into consumers. It will be a better model for healthcare services

It is crucial to view citizens not merely as beneficiaries but as consumers of medical services. It allows consumers to play a more proactive role in their health.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.