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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
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Topic: Public Health

India’s Covid data like counting potholes under streetlights. There are far more in the dark

The Covid-19 pandemic is both an information problem and a health problem.

Modi govt mustn’t hesitate to make Covid vaccine free for Indians. It only costs Rs 80,000 cr

Serum Institute CEO Adar Poonawalla asked if the government is willing to pay Rs 80,000 crore to vaccinate all Indians. The money isn’t such a big deal.

Reimagining health system — how India is innovating to improve access to care

An online panel discussion by Global Health Strategies and ThePrint on 'Reimagining India's Health System' focused on how to take healthcare forward using technology.

India’s healthcare workers are the most vulnerable, but there is no framework for their health

The Modi government and several states put in place laws against harming healthcare professionals during the Covid crisis. But violence is just the tip of the iceberg.

India kept improvising during coronavirus. Age of Pandemics needs a new public health law

An up-to-date legal framework will ensure there is no misuse of police power and human rights are protected. India can't tackle next pandemic with a 19th-century law.

Coronavirus crisis is India’s chance to bring health reforms stalled by British colonial rule

Unlike 1991, this is not an economic crisis. India can take the lesson from the last similar healthcare crisis that the world faced in Spanish flu — reform or perish.

Govt must focus on controlling Covid deaths, not just recovery rate: Public health expert

PHFI chief K. Srinath Reddy says impact of Covid-19 and India’s ability to blunt it will ultimately be judged on just one criterion — how many persons died.

I am a public health adviser who got Covid. This is my advice to Delhi and Modi govts

I tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago. I know India will turn the corner as long as we are responsive to data from the ground.

Health a state subject, but Covid proved how dependant India’s states are on Centre

Like Monkey Fever & Japanese Encephalitis, Covid-19 has exposed India's state govts' lack of technical strength to respond to public health crises.

Price controls are a terrible idea to tackle private-public healthcare gap in India

There is an environment of mutual distrust among government, hospitals and patients, that existed much before the Covid-19 crisis.

On Camera

UNGA was Nepal’s missed opportunity. It can’t ignore foreign policy during domestic turmoil

The decision not to send PM Sushila Karki or a high-level delegation to the UNGA reflects how foreign policy often receives the least attention in Nepal.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Maharashtra Police places order for US-made sniper rifles even as MHA recommends ‘Make in India’

New Delhi: The Maharashtra Police placed an order last week for 15 US-made Barrett Multi-role Adaptive Design (MRAD) sniper rifles and related accessories worth...

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.