Health & Sanitation

India’s healthcare sector has witnessed significant improvements over the past few years. However, these developments are largely restricted to urban areas and the rural areas are still grappling with a host of issues that need immediate attention. Around 65% of the country’s population resides in rural areas. And yet, rural India only has 3.2...

Millions of women in India are involved in food business. Making food and selling from home has allowed so many women to be financially independent, and contribute an additional income in the household. As more and more individuals join the food business, it is important to ensure that the food they sell is safe...

World No Tobacco Day is an annual event organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 31st of each year (WHO). It raises awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco and its business on human health and the environment, as well as the efforts people may...

In India, mental health has long been a taboo subject, since we are encouraged to suppress our emotions and sentiments in order to appear as normal as possible in front of others. The month of May is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month around the world to combat the stigma associated with mental illness. Mental...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), COVID-19 claimed the lives of 4.7 million Indians in 2020 and 2021. This is over ten times the figure supplied by the Indian government, which was half a million. What is Excess Mortality and why is it a significant factor? Excess mortality associated with COVID-19 is used to quantify...

Modern enterprises are actively involved in CSR as companies now believe they are equally responsible and genuinely interested in improving the state of their community and stakeholders. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted profit-oriented organizations to wake up to the gruesome reality of the healthcare infrastructure and compelled them to contribute in whichever way possible to improve the...

The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant restrictions on the movement have caused a lot of stress and anxiety among people, directly affecting their productivity and health negatively. Arogya World, a global health non-profit organization, has launched extensively researched mental health criteria, as part of its Healthy Workplace framework, to help corporates address employee mental wellbeing...

As part of the World Liver Day observed on 19th April, Bollywood actor and humanitarian Mr. Sonu Sood has joined hands with Aster Volunteers, the global CSR programme of Aster DM Healthcare to encourage people to be aware of the alarming rate of rising liver disease cases in India and take proactive efforts to...

Food security is better served by the adoption of agricultural technology that can boost production yields and safeguard livelihoods of farmers, according to experts at the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum. The forum, organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), took place online from 22-24 March, and featured speakers from development agencies, academia,...

According to the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.6, the countries of the world need to strive to reduce the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents by 50 per cent by 2030. Status of Road Safety in India Road safety continues to be a major developmental issue, a public health concern and a...

The crippling cost of debt financing for many developing countries has hamstrung their recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, forced cutbacks in development spending, and constrained their ability to respond to further shocks, according to a new report launched by the United Nations. 2022 Financing for Sustainable Development Report: Bridging the Finance Divide The 2022 Financing for Sustainable...

World Health Day is recognized and celebrated on April 7th every year. The day is commemorated each year to support the World Health Organization's goal of raising awareness about health-related concerns and bringing attention to specific health challenges that affect people all over the world. After the First Health Assembly in 1948 established 7...