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Mental health is one of the biggest causes of disability and carries enormous economic burden in India. It is estimated that 1 in every 5 Indians is suffering from some form of mental…

SYDNEY, OCT 30 - A device that minimises bed sores by automatically monitoring and turning bedridden patients; a portable, ultra-efficient microscope for the rapid detection of communicable diseases…

Background Switching regular salt to potassium-enriched salt is likely to be the most effective solution based on a growing body of evidence: Salt Substitute in India Study (SSiIS) – A randomised…

This project aims to determine whether an education programme targeted at school children can lower salt intake in children and their families. Methods A cluster randomised controlled trial in…

Background: Resource allocation in health is universally challenging. Pursuing a strategy of evidence-based decision-making and using tools such as Health Technology Assessment (HTA) can help address…

Background COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus is a highly transmissible disease that has affected millions worldwide. The majority of COVID-19 survivors have recovered, but many have reported…

Traffic Light Labelling to help consumers identify healthier food products was one of the key recommendations of the Blewett committee report published last week1. Many public health groups welcome…

NEW DELHI, FEB 24. A first-of-its kind online certificate course on leadership in public health developed by the George Institute for Global Health, India and the Manipal Academy of Higher Education…

There may be important regional differences in the response to higher doses of steroids (dexamethasone) for patients with severe COVID-19, according to a recent sub-study of the COVID-STEROID 2 trial…

Up to two-thirds of ‘hidden’ or added sugars in the Australian diet come from packaged foods, with Australians buying up to 11 teaspoons per person each day in their supermarket shop, according to…

Researchers recommend higher awareness of TB in the community, reduction of delays in diagnosis and treatment initiation to reduce the economic burden on patients and their families A recent study…

Leading public health groups are calling for Health Star Ratings to be mandatory across all packaged food products, after an audit found almost two-thirds of items failed to display a rating a decade…

Dr Olive Kobusingye, a renowned trauma surgeon, injury researcher, writer and Distinguished Fellow of The George Institute for Global Health, is retiring from academia at the end of the year. Olive’s…

The problem Globally, people are eating too much salt and sugar. The World Health Organisation recommends reducing salt and sugar to prevent non-communicable diseases like heart disease, stroke,…

Like many other families in the Sundarbans, a remote, coastal region in West Bengal, Salima Gharami’s family lives close to a large pond in her village. A few years ago, she lost her 2-year-old…

Cardiovascular disease claims the most lives of any illness. Ahead of World Heart Day on September 29, we offer insights to debunk popular assumptions that affect advances in knowledge and…

Sex and gender affect health in countless ways – from the conditions people develop, the symptoms they experience, the treatment they receive, to their overall outcomes. Sometimes these differences…

The Health Equity Network India convened an Equilogue in December 2022 to commemorate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, which is observed annually on December 12th. Researchers and advocates from…

Authored by Azeb Tesema, Scienta PhD candidate. This article was first published by the International Health Policies blog and is reproduced here with their kind permission. A special thank you…

This article was originally published on International Health Policies by Siddharth Srivastava, Research Assistant, George Institute for Global Health, Uma Vasudevan, Health Policy and Systems…