More Attention, No Institutional Mechanism For every million people in India, there are just three psychiatrists, and even fewer psychologists, according to a 2015 WHO report. Mental health professionals discontinuing appointments during the lockdown compounded the problem for patients. Add to that the stress and anxiety from job losses, loan defaults, and the general uncertainty. […]
Nine out of ten employees are apprehensive and anxious about their return to workplace and are worried about their health and safety. This was recently revealed by a survey conducted by health-tech community product FYI and MindMap Advance Research. As we enter the last phase of lockdown and enter the unlock phase 1, the most […]
Cases of mental illness have risen by 20% in India since the country went into lockdown. Only through local, community-based responses will India find the capacity to cope with this unfolding crisis. Here are three evidence-based approaches that can unlock the power of communities in this fight. India witnessed the largest containment experiment in history, […]
Created on 2020-05-04 16:15 Published on 2020-05-04 16:20 It’s been 40 days since 1.3 Billion people went into lockdown, possibly the biggest containment experiment in history. We officially completed the “Quarantine” yesterday. As parts of the country wake up from lockdown 2.0, and transitioned to lockdown 3.0, there is a silent epidemic that is emerging, […]
Created on 2020-01-27 06:38 Published on 2020-01-27 06:50 Yes, you are not alone! Khalil Gibran famously said, “If we were all to sit in a circle and confess our sins, we would laugh at each other for lack of originality” Entrepreneurial journey is somewhat similar. If we put together a bunch of entrepreneurs and ask […]
Created on 2019-12-30 07:36 Published on 2019-12-30 08:09 TLDR; What leaders share on linkedin/social media can have ripple effect on others. This is my personal story. In 2019, during our summer break in Phuket, it was obvious to me (and to others) i was completely out of shape. And i was hoping to do something […]
Microsoft co-founder (and the world’s richest man) Mr. Bill Gates was recently in India to explore, learn and be updated about innovations happening in the healthcare and agricultural sectors with some private sector companies. During the course of his visit, Mr. Gates met up with healthcare leaders of the likes of Dr. Naveen Nishchal (Chairman […]
Created on 2019-10-13 03:42 Published on 2019-10-13 04:43 As part of the DisruptHealth Accelerator, we get to see a lot of startups in the medtech space with some very exciting potential. The challenge is how to turn these exciting potential to massive impact making companies. And the more important question is, what will stop them […]
Created on 2019-10-02 13:30 Published on 2019-10-02 13:38 This week, India celebrated one year anniversary of Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest and most ambitious social health protection scheme, with the goal to cover 500 million people in India. This is a comprehensive program covering hospitalization, drugs and diagnostics with protection of up to INR 5L […]