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Primary Health Care is Care First, Health Second

Created on 2019-05-08 14:56 Published on 2019-05-08 15:09 In the modern day of doctor-patient confidentiality and the computerization of medical records, there is little chance of a whole family visiting a practice for advice, or the merrygo-round of doctors being able to spot and act upon a root cause from people who live in the […]

This Elections – Make Education Reforms THE Priority

Created on 2019-03-24 17:18 Published on 2019-03-24 17:23 “Education is the only passport to change our destiny.” No other part of the world is this more obvious than in India. The stark differences in opportunities that present to us, basis our education is something we cannot ignore. Our knowledge economy is entirely built on fine […]

Books that left a mark – 2018

Created on 2018-12-31 15:19 Published on 2018-12-31 15:23 A happy new year to you and your family!  Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. – Rabindranath Tagore, As 2018 comes to an end, its time to plan my reading list for 2019. Please do […]

Collaborate to streamline aid during disasters

Created on 2018-07-05 12:01 Published on 2018-07-05 12:05 During disasters, people across the country dont know what has happened or how to help. Every year 60 Million Indians are impacted by disasters. Victims fail to get the needed relief due to scattered humanitarian efforts We are solving this by building a National Portal “Operation Resilience” that potentially reaches […]

End of Life Care, Delivered With Empathy

Created on 2017-10-03 04:54 Published on 2017-10-03 05:02 The story of Dr. Suresh Kumar and the Neighborhood Network for Palliative Care HOW WE TRY TO HELP people get better is changing but how we look after people who cannot be restored to complete health is also the subject of change. Palliative care has been seen […]

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Healthy Behaviour – Is our biggest problem the way we communicate?

This post is part of a series on The Healthcare Gamechangers. Read all the stories in this series here. The story of Nalini Saligram and Arogya World Healthcare has been developing along one line for centuries. We look to help people far too late in the process to have any meaningful intervention. Once someone presents with type […]

Healthy Behaviour – Is our biggest problem the way we communicate?

Created on 2017-10-01 19:04 Published on 2017-10-01 19:11 This post is part of a series on The Healthcare Gamechangers. Read all the stories in this series here. The story of Nalini Saligram and Arogya World Healthcare has been developing along one line for centuries. We look to help people far too late in the process to have […]

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Primary care is a team sport

The story of Rushika Fernandopulle & Iora Health LOOKING AT THE WAY THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE past only, has limited use for the future. We have worked on models of health for centuries that were right for their time, their technology and the knowledge of the health practitioners. But times have changed significantly. […]

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