Suravi Sharma Kumar

DEVELOPING THE ECONOMY IN HARMONY WITH ECOLOGY

January 28, 2021

The health of the planet and of human beings are closely connected. It is a connection that has come under the spotlight during the Covid-19 crisis. The pandemic, in many ways, seems to be a reaction of the planet to human activity. In light of the current discord between ecology...

COVID-19 HAS EXPOSED FAULT LINES IN INDIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

December 29, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into sharp focus the need for healthcare reforms that promote universal access at an affordable price. Although all aspects of the Indian healthcare system have faced—and will continue to face—incredible challenges in the coming months (maybe years), the patchwork way our healthcare system is governed...

FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS OF A FRAGMENTED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

December 22, 2020

The insufficient access to basic healthcare, combined with increasing life expectancy and chronic disease prevalence in the country, underscores the need for long-term comprehensive healthcare. At the heart of the issue of the sub-par performance of Indian healthcare, in comparison to countries with an equally mature economy and democracy, is...

WHY PRIMARY HEALTHCARE REMAINS INDIA’S BLIND SPOT

December 8, 2020

In spite of the need for healthcare services for a population of over a billion people, healthcare has never been a mobilising force during elections in India. Only three National Health Policies (1983, 2002 and 2017) have been promulgated over the last 70 years in India. National policies are often...

Fate of troubled minds during Covid-19

September 7, 2020

The battle with coronavirus, fought with social distancing and enforced isolation, is taking a psychological toll on many of us and our country, like the rest of the world, is now confronted with another brewing pandemic of mental sickness. But we need to be aware that we are almost as...

A loss either way, one worse than the other

June 12, 2020

Until the end of Lockdown 3.0, the surrounding was so quiet that even a birdsong seemed startlingly loud. The lasso of birds up in the sky formed interesting patterns. The sky and the sonic landscape started changing again after 17May; the ever present din of traffic and haze in the...

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